42 SIDELINES FEBRUARY 2013
FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE
murder from newspaper headlines. Shocked, she called Generosa
in New York City to express her condolences. Generosa’s
response suppressed her. “All she talked about was that she
found her Italian stallion in Danny, that Ted had fathered a child
with another woman and that she was sure that Ted was hiding
money in offshore accounts that she couldn’t get her hands on. I
was waiting for some sadness, some sorrow, but it never came.”
Beverly believes that Danny committed the murder. As for
Generosa’s involvement, Beverly is continuing her research.
“It’s certainly suspicious...I haven’t come to any conclusion but
I do fnd it odd that less than three months after Ted’s murder,
Generosa married Danny and then the next day transferred 1.2
million dollars to him.”
After being diagnosed with cancer, Generosa passed quickly.
She was 47 when she died.
Beverly’s book is due to be published this coming summer.
In it, she utilizes her law background and personal experiences
with the Ammons to unravel hidden truths about the now-famous
couple and bring forward new information to essentially reopen
the case.
In addition to her book, Beverly appeared in an episode of The
Dr. Phil Show titled “A High Society Whodunit” and will appear in
a 2013 episode of “Behind Mansion Walls.”
For more information, visit: http://www.tedammonmurder.com.
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By Dani Moritz
Former Sidelines contributing editor Beverly Lake Wilkes has
gone from writing about the equestrian social scene to writing an
investigative non-fction book about the infamous murder of Ted
Ammon. Ted, a Wall Street tycoon and a former partner at KK&R,
was found brutally bludgeoned to death in the master bedroom of
his East Hampton, Long Island, New York mansion in 2001.
In her upcoming book, She Who Seeks Vengeance Must Dig
Two Graves, Beverly takes a fresh look at the case and at the
Ammons.
Beverly, a close friend of the couple since 1986, will provide an
account that will be the frst by someone who actually knew the
Ammons. “There has been a lot of misinformation in the media
about Generosa and her relationship with Ted,” she said. “One
of my interests in writing this book is to set the record straight.
Generosa was a kind, loving and loyal friend who just snapped,
mentally, after she found out Ted was cheating on her. The person
that she then became, sadly, was not the Generosa I once knew.”
Beverly became friends with Generosa in 1986 when riding
together in Bedford, New York. “Generosa rode in the adult
jumpers, I rode in the adult hunters, and we often showed at the
same shows such as The Hampton Classic, Ox Ridge, Old Salem
Farm as well as The Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington,”
she said.
According to Beverly, Generosa worked with several top
trainers, such as Katherine Birdsall, Eric Hasbrouck, Joe Fargis
and John Madden. “Generosa was a very determined, talented
and gutsy rider,” she said.
During The Hampton Classic shows, Beverly would always stay
with Ted and Generosa at their East Hampton home. “We had
a lot of fun in those days. Ted did a lot of barbequing, which he
loved. They were a great couple.”
To this day, Beverly is puzzled by Generosa’s relationship
with Danny Pelosi. “When they met, Danny was Generosa’s
electrician. He was already a convicted felon with jail time under
his belt, married with three children, and a high school dropout
with a heavy Brooklyn accent and the cringe-inducing syntax of a
mobster from a movie like Goodfellas. “
Beverly, then living in Palm Beach, frst learned about the
Sidelines
Turned Investigative Writer
Beverly poses for a picture with Dr. Phil.
Photos courtesy of Beverly Wilkes
The Story Behind The Story
Ted and Generosa Ammon seemed like the perfect couple - until Generosa learned, in 1999,
that Ted had a long-term girlfriend with whom Generosa was convinced he had fathered a child
with. Generosa also believed that he was hiding $200 million from her in offshore accounts.
Upon discovering Ted’s affair, Generosa quickly pursued divorce. Subsequently, she began
her own affair with Danny Pelosi, an unlicensed electrician and unlikely choice of company for a
woman of her stature.
When Ted, age 52, was found brutally bludgeoned to death in the bedroom of his East
Hampton, New York mansion on October 22, 2001, it was no surprise that investigators frst
looked to Generosa and Danny as prime suspects. Unbeknownst to Ted, Danny had installed a
secret camera system in Ted’s home that someone happened to turn off the night of the murder.
Police became even more suspicious when Generosa and Danny wed not even three months
after the murder.
In 2004, Danny was convicted of Ted’s murder and sentenced to 25 to life. Generosa died of
cancer in 2003 at age 47.
Ted and Generosa Ammon