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Charlotte Hawes

Inside Coca-Cola heir's abandoned mansion where butler brutally murdered girlfriend

Briarcliff mansion in Atlanta, Georgia, was once the home of Coca-Cola heir Asa 'Buddy' Griggs Candler Jr who turned the fizzy drinks brand into a worldwide phenomenon following his father's death.

The millionaire was the son of Coca-Cola co-founder Asa Griggs Candler Sr. - who bought the business from inventor John Pemberton for $2,300 (£1,850) in 1891.

Under the heir's stewardship, business began to boom and Candler Jr. decided to sell Coca-Cola again in 1919 - netting the family further millions as he turned to real estate.

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