Forensic Files profile: Craig Rabinowitz

Forensic Files on Court TV featured a rerun on one of its most heinous criminals: Craig Rabinowitz. He was one of the earlier profiles featured on Forensic Files who was aired many times. I think this is the fourth time I saw the Craig Rabinowitz profile, yet it never ceases to amaze me of the sheer maliciousness, arrogance, and insanity of white criminals.



In 1997, Craig Rabinowitz (age 34 at the time) was married and living in a wealthy suburban area of Philadelphia, PA. He was married to Stefanie, had a daughter, and owned a successful company producing latex products. Craig seemed like the model Sailer-type white male: An affluent white male living in a suburban area, married with children, and successful businessman. However, in the deceptive right-wing world of lies and greed, success can be very deceptive and when the truth is revealed, it all too often turns out to be a fatal sham.

While Craig Rabinowitz seemed to be happily married, he was secretly carrying out a romantic affair with a stripper in an upscale strip bar in Philadelphia, Delilah's Den. Her name was Shannon Reinhart, nicknamed Summer, and Craig would frequently visit her at the strip bar at least once a week. He tipped her heavily and bought lavish presents for her amounting to over $2000 a week. After nearly a year of this clandestine affair, Craig spent over $100,000 on her.

Another harsh reality set in as the latex company he owned was a scam that never produced anything. His company was a Ponzi style pyramid scam that left him in hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt after investors realized the scam and demanded their money back. Investigators determined Craig Rabinowitz was $671,000 in debt after his affair with the stripper and his Ponzi scam.

With nowhere to go, Craig had very few options remaining, as with many fraudulent right-wingers caught in the dead-end situations they dug for themselves. It would be theft, murder, and/or suicide. Craig chose the route of murder by taking out a massive life insurance policy on his wife for nearly $2 million, then drugging her and drowning her in their home bathtub. Craig called 911 and initially reported it as an accidental death, but forensic science soon discovered it was a malicious murder.

Craig Rabinowitz is serving a life sentence in a Pennsylvania prison with no chance of parole.

Seriously, I know that sex scandals and scams afflict every race, but the extent Craig carried out his scam is so ridiculous it is only the manipulative Sailer-type white male who can carry out such heinous and insane crimes. I know people get scammed for a couple hundred or maybe even a few thousand dollars, but to spend $100,000 on an affair with a stripper and scam people hundreds of thousands of dollars?

This kind of devious crime could only be the mark of the manipulative Sailer-type white male. Be aware.


The Awareness Center: The Case of Craig Rabinowitz