The tragic end of Dr. Mark Sawusch’s life all started in an ice cream shop in Venice Beach. On June 23, 2017, Sawusch — a brilliant, but troubled ophthalmologist who struggled with bipolar disorder — met Anton David and Anna Moore. It was a fateful encounter that would eventually lead to his death and the plundering of his vast fortune.
David, whose real name is Anthony Flores, was a guru-esque figure with long, flowing hair and a beard, who worked as a hair stylist on film shoots. Moore, a pixie-like blond, was an actress and singer. Both also ran a yoga center in Fresno, Calif., and their spiritual vibe cast a spell on Sawusch, who had just days earlier been released from a mental health facility, where he had been committed after suffering a breakdown. By the end of the day, the three had hopped into Sawusch’s Tesla for an impromptu road trip to Northern California. At the end of the week, David and Moore had moved into Sawusch’ …