How? Why? Guilty!

Valdosta, Georgia
June 13, 2012 11:25am CST
This girl did something absolutely horrific! I cannot see what would drive someone to do something like this! An Alaskan woman set her fiance on fire while he was on the couch! She put gasoline all around him while he was sleeping and set the apartment on fire!! There were others affected and they were taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation in other apartments. This woman also has kids that now will never see their mother again except behind bars. The guy that was killed, her fiance just had a birthday the day before he died! =( http://www.adn.com/2012/06/11/2500711/woman-is-accused-of-torching-boyfriend.html (Not a referral link, just part of this news story). How in the world does someone do something so horrible??? Why? I just cannot understand this cruelty. So sad and tragic. I don't know her "side" of the story but I just don't think anything she says could justify this act. RIP Michael Gonzalez.
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@PageTurner (2825)
• United States
13 Jun 12
Hello LovingMyBabies Have you ever seen the movie, The Burning Bed? Starring Farrah Fawcet. I think it came out in the 1980's? Maybe the early '90's? If you see this movie it may give you some insights into how this sort of thing happens. Or, maybe, the woman who did this is just plain evil and got off on it. It's quite common.
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• United States
13 Jun 12
I certainly agree that it's horrible. Beyond horrible, really. I am very curious as to why she did it. I hope you get to see the movie.
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• United States
15 Jun 12
The only two things that would make me kill like this are he raped me or he killed my love. But I wouldn't do it in a house. I would go gangster and knock him out , put in a truck of a car. Drive to a empty lot and Then set it on fire!We will Never know Why she did it. It is sad.
• United States
15 Jun 12
I'm old school. I only want to kill my target , no innocent bystanders!
• Valdosta, Georgia
15 Jun 12
Rape or killing a loved one I would be able to justify but everyone she knew said her fiance treated her really good. I just don't get it. You would do that wouldn't you! Lol.
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@jillhill (37354)
• United States
21 Jun 12
Mental illness......that's the only explaination I could possibly fathom..no one does things like that to another human being without some sort of mental problems...its way off normal.!
• Valdosta, Georgia
22 Jun 12
I agree with you 100%. She is mental. There is apparently something REALLY wrong with her. Now she is telling people she didn't kill him but she already admitted it to her own mother! Everyone knows she did it...
@celticeagle (159359)
• Boise, Idaho
13 Jun 12
Do you remember or have you even seen The Burning Bed. It was a tv movie about a woman who had been abused. I wonder what horrible of a thing this guy would have to have done to be set on fire....?? I would sure hate to be a guy who got into a relationship with her and happened to do something wrong. Ugh!
@celticeagle (159359)
• Boise, Idaho
14 Jun 12
Hav eyou ever been in a relationship like this before? THey verbally abuse you and brain wash you into to feeling you are no good. THey also put fear in you by threatening to hurt your family if you leave. Maybe she wanted to eradicate him from the earth. She should have just left. Yes, it is sad for the children.
• Valdosta, Georgia
14 Jun 12
I am planning on watching it soon I have never seen it before. Yeah even if she was abused and stuff like that, the guy was sleeping. Its not like he was holding her against will at the time, he was asleep. She could have walked out the door, got a restraining order, and never had to see him again in her life!! There was no reason to light him on fire when he was so helpless and now their son has no parent left... Sad.
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@inertia4 (27961)
• United States
13 Jun 12
There are many sick people in this world. And the sad truth is that we see it on the news every single day now. I remember when I was younger I have never seen as many screwed up stories on the news. Now, what I would do is to take thins women and tie her to a couch and burn her alive. That way she can feel what it felt like for him.
@inertia4 (27961)
• United States
22 Jun 12
Well, look, don't get yourself all upset over it. It is what it is and there is nothing you can do about it. These things happen unfortunately. Life is cruel and that is a fact of life. Thats why people are animals to. We do live in the animal kingdom.
• Valdosta, Georgia
13 Jun 12
There are too many sick people. This is crazy. It is my friend's friend that did this. She is defending her but I just don't know what to think... Yeah, she is a horrible woman who deserves anything she gets.
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• United States
14 Jun 12
Oh my gosh, that's awful. I don't know how anyone could do that to someone, especially someone they say they love. I know that I couldn't even imagine doing anything to hurt my boyfriend because I love him so much I would never want to hurt him. Some people are just sick. Hopefully that woman gets some help because she clearly has some problems. I feel bad for her kids though and hopefully there's someone reliable who's able to take care of them.
• United States
14 Jun 12
In my eyes there's no way to defend someone who did that, other than just saying they had mental problems. But even then, it doesn't make what that person did right. The mental issues would just be an excuse and it shouldn't justify things or make anything right. I really hope that she gets locked up or something for what she did, because I don't see how anyone could have a good reason to do something like that.
• Valdosta, Georgia
14 Jun 12
Yeah it is terrible. It is a friend of my friend. She is defending this girl and I cannot believe it. I know they grew up together but she is a very different person now...Obviously. I could never hurt anyone like this, not even my worst enemy. It blows my mind how she could do something so horrible. She will never be able to hurt anyone else again, that is for sure. Her mother has their son, and she seems normal and good for him...
@veejay19 (3589)
• India
14 Jun 12
Its absolutely shocking.Not just shocking but that woman must have suffered from a bout of insanity otherwise no human would ever dare to do something like this.As you said one does not know her side of the story but even then if she had to settle some scores with him there were many other human ways of doing it.Yes, her kids will suffer for her misdeeds as they will be bereft of her warmth and guidance and also they will forever carry a stigma of being children of a murderer which is very sad.
@blue65packer (11826)
• United States
13 Jun 12
I read the article and it sounds like the woman has some mental issues. They mentioned she suffered from depression and was not getting help for it. Why she didin't was not explained but what I got out of this is her fiacee was not coping well with the situtation! I believe is why he was verbally abusive and did some other violent thngs. I think she was to much of a coward to kill herself so she killed the fiancee instead! She probaly will spent the rest of her days in prison or in a mental hospital for what she did! Her son now will be growing up without both parents!
• Valdosta, Georgia
14 Jun 12
Yeah she definitely had mental issues. No one said that he was abusive. Everyone that knew them actually said the opposite. They said he treated her amazing. Who knows for sure but even if he was abusing her she could have left while he was sleeping on the couch. He was sleeping though, she could have LEFT and never seen him again! They were not married. She had her chance to leave. She did not have to kill him. Yes she belongs in prison forever. I feel bad for their child...
@megamatt (14292)
• United States
14 Jun 12
Another story that just does not surprise me but at the same time, just makes me wonder what could possess someone a lot of the time. In what rational world does setting someone right on fire make sense. Of course, I'm sure that there is some kind of reasoning. Granted, I did not say good reasoning but there is just some kind of reasoning. There always is for something like this. It's just...wow every single day, someone just lowers the bar for what humans can do to each other. And I have a feeling that the worst is yet to come. Misery for everyone, we really can spawn some miserable twisted people. Humanity has sunk to many depths. This is just the latest and I just cringe any time I see news like this. Yet for some reason, I cannot turn away from the spiraling downward, the sick spectacle.
• Valdosta, Georgia
14 Jun 12
Yeah, its my friend's friend that is how I heard about this. Of course my friend is defending the woman because they grew up together and were close. But people change and she needs to realize the person she once knew is not the same person she is now. There probably was a reason in her mind but the thing is, he was asleep! Why not just walk out the door? She had her chance to leave... He was asleep and could not stop her. It's not like that was her ONLY way out to kill him. No. She acted like an animal not a human. That is just incredibly horrible. I cannot fathom someone doing this or to die that way. In another article it said he woke up as he was burning, she heard him yelling hot hot, its hot and she just kept walking! =( How horrible.
@toniganzon (72279)
• Philippines
14 Jun 12
Must be due to jealousy. There are cases like that in here and they are so morbid i just didn't want to read about them in the news.
• Valdosta, Georgia
14 Jun 12
That is a very cruel act just for being jealous. Wow. She was insane apparently. She could have just left while he was asleep on the couch. She did not have to kill him.
13 Jun 12
That is completely horrific I can't believe that!! Did it say what had happened? Like if she found out that he'd been cheating or anything like that? I can't get the link to work on my phone.
@WakeUpKitty (8694)
• Netherlands
13 Jun 12
I assume there was a reason for it, also I wonder if a person like that is save to keep in the neighbourhood of children. I do wonder (or should I say I would like to know) how come a woman is doing a thing like this. Since it's very uncommon for a woman to attack a man (mostly women destroy themselves instead of other people and men are violent against others instead of destroying themselves = finding themself quilty). There are plenty of men btw who set their wife on fire, kill their (ex) wife and children. How come nobody finds that alarming anymore?
• Valdosta, Georgia
14 Jun 12
I have no idea if there was a reason or not, no one knows for sure but everyone said that he treated her amazing. Who really knows. She could have left him while he was sleeping on the couch. She had her perfect chance to go. This has nothing to do with men or women. This is people that my friend grew up with and that is how I found out about it. My mother was abused and almost killed many times by her ex husband so I know there are plenty of abusive men out there. Like I said this had nothing to do with gender at all. Either way it is horrible! I don't care if they were women, men or animals. It is still very tragic and she should be locked up forever!!
@safety69 (592)
• Taiwan
14 Jun 12
Guao ! I read all the article, that is an confusing act. Poor girl. now she has to face jail at that young age 25 . So sad. but , maybe that guy was not good to her , I am sure of that, he abuses her untill she got depress maybe. Or, she got menthal illness. Who knows , So tragic.. Sometimes depression can lead to those horrible actions. Thanks for sharing that article.
• Valdosta, Georgia
14 Jun 12
It is very confusing and horrible. I don't feel bad for her at all. No sympathy for her whatsoever. She could have left while he was sleeping on that couch. She did not have to set him on fire! Even if he was abusing her (which relatives say he was not) she could have and should have walked out and never came back if that was the case. There was no reason to kill him.
14 Jun 12
psychopath...
• Valdosta, Georgia
14 Jun 12
I absolutely agree with you! She is a horrible person.
@gerald_lian (2188)
• Australia
13 Jun 12
I think people like this have got some kind of mental problem that propels them to act in such a way. No normal-thinking human being would do such a thing, and it is beyond rational to try and justify an action like this. It's just tough luck that the woman's fiancee met a woman such as her, but at least now he's in a place where he can be harmed no further. It is definitely saddening to read news such as this in the papers/online.......
• Valdosta, Georgia
13 Jun 12
She must have had some mental issues, that is the only thing I could think of. I just don't understand this at all. I am so sad for the guy. The girl is a friend of my friend so that is how I found out about the whole thing. Of course my friend is defending the girl but I cannot justify this act...
@marie2052 (3691)
• United States
13 Jun 12
I had a very short lived marriage hiding in my background. he abused me horribly. While I pulled myself out of some dark places because of my two baby girls, I hate to think how my story would have changed if I had not had children. I remember having a dream that involved killing him. I was being a good christian and going down to the bottom of the hill and being prayed over, then told I could not get a divorce because naturally the bible does not believe in divorce. So I would walk up the hill and take more abuse. When I had this dream it really shook me as serious as it was, it had a crazy twist in my dream. I got him up the next morning as he had fell asleep in front of the TV, and was making his coffee. I told him he needed to leave. He asked me how I was going to do anything if he took the car. I said take the car, furniture everything but leave my girls stuff alone. he threw a coffee cup at me which shattered on the floor (easy clean up) HE left THANK GOD. But I have to say he made it very hard for me to trust another man for a very long time. You never know what side of you is there when you are protecting your children. So with this woman maybe there is a story we have not heard. Most of us abused women do not always like to share their stories easily. have you ever seen The Stoning of Soraya M.? it really gave a horriblist approach to how women can be abused differently throughout the world. I am sure there is a lot more story to this. Another movie that this puts me in mind of is The Burning Bed with Farrah Fawcett. He abused her so much she did the same thing as this lady only in his sleep. you never know how long it takes for someone to snap. I feel for all of them. While I chose a different path than what could have been for me, I realize that each of us have different strengths.