but still, that's a lot of money

article 'For 3 Little Millionaires, a Series of Painful Events' by ALISON LEIGH COWAN.

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GREENWICH, Conn., Sept. 23 - Even in Greenwich, the $15 million to $18 million fortune they stand to inherit stands out as serious money. And yet few would trade places with them. They are 11-, 8- and 5-year-old siblings who have endured nearly as much tragedy in their short lives as the waifs of the Lemony Snicket stories who lurch from crisis to crisis.

Nancy Ann Kissel, convicted of murdering her husband, leaving court. The custody of her children, who are to inherit millions, is in dispute.

Last month, their mother was convicted of killing their father in 2003 at their luxurious Hong Kong home, after he learned of her affair with a television repairman. Their maternal grandfather moved them to Illinois to live with him but changed his mind after two weeks.

Then the rich uncle who gave them refuge at his picture-perfect home in Greenwich was charged with orchestrating a fraud that is punishable by years in prison and could leave him penniless. His wife, the person primarily in charge of taking care of the children in the last year and a half, is seeking a divorce. She has said she would like to keep custody, but must battle creditors to preserve any semblance of the life she has led.

Nancy Ann Kissel, convicted of murdering her husband, leaving court.