Note to Self: When planning the homocide of my imaginary husband, do not search Google.com for Murderous Tips like the Morristown nurse currently on trial...
It is always embarassing when one of our Morris County neighbors or colleagues manages to secure bad press through some misguided criminal action which is immediately jumped upon by the press and reflects badly upon the rest of the law-abiding citizenry.
I am referring to the Morristown nurse currently on trial in Middlesex County (New Brunswick) for allegedly knocking out her husband and then performing a slice and dice on his remains, prior to re-packaging him into a set of matching luggage.
It is difficult to explain to your mother-in-law why your choice in housing was a good one when exploits like these are picked up and broadcast to the general public via Court TV.
Although Morris County ranks 3rd among the highest-income counties in the United States by median household income, and 10th by per capita income (Source: Wikipedia) this does not translate into an increase in accompanying cerebral capacity. (Although it should, judging from the ridiculous property taxes that I pay into our school system...)
While I admit that I did not know all Google searches were cached (stored) on my hard drive, it does make sense. What also makes sense is that if I have murderous intent on say, my sister, Eliza-the-Obsessively-Perfect (EtOP), which I don't but for the sake of argument, let's say I do. I am NOT NOT NOT NOT going to perform a search on Google for the following topics: "how to commit murder" and "undetectable poisons." In the nurse's trial, a former state police computer examiner, testified that a computer she had access to was used to do research on poisons, guns and murder in the weeks leading up to her husband's disappearance. Whether the nurse herself did the research is for a jury to decide. Unfortunately, and this has kept my husband alive for many years now, where murder is concerned, statistically, the spouse is always the most viable suspect. Between 1976 and 2004, 41,772 people were murdered by their spouses.
How depressing!
More information on the trial is here.
Bonus Question: Did the nurse write this "anonymous letter" sent to the prosecutor's office or was someone else watching too many episodes of the Sopranos? Hmmm...
Bonus Bonus: Court TV has a new series hosted by twisted B-movie king, John Waters. John Waters has directed some of the most bizarre fims including "Pink Flamingos." In this eerie series, "Til Death do us Part" (to Love, Honor and Perish), he plays the "Groom Reaper" who harvests the Groom or Bride shown grinning like maniacs on their wedding day. What an exemplar of modern schadenfreude attuned to the baser instincts of humanity. I know I'll be watching!
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