This one certainly would be in Letterman’s Top 10 “Things Not To Do When Your Wife Asks for A Divorce”. While it is a known fact that most homicides come at the hands of a spouse, loved one, or someone the victim knows, you really have to wonder about the evolution of mankind. I’m sure at one time, way back in the Stone Age, it may have been necessary to kill someone for food, shelter or for infringing on others possessions. But here we are in present day and no matter what part of the world you live in, you can read an article similar to the attached where a married couple of many years, in this case 18 years, one spouse attempts or successfully kills the other as a result of marital problems or divorce. I often ask myself, how do you go from vowing to love, honor, and cherish to attempted murder? With divorce rates hovering around 50%, I was starting to believe that no one took marital vows seriously anymore but quite possibly that is not so, perhaps the marital vow is taken too literally.
There are a variety of alternatives that will provide a far better result than executing one’s spouse. If you or someone you know is in a situation with their spouse that is in no way amicable, then they will be in need of substantial funds, a lawyer and quite possibly a therapist to get them to a final outcome. Couples who can communicate to some extent and are willing to work towards an outcome that each party can live with; parents who want to address the needs and care of their children through the creation of a parenting plan, and couple who wish to maintain a respectful and cost effective approach to their divorce can pursue mediation as an alternative.
Read the crime story reported by The Telegraph…
Jilted husband built electric chair in garage in attempt to kill wife

The home of Andrew Castle who built an electric chair in his garage with the intention of using it to kill his wife Photo: CAVENDISH PRESS