[6] Moody was well known for eccentric behavior, such as building a slide from his bedroom window to a swimming pool, where he kept pet penguins, and wearing house slippers wherever he went.
Moody felt that the court system was corrupt and believed that his enemies used the legal system to try to steal his wealth and power; he claimed to have employed "several hundred" lawyers in various legal battles and even at one point hired nationally known lawyer Roy Cohn to help in his ongoing litigation problems.
[2] Moody died at home in 1996, after suffering from years of chronic high blood pressure and kidney disease.
[3][4] Moody had long served on the board of the charitable foundation, helping to direct millions of dollars in grants to just causes.
[2] After a trial that included accusations of witchcraft,[7] Moody singing a risque song he had commissioned about the legal profession,[8] and threats to "blow the legs off" former Watergate attorney Douglas Caddy,[9][10] a federal appellate court overturned the convictions.