Dorice `` Dee Dee '' Moore , arrested in February , is charged with first-degree murder . Her attempts included writing a letter to Shakespeare 's mother , claiming to be him , and getting people to call his family members , using his cell phone and claiming they were Shakespeare , Gee said . She was found dead at her home on the outskirts of Houston after a fire broke out during an apparent suicide attempt by her husband and two children who were staying there. Moore befriended Shakespeare after he won a $ 31 million Florida lottery prize in 2006 .
Dorice `` Dee Dee '' Moore , arrested in February , is charged with first-degree murder . She was found dead at her home on the outskirts of Houston after a fire broke out during an apparent suicide attempt by her husband and two children who were staying there. Moore befriended Shakespeare after he won a $ 31 million Florida lottery prize in 2006 .