Brother Sentenced To Life In Attempted Capital Murder Case

Clair Wolf was sentenced to life in prison and given a $10,000 fine after he was found guilty of solicitation of capital murder. Specifically, Wolf was convicted of attempting “to hire a hit man to kill [Vennie Wolf] and her sister…in the middle of a bitter inheritance fight.” The dispute between the Wolf siblings began in 2006. Since that year, Vennie and her sister have fought with Clair over their parent’s $3 million estate. Currently, the inheritance is tied up in a myriad of criminal cases and civil lawsuits. Most of the sibling’s inheritance is probably gone thanks to the hundreds of thousands of dollars in attorney’s fees.

In order to maximize his own inheritance, Wolf tried to kill his family members in a particular order. His plan was only discovered after a Harris County inmate, the hit man Wolf tried to hire, revealed Wolf’s plan to the authorities. At his current age of 66, it is likely that Wolf will die in prison because he will only become eligible for parole after 30 years have passed. Wolf’s sisters blame his greed for his actions. They argued that they all could have lived comfortably if it was not for him.

See Brian Rogers, Brother Senteced In Plot To Kill Sisters, Houston Chronicle, May 10, 2013.