What happened to Samira Frasch? Details of the Madagascar-origin French model on Dateline, explored

Samira Frasch, who used to be a French model with roots in Madagascar, was tragically found lifeless in her pool on February 22, 2014, at their home in the Golden Eagle area of Tallahassee, Florida.

A local handyman and his kid made the grim discovery in her backyard. Samira Frasch's lifeless body was found in the water.

At first, people thought maybe she just slipped and fell, but things took a dark turn when the medical examiner who checked her said she died from blunt force trauma and then drowned.

Tony Geraldi, Leon County's Sheriff Detective said,

“The cause of death was blunt force trauma to the head coupled with drowning.”

That put her husband, Dr. Adam Frasch, a famous podiatrist, at the center of the mystery.

This article will help you understand Samira Frasch's life, death, and the secrets that came out after she was gone.

How did Samira Frasch end up in Tallahassee?

Samira was born into not much more than a hand-to-mouth existence in Madagascar, but she managed to climb her way up to become big in the world of fashion in Paris.

One night in 2006, at a club in Paris, she bumped into Adam Frasch, and the duo subsequently got married in Las Vegas.

Now, even though Samira Frasch stepped away from the catwalk, she still had a thing for the finer things in life and so was Adam.

They threw their baby girl Hyrah an extravagant Egpytian-themed birthday bash. Samira had allegedly planned to launch her own line of baby outfits and strollers with her daughter featuring in the videos. But even though their life looked like a fairy tale on the outside, their relationship was tumultuous.

The Samira Frasch crime scene led to questions of accident or murder

February 22, 2014, started just like any other morning. Adam said he took off from the house around 8 in the morning with their two little girls, heading to their place by the beach. But later that day, Samira's dead body was discovered, floating lifelessly in the pool, as mentioned before.

The way everything looked was just weird—it didn't add up. Her flip-flop was caught up under a hose, and there weren't any signs of a struggle anywhere around. When the cops started investigating, they found some details that made them think it wasn't an accident, but a planned murder.

Detective Tony Geraldi, who was leading the case, reportedly wondered when the doctor's report came back saying Samira Frasch had injuries on her head that couldn't have come from a simple trip and fall. Adam's story about what went down that morning didn't help his case either.

Then they found out that the night before, there were cameras that caught the two of them fighting rather violently. And it turns out, this wasn't a one-time thing. People who knew them, and others from the neighborhood, had seen the chaos before. They knew this couple had a rocky relationship.

“He had, well you could say, multiple affairs, multiple girlfriends,” Geraldi said.

Almost six months before her death Samira was arrested on grounds of domestic battery. Geraldi said,

“Samira was a volatile person and would attack Adam. We know there was domestic history between the two.”

This hints at the couple's rocky relationship. Furthermore, according to investigators, Adam reached his tipping point and murdered Samira on February 22. Following this he took his two children to the beach.

Samira Frasch had even allegedly talked to her divorce lawyer, Buddy Whitlock, about being scared for her life. She had told him she was worried about what might happen.

The trial and conviction to get justice for Samira Frasch

Adam Frasch's trial was riveting. The prosecution portrayed him as a man consumed by anger and envy. They even presented evidence, like scratch marks on his skin, and a jailhouse snitch who said Adam had also confessed to the murder.

Plus, they talked about the tumultuous past he had with his wife, Samira Frasch. But the defense argued that there wasn't enough proof to nail him down and that the timing of everything didn't quite add up to their story.

The defense even brought their own forensic pathologist who claimed Samira most likely died post 8 a.m. They emphasized her toes and fingers were not wrinkled and neither did rigor mortis kick in, suggesting she was not in the water for a prolonged period.

Despite their efforts, the jury only took 90 minutes to find Adam guilty of first-degree murder and is looking at life behind bars now. This whole trial didn't just put an end to Samira's life story, though. It also sheds light on the not-so-glamorous side of what looked like a picture-perfect life.

If you want the full lowdown on this Samira Frasch case, check out Dateline: Secrets Uncovered.