In 2019, Colby Trickle from Hays, Kansas, reported his wife Kristen's suicide. Within days, he made strange purchases, like a life-sized sex doll, instead of honoring her memory, prompting the Hays Police Department to dig deeper into the matter. It was revealed that Trickle had cashed in on two life insurance policies totaling over $120,000 following Kristen's demise.