Well that wouldn't be a question that you would ask Abraham Shakespear. Why? Because the poeple who stole his money also killed him.
According to the Kansas City Star, http://digital.olivesoftware.com/Olive/ODE/KCStar/, a woman named Dorice "Dee Dee" Moore pretended to be his financial advisor and friend to gain his trust after he won the lottery. Afterwards she killed him and buried him underneath a slab of concert in her back yard. She is now on trial to find out more about what happened.