Sadie Gurman, The Associated Press | September 22, 2015 10:35 AM ET
Overview:
Last
Monday a federal jury convicted a 59 year old man guilty of murder after
pushing his second wife off a cliff in the Rocky’s of Colorado after failing to
prove that it was just an accidental fall. Believe it or not this is not the
first time Harold Henthorn was in a situation where his wife was killed by
accidental causes. In 1995, Harold’s firs wife, Saundra, died after her and her
husband were changing a flat tire when the jack ‘failed’ and fell on top of her
where she died of result to her injuries. About 20 years he got away with this
incident where they blamed the jack for the death, but when a reoccurring
incident such as another wife dying, they looked even deeper into what really
happened. Officials said that it was their 12th
anniversary and that Harold took her to a well know hiking destination that he
picked out, not expecting his wife to ‘fall’ when she was taking a picture.
They said he traveled this hiking spot over 9 times to find the right spot to
push his wife over a cliff where survival was very minimum and witnesses could
not see. When park rangers asked why he had a red X marked where she fell, he
could not give them a reason. They say he staged her death so he could get the
$4.7 million in life insurance, but instead all he is getting now will be a
life sentence in prison.
The picture to the left is the mother of the woman who pushed killed, giving her prayers.
Opinion:
In my opinion I cannot believe what mental
state this man could be in, in order to kill two of his wives for his own
‘benefit’. When you read about the time when he first wife died by a failed
jack, and then read about the footprint on the side of the car that indicates
he kicked it for it to fall, it just doesn’t seem right. When this case arose
not too long ago, I’m glad prosecutors, the police, jury and judge did what was
right and convicted him to life in prison. This guy obviously thought that he
was a smart person who could get away with whatever he wanted, but the evidence
he left behind proves his thoughts and actions were very idiotic. Leaving a big
red X on a map right where you wife fell… probably not the smartest thing to do
when trying to get away with murder. The amount of greed this man had to try
and gain $4.7 million from Tori (wife) when she didn’t even know about is just
awful, I do not know how that man can live with himself from day to day. This
article just proves to me that there are indeed crazy people out there with
insane thoughts, even from the people you might least expect. This is just an
outrageous article, I hope I never come across something like this again.
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