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Watson, Crick & A Twist
Man throws ailing wife from balcony to save on health care costs.
There are so many twists and turns this one could take ...
There are so many twists and turns this one could take ...
Kansas City, Missouri - A man threw his seriously ill wife four stories to her death because he could no longer afford to pay for her medical care, prosecutors said in charging him with second-degree murder.
According to court documents filed on Wednesday in Jackson County Circuit Court, Stanley Reimer walked his wife to the balcony of their apartment and kissed her before throwing her over.
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Investigators said that Reimer was in the apartment when they arrived. He told them, "She didn't jump", but did not elaborate, they said. Criste Reimer's caregiver told police she could barely walk and would not have been able to climb over the railing of the balcony, according to the probable cause statement.
- tragedy, the poor woman was on her way out - the husband just gave her a nudge.
- black comedy, you always hurt the one you love.
- social commentary - you think that is sick, just watch Sicko
- social commentary part 2 - his lawyer invents the Sicko defense, "my cleint was driven to this final act after his neighbor showed him a pirated copy of Sicko
- political - reminder that health care coverage for some has dire consequences
