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One of my many distractions while working is watching/listening to these 20/20, Dateline and 48 Hours type real crime murder mysteries. Creepy. I know.
Anyway, 90% of these episodes are stories describing how spouse A killed B, almost got away with it, but then, of course, got nabbed in the end. Usually the motive is money, like an insurance policy or an attempt to avoid splitting the wealth which would come with a legal divorce. Other times it's just rage, or something a bit more complicated than that. One that sticks out was the husband who killed his wife because she knew too much.
About half of these murders include another lover. Another woman or man is in the picture. But, in the end, the murder is still almost always motivated by the damned money. Cheating spouse want to keep the house, the bank accounts, the business, etc. Sometimes it's about keeping the kids---but not too often.
Here's what gets me. How can you fall in love with someone and then flip a switch and suddenly want them dead? I mean sure, I can see wanting to get out of a bad marriage or leave a spouse for a brighter, hotter sex object. But, murder....is money that important to people?
Anyway, 90% of these episodes are stories describing how spouse A killed B, almost got away with it, but then, of course, got nabbed in the end. Usually the motive is money, like an insurance policy or an attempt to avoid splitting the wealth which would come with a legal divorce. Other times it's just rage, or something a bit more complicated than that. One that sticks out was the husband who killed his wife because she knew too much.
About half of these murders include another lover. Another woman or man is in the picture. But, in the end, the murder is still almost always motivated by the damned money. Cheating spouse want to keep the house, the bank accounts, the business, etc. Sometimes it's about keeping the kids---but not too often.
Here's what gets me. How can you fall in love with someone and then flip a switch and suddenly want them dead? I mean sure, I can see wanting to get out of a bad marriage or leave a spouse for a brighter, hotter sex object. But, murder....is money that important to people?