"Dark Knight's" Director Might be Forking Over Bail Money for Brother
Black sheep of the family, Matthew Francis Nolan, the older brother of "Dark Knight" director Christopher Nolan, was arrested by the FBI in his Chicago hometown. Matthew faces murder and kidnapping charges. He is awaiting extradition to Costa Rica. Nolan was arrested as he was leaving a bankruptcy hearing. Matthew's brother, Christopher Nolan is known for his breakthrough movie "Memento." His younger brother, Jonathan co-wrote "The Dark Knight."
According to the FBI complaint, the elder Nolan concocted a Joker-worthy plot to lure the victim, Robert Cohen, to a hotel by pretending to be a multimillionaire jewel merchant hoping to do a business deal. Instead, Nolan intended to recoup $7 million Cohen owed another Florida man. Nolan and an accomplice, Douglas Mejia, allegedly held Cohen ransom in hopes of extracting the money, but when the family failed to meet their demands, they killed him, per the complaint.
Mejia was convicted of murder and kidnapping and is in prison.
March 21, 2009
"Dark Knight's" Director Might be Forking Over Bail Money for Brother
Black sheep of the family, Matthew Francis Nolan, the older brother of "Dark Knight" director Christopher Nolan, was arrested by the FBI in his Chicago hometown. Matthew faces murder and kidnapping charges. He is awaiting extradition to Costa Rica. Nolan was arrested as he was leaving a bankruptcy hearing. Matthew's brother, Christopher Nolan is known for his breakthrough movie "Memento." His younger brother, Jonathan co-wrote "The Dark Knight."
Mejia was convicted of murder and kidnapping and is in prison.
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