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Gregg · Jan 4, 2001, 10:09 AM

Interesting story: http://abcnews.go.com/sections/us/Da...on_010103.html
She falls in love with a picture of a convict, crosses the ocean to meet him, discovers he is, well, slow witted, and wants to marry him before he is executed? Wierd.

jaguarandi · Jan 4, 2001, 10:18 AM

To each his or her own, I guess.

/scratching head

//e

kaceygones · Jan 4, 2001, 10:26 AM

Yuck!!

Too bad they didn't show a picture of her.
Imagine what her family in Germany must be thinking/saying.

...and my Dad thought I made poor choices.

kacey

giantmike · Jan 4, 2001, 10:46 AM

Who knows, it may just be a big publicity stunt. She may love attention, and therfore be doing this to see her face on the news.

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macmad · Jan 4, 2001, 11:28 AM

What does this guy have that I haven't?? Maybe its just because he's so handsom!

SillyPooh · Jan 4, 2001, 11:35 AM

Who knows, it may just be a big publicity stunt. She may love attention, and therfore be doing this to see her face on the news.

It seems it didn't work! For ABCNews at least...
I too would have liked to see her picture...

disectamac · Jan 4, 2001, 11:39 AM

Originally posted in the article:
Polzin, 32, spotted Bobby Lee Harris in late 1999 on a Hamburg, Germany, bus stop ad. The Italian clothing company used pictures of seven North Carolina death row inmates as part of a controversial ad campaign. Polzin said she immediately had an instinct about Harris. �I knew he wasn�t a killer. I could see it in the eyes,� she said.

1. The clothing company is sick

2. The girl isn't sick. She's sick, desperate, AND dillusionary.

WDL · Jan 4, 2001, 09:34 PM

This is another item in the history of this phenomenon:

Men convicted of the most horrible and sickening crimes receive many love letters
and proposals of marriage from girls/women.

Why? Who knows - even more to the point, who cares?

Equally puzzling are the female teachers instigating an intimate relationship with
young male students.

Man, was my education lacking - I would have thought I had died and gone to
paradise if it had happened to me. Damn, no such luck. Took me years to get up
to speed.

WDL

witulski · Jan 6, 2001, 06:17 AM

Hmm. Maybe he's a really nice guy who screwed up once.

Fyre4ce · Jan 6, 2001, 11:58 AM

Wow...

I kind-a feel sorry for her...

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PeteL999 · Jan 6, 2001, 02:18 PM

Well, whatever floats your boat I guess

kaceygones · Jan 6, 2001, 03:24 PM

I decided to start a new topic with my post.
kacey

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rambo47 · Jan 6, 2001, 05:38 PM

The cynic in me thinks that maybe there is an insurance policy involved. He's about to be executed, no chance of ever leaving the prison alive, but some one wants to marry him. Hmmm....

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macmad · Jan 6, 2001, 05:45 PM

Funny really, usually you're a prisoner AFTER marrage, not before. As for Insurance, what kind of insurance does a convict usually have?? Probability of never claiming is pretty high in that kinda profession, I guess? Low Premiums?

Gregg · Jan 19, 2001, 11:33 AM

Here's a follow up article. An interview with Crazy Woman, and her pic. http://abcnews.go.com/sections/us/Da...zin010119.html
Now I'll go read it myself.

mitymo · Jan 19, 2001, 11:56 AM

Does this mean she gets a green card?

Gregg · Jan 19, 2001, 03:38 PM

Not if the guy gets executed....

eep! · Jan 20, 2001, 11:20 AM

i can tel by looking at them both, they are well suited.
god, i hope they don't have kids.