Tuscaloosa News- A life of private jets and black-tie balls ended with Seth Tobias, a wealthy investment manager and a familiar presence on CNBC, floating face down in the swimming pool of his mansion here.<\/p>\n
It was just after midnight on Sept. 4 when Mr. Tobias\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00e2\u201e\u00a2s wife, Filomena, frantically called 911. \u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00c5\u201cPlease send somebody, please!\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00c2\u009d Mrs. Tobias screamed. \u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00c5\u201cHe\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00e2\u201e\u00a2s not breathing!\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00c2\u009d By the time the police arrived, she had pulled her husband\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00e2\u201e\u00a2s body to the edge of the pool, where she cradled his head in her arms, sobbing.<\/p>\n
Mr. Tobias, who was 44 years old, had apparently suffered a heart attack, his brother Spence said at the time. The police did not consider his death suspicious.<\/p>\n
But now an unfolding drama over Mr. Tobias\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00e2\u201e\u00a2s estate is providing a lurid account of fast money and faster living in the volatile world of hedge funds. Mr. Tobias\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00e2\u201e\u00a2s four brothers and Mrs. Tobias are locked in a legal battle over the estate, which is worth at least $25 million. And, in a civil complaint, they have gone so far as to accuse her of murder.<\/p>\n