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(Message started by: Svenn on Apr 14^th, 2005, 6:06am)

Title: Madness
Post by Svenn on Apr 14^th, 2005, 6:06am

America

April 14, 2005

Lover in wardrobe 'kills husband'
From Tim Reid in Washington

Rocha-Perez: apparently spent a month in closet

A MAN who secretly lived in a wardrobe at the home of his married lover for a month was charged yesterday with murdering her husband after his snoring gave him away.
In a case that Nashville police admit is one of the most unusual they have encountered, Rafael DeJesus Rocha-Perez was charged with criminal homicide in the beating to death of Jeffrey Freeman, the husband who discovered his wife’s lover asleep in a large closet.

Don Aaron, the Nashville police spokesman, said: “From time to time, you come across a case with very unique, even bizarre, circumstances. This one probably rates right up there with them.”

Police said that Martha Freeman, 40, allowed Mr Rocha-Perez to live in a wardrobe in their four-bedroom home for about a month without her husband’s knowledge. Mr Freeman discovered Mr Rocha-Perez late on Sunday when he came home and heard him snoring.

The authorities said that Mr Freeman ordered his wife to get Mr Rocha-Perez out of the house while he went for a walk.

Mrs Freeman told police that when her husband returned, Mr Rocha-Perez confronted him with a shotgun, forced him into a bathroom and beat him severely.

A post-mortem investigation was under way last night, but investigators said that Mr Freeman had sustained significant head injuries. His body was found on Monday after his wife asked a neighbour to call the emergency services.

Police arrested Mr Rocha- Perez a short time later after a witness told officers that she had seen a man run into a nearby home that was under construction. Mr Rocha-Perez was in jail last night with bail set at $500,000 (£264,000).

Mr Aaron said that the man had refused to answer investigators’ questions. Raegene Beverley, the neighbour who made the emergency call, described Mrs Freeman as a friend but declined to talk about the crime.

“What she confided to me at my home about the incident, I’ve chosen not to talk about it,” she said. “If a serial killer was on the loose, I would share as much as I know. But the police department seems to be handling things well.”

The Freemans were joint owners of ResiFax Inc, a company that carries out background checks for flat rental and job applicants. Tara Cantrell, the office manager, said: “It’s a very tragic event. We’re very upset. He was a wonderful man to work for.”

Mr Aaron said that Mrs Freeman was considered a witness to the murder.

“We still have questions that need answers,” he said. “We’re going to continue to work with Mrs Freeman to fill in all of the blanks.”

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,11069-1567961,00.html

Svenn

Title: Re: Madness
Post by LeLimey on Apr 14^th, 2005, 6:40am

Good Grief... I'll never understand people..

Title: Re: Madness
Post by Langa on Apr 14^th, 2005, 8:21am

You're right Svenn...pure MADNESS... [smiley=huh.gif]

Langa

Title: Re: Madness
Post by Frank_W on Apr 14^th, 2005, 9:12am

Isn't there some old classic novel about this? A beautiful woman's lover who was content to live out the rest of his days in her wardrobe, just so he could be her lover...

Still, this is some bizarre shit... LOL

Title: Re: Madness
Post by vig on Apr 14^th, 2005, 9:19am

I've heard of the BOB in the closets....
but not the live ones.... :o

Title: Re: Madness
Post by sandie99 on Apr 14^th, 2005, 3:31pm

on 04/14/05 at 06:40:46, LeLimey wrote:

Good Grief... I'll never understand people..

Well said. 8)

Title: Re: Madness
Post by Charlie on Apr 14^th, 2005, 3:57pm

Pretty strange. Nothing is new however. It reminds me of the The Sherlock Holmes story: "The Adventure Of the Norwood Builder." One has to really stretch to see it though. This horror lacks the finesse of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, of course.

When I read this stuff, my less than optimistic side always wonders what other bizarre and terrible things are out there.

Thanks Svenn....maybe it's a Scandinavian thing... ::) 8)

Lighthearted Charlie http://www.netsync.net/users/charlies/gifs/raincloud.gif