If you think about murdering your spouse, don't write a how-to

Eugene, Oregon
September 16, 2018 6:11pm CST
That is what a self-published romance novelist in Portland, Oregon did. She wrote an essay called "How to Murder Your Husband" on a website. That was after a novel she wrote called "The Wrong Husband." Apparently, after 27 years of less than marital bliss, she announced his death on Facebook. He was shot to death at his workplace, the Oregon Culinary Institute, on June 2nd, but she was not arrested until last week. He was well-liked by his co-workers and students. There are easier ways to get out of a marriage. There is a saying,"Keep Portland Weird," and things like this help the cause.
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@marguicha (214281)
• Chile
16 Sep 18
I suppose that to get out of a marriage in a normal way you have to be normal. Now, if you are a psycho, you murder your spouse. And if you are a psycho with an artistic touch, you write a novel about it.
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@marguicha (214281)
• Chile
16 Sep 18
@JamesHxstatic Crazy people are now everywhere.
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• Eugene, Oregon
16 Sep 18
Ha Ha, I suppose so!
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@FourWalls (61308)
• United States
16 Sep 18
Yeah, that's like OJ writing IF I Did It. Duh. "Keep (city's name here) Weird" is not just limited to Portland. We have "Keep Louisville Weird" signs here, too. No people writing books on how to kill their spouses, then doing it, though.....
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• Eugene, Oregon
16 Sep 18
Yeah, pretty strange stuff.
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@allen0187 (58447)
• Philippines
17 Sep 18
Art imitates life or is it life that imitates art?
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@snowy22315 (168368)
• United States
17 Sep 18
That's exactly the quote I was thinking of!
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@rakski (112993)
• Philippines
16 Sep 18
Oh my,really? writing it down on the net?
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@rakski (112993)
• Philippines
17 Sep 18
@JamesHxstatic wow, what a nice inspiration for her. poor husband.
• Eugene, Oregon
17 Sep 18
Yes, and she had written a series of novels that were rather strange, "Wrong Lover, "Wrong Husband", and more.
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@sallypup (57302)
• Centralia, Washington
17 Sep 18
I saw that. Writers are an interesting lot and sometimes they just can't keep their tales shut up tight into books where they belong.
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@sallypup (57302)
• Centralia, Washington
17 Sep 18
@JamesHxstatic In just a few weeks we'll be heading through Portland and on to the Corvallis area. I hope we will be safe from such folks.
• Eugene, Oregon
17 Sep 18
Very true!
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@RonElFran (1214)
• Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
16 Sep 18
Sounds like an episode of Columbo.
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• Eugene, Oregon
17 Sep 18
Yes it does!
@snowy22315 (168368)
• United States
17 Sep 18
Yes, nothing like broadcasting your intent in advance. That reminds me of the Michael Peterson case..Are you familiar with that one? It has been on Dateline a few times.
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• Eugene, Oregon
17 Sep 18
No, will have to check that one out.
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@hereandthere (45671)
• Philippines
17 Sep 18
it's one of two things - "truth is stranger than fiction" or "art imitates life"
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• Eugene, Oregon
17 Sep 18
She has been arrested now and charged. Strange story.
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@DWDavis (25820)
• Pikeville, North Carolina
17 Sep 18
I heard about her on the radio and wondered what the rest of the story was. I heard her next book is going to be titled, "How I Screwed Up And Got Caught."
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• Eugene, Oregon
17 Sep 18
That would be a good one.
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@xander6464 (40696)
• Wapello, Iowa
17 Sep 18
I assume she hired someone to do the shooting and they just figured it out, cause how else could she have gone this long without being arrested?
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@xander6464 (40696)
• Wapello, Iowa
18 Sep 18
@JamesHxstatic OK. Then, evidently, she must have been very good...even if he was alone, it's hard to shoot someone and get away because of the noise. Or maybe it was late at night or the weekend and the building was otherwise empty.
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• Eugene, Oregon
18 Sep 18
@xander6464 So strange that she was not arrested until last week, yet the article indicates she did the shooting. I see that June 2nd was a Sunday, so perhaps he was alone.
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• Eugene, Oregon
18 Sep 18
The article seemed to indicate that she was the shooter. Maybe he was in his office or alone.
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@NJChicaa (115605)
• United States
16 Sep 18
Seriously. Just get a divorce.
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• Eugene, Oregon
17 Sep 18
Yeah, it can't be that hard, not in Oregon.
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@NJChicaa (115605)
• United States
17 Sep 18
@JamesHxstatic Maybe she was hoping for life insurance money. Those schemes never work out. There are always investigators.
@anya12adwi (6012)
• India
17 Sep 18
Yes, I heard that news and my father suggested my mom to read that book if she wants to kill him..!!
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• Eugene, Oregon
17 Sep 18
Funny!
@aureliah (24340)
• Kenya
16 Sep 18
I wonder why someone cannot just leave when they are fed up. You end in jail if you take other options
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• Eugene, Oregon
17 Sep 18
Sounds like a bad choice to me.
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@aureliah (24340)
• Kenya
22 Sep 18
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@BabeSays (8584)
• Mauritius
17 Sep 18
I don't understand why did she has to kill him she could have simply divorce him or leave him.
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• Eugene, Oregon
17 Sep 18
That would the logical way.
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@DianneN (246452)
• United States
20 Sep 18
I read about that online. Crazy!!!!
@andriaperry (116876)
• Anniston, Alabama
17 Sep 18
She had no best friend so she told the world,
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@db20747 (43404)
• Washington, District Of Columbia
21 Sep 18
Yes There R better ways 2 get out of a marriage!!!
@Kandae11 (53596)
16 Sep 18
Wasn't there a book or a show with the title "How to murder your wife"?
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• Eugene, Oregon
17 Sep 18
Yes, I recall that. It was a Jack Lemmon comedy.
@dgobucks226 (34196)
16 Sep 18
Is it me or do I sense a connection between those 2 books??? Geesh, what is with murder to get out of a marriage? I get you don't have to see that person ever again but wouldn't divorce papers be a safer option? Besides, if your caught, and sentenced to prison you ain't seeing anyone no more, except your cellmate
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• Eugene, Oregon
17 Sep 18
Yep, sounds like a very strange thing to do.
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@porwest (78702)
• United States
16 Sep 18
lol. I mean, not lol for the husband. But what a stupid thing to do. But here we go again proving that TRUTH really IS stranger than fiction, and sometimes you really CAN'T make stuff up.
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• Eugene, Oregon
17 Sep 18
Too true!