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The first time Richard Thompson had any idea that his wife Dena was a psychopath was when she bound up his hands and feet with tape. He let her do this, thinking it would lead to some kind of unconventional sex. But unconventional sex wasn't what Dena had in mind. She was more interested in what was in Richard's will than in his trousers. She put a towel over his head, then started alternately whacking him over the head with an aluminium baseball bat and sticking a carving knife into various parts of him.
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I dunno...after getting whacked in the head with a baseball bat (and a metal one to boot) and being stabbed repeatedly with a carving knife, I'm not sure if I'd even want to live through the ordeal. That sort of thing could kill an elephant.
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I would imagine he did live after this incident becaus the OP states that it was the FIRST time he had an idea that his wife was a psychopath. Why the hell someone would stick around after that is beyond me. I did not read the article because I did not want to register.
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quote:Somehow Richard managed to get away, and though Dena was cleared of attempted murder that time, the incident led the police to investigate her life.
She was cleared?
quote:A murderer, a fantasist, a bigamist, and an extortionist, Dena Thompson lied and stole her way through three marriages, plus dozens of relationships and jobs. Now she's in prison, and the male population of Britain can relax a little. Because, it seems, Dena was working her way through them at an alarming rate. Her powers of deception and persuasion are extraordinary.
She persuaded her first husband, Lee, to go into hiding for several years by convincing him his life was in danger from the mafia. This allowed her to marry her second husband, Julian, whom she dispatched by poisoning his curry. And then there was Richard, who just managed to escape from the baseball bat and knife attack. In between - and during - there were countless other men, all of whom are lucky to be alive.
All I can say about this woman is - Whoa!
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OK, this is going to sound really pathetic, but how come a psychopath can manage to get married three times and I've never managed to get a guy to pop the question once?
quote:Originally posted by Shiny Happy Horse Chestnut: OK, this is going to sound really pathetic, but how come a psychopath can manage to get married three times and I've never managed to get a guy to pop the question once?
Horse "and I'm really a nice person" Chestnut
Obviously, you're doing something wrong. Find a baseball bat, a knife, and some arsenic, and get back out there!
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That's the wrong way - you have to date the psychopath, and then they'll propose. I'll call my best friend - if there's a person living under a rock, she can set you up on a blind date with them. Trust me on this.
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I'd propose, Chestnut, but my wife would kill me.
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I gotta say, I guess she's very persuasive, because, altough somewhat pretty, she's not spectacular.
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Is it just me, or does she look like a frumpy Martha Stewart?
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quote:Originally posted by LtColCarter: A little info from the article: This allowed her to marry her second husband, Julian, whom she dispatched by poisoning his curry.
If I may just hijack for a moment...
I have never heard the word "dispatch" used in this context before so I looked it up and lo and behold:
quote:From Merriam-Webster Online: 2 a : to kill with quick efficiency b obsolete : DEPRIVE 3 : to dispose of (as a task) rapidly or efficiently
You learn something new every day.
Okay, carry on.
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quote:Originally posted by Shiny Happy Horse Chestnut: OK, this is going to sound really pathetic, but how come a psychopath can manage to get married three times and I've never managed to get a guy to pop the question once?
Horse "and I'm really a nice person" Chestnut
Aw chestnut, will ya marry me?
wait for it...
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quote:Originally posted by LtColCarter: A little info from the article:
quote:Somehow Richard managed to get away, and though Dena was cleared of attempted murder that time, the incident led the police to investigate her life.
She was cleared?
quote:A murderer, a fantasist, a bigamist, and an extortionist, Dena Thompson lied and stole her way through three marriages, plus dozens of relationships and jobs. Now she's in prison, and the male population of Britain can relax a little. Because, it seems, Dena was working her way through them at an alarming rate. Her powers of deception and persuasion are extraordinary.
She persuaded her first husband, Lee, to go into hiding for several years by convincing him his life was in danger from the mafia. This allowed her to marry her second husband, Julian, whom she dispatched by poisoning his curry. And then there was Richard, who just managed to escape from the baseball bat and knife attack. In between - and during - there were countless other men, all of whom are lucky to be alive.
All I can say about this woman is - Whoa!
The bit about how she deceived her first husband into going into hiding for fear of the Mafia reminded me of Robert Hendy-Freegard, a con man who victimised women (and one or two men) for over a decade. He didn't kill them, but he stole their lives.
They should lock these two up together...
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quote:Originally posted by Panda_Marie: Kind of off topic...but one of my dreams in life is to be married and divorsed more times than anyone else in recorded history.
I want to be in the record books for it.
But I don't think I'd go about it quite so...well, like an insane, wacko bitch.
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Any idea on your target here? I had no luck at the Guiness site or Google.
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I'm not sure...but I'm sure it's recorded somwhere.
I'm thinking 12 should do me.
My other goal, is to take a 21 year old boy toy when I'm 30.
I figure, my mom is hot enough to get guys half of HER age...and my dad never looked his age...so I should still be pretty hot when I'm 30.
Panda "my boyfriend doesn't know about any of this" Marie
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Wait... the second article called her "The Black Widow" wasn't that mentioned in an addams family movie?
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"Black Widow" is a common term for a woman who murders multiple husbands, especially for money.
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quote:Originally posted by Pseudo_Croat: I dunno...after getting whacked in the head with a baseball bat (and a metal one to boot) and being stabbed repeatedly with a carving knife, I'm not sure if I'd even want to live through the ordeal. That sort of thing could kill an elephant.
- Pseudo_Croat
...which raises an interesting question. What the NFBSK are you doing tying an elephant to your bed?
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quote:Originally posted by Panda_Marie: Kind of off topic...but one of my dreams in life is to be married and divorsed more times than anyone else in recorded history.
I want to be in the record books for it.
But I don't think I'd go about it quite so...well, like an insane, wacko bitch.
Panda "just call me Ms Gabor" Marie
Any idea on your target here? I had no luck at the Guiness site or Google.
Could be fun!
I can't remember his full name (I think his first name was "Scotty"), but the world record for the most monogamous marriages (I'm -reasonably- sure they all ended in divorce and none in death, -except- for possibly his last one - I'm pretty sure he's dead now) is approximately 28. So I'd aim for around 30 just to be sure.
ETA: AHA! His name was Glynn "Scotty" Wolfe, and he was married 29 times - and divorced them all. He -is- dead, by the way. And after he died, not a single one of his wives would step forward to claim his body.
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