Hank Buxton

Hank Buxton was the CEO of Buxton's Britches Ltd and the victim in The Scent of Death (Case #44).

Murder Details
Hank was found dead in a plant pot with a corpse flower in his mouth in Buxton Britches Rooftop. Nathan confirmed that the killer used pantyhose to kill Hank by strangulation, which confirmed that the killer wears pantyhose. Nathan also said that there was deep puncture wounds made by fingernails on Hank's ankles idicate that the killer dragged him into the pot feet first. For some reason, he was first smashed on his head with a flower pot and was strangled to death with pantyhose. Afterwards, a plant was shoved into his mouth. Nathan confirmed that the killer's fingernails were regularly manicured, as attested by the fresh traces of salon brand nail strengthener on Hank's ankles.

Killer and Motives
The killer was his own mother, Peggy Buxton. Peggy and Hank hated each other but she hated Kerry Ann, his wife, wholeheartedly. Peggy told Hank she would bestow her fortune to him on the condition that he divorces and disinherits Kerry Ann as well as letting Peggy stay in the mansion until her death. But Hank was acting behind her back to lock her up in an institute for senile people. When she discovered that, she decided to make him pay for every time he had disrespected her. She smashed his head with a flower pot and throttled him. Georgi was an accomplice in the murder but he was unaware of this as she had told him Hank was drunk, not dead, to help her carry his body across the roof.

Trivia
Hank's death at the hands of his mother is the fifth instance where a relative kills one of their own for personal gain. There has been 5 other instances where a relative kills one of their own as follows:
 * Mikhail Levin killed his father, Anton Levin in A Russian Case (Case #5).
 * Scott Greene killed his stepmother, Aileen Greene in Family Blood (Case #15).
 * Gloria Fernandez killed her husband, Hector Fernandez in The Haunting of Elm Manor (Case #28).
 * Misha Goshwalla killed her sister, Rani Goshwalla in Murder on Campus (Case #32).
 * Susan Huckabee killed her brother, Stuart Huckabee in A Brave New World (Case #52).

Case Appearances

 * The Scent of Death (Case #44)
 * A Shot of Beauty (Case #45; mentioned)