| Carrollton woman charged with plot on husband's life
A Carrollton woman arrested Thursday and charged with trying to hire someone to kill her estranged husband initially asked a man she was dating to do the job, court records show. But Frisco police have not charged Vera Elizabeth Guthrie-Nail in connection with the death of her husband, who was fatally shot in his home the day after Christmas. The murder-for-hire plot for which she now faces a criminal solicitation of capital murder charge never moved forward. Guthrie-Nail's boyfriend, who is a police witness and not being named for his protection, never took her offers seriously and thought she was "just talking crazy," according to the arrest warrant affidavit filed in her case. The two stopped dating after four months in February. But when the man saw news reports that Craig Nail had been fatally shot inside his Frisco home, he decided to go to police.
eHarmony.com sued for excluding homosexuals
LOS ANGELES, Calif. A Los Angeles woman has sued the popular online dating site eHarmony.com, claiming she was discriminated against based on her sexual orientation when the Web site refused to pair her with another woman. eHarmony was founded in 2000 by Neil Clark Warren, an evangelical with ties to Focus on the Family, and it has grown to more than 12 million registered users, according to Reuters. The lawyer for the woman, Linda Carlson, said the lawsuit was "about changing the landscape and making a statement out there that gay people, just like heterosexuals, have the right and desire to meet other people with whom they can fall in love." Carlson is urging fellow homosexuals to join the class action lawsuit geared toward forcing eHarmony to change its policy.
Man charged over 23-year old rape case after forensic breakthrough
A FORENSIC breakthrough has led to a 40-year-old Victorian man being charged over a rape that occurred more than 20 years ago. Police have charged Paul Sayer with aggravated rape and aggravated burglary dating back to 1984. A then 19-year-old woman was raped in her bedroom in the early hours of October 23 by a man who broke into her home at Huntingdale in Melbourne's southeast. Another man stood in the doorway holding what appeared to be a rifle while the assault took place, police said. The woman's 21-year-old housemate was woken by the commotion, but hid when she saw the man holding a firearm. Both intruders escaped through the front door. The new evidence emerged during a review of historical unsolved sex crimes. Old forensic evidence was re-examined using technology unavailable 23 years ago.
Home and Away's Indiana Evans growing up fast
Although she's only 17 there's always speculation about who Evans is dating and, when it's rumoured to be someone from the Channel 7 soap opera, it's sure to make the internet. But Evans says it didn't take long to figure out how to deal with the speculation surrounding her love life. "It's really odd, it's bizarre when people you haven't met say things about you, but I don't go looking for it," she says. "Being on Home and Away I have grown up a lot quicker than I would have if I wasn't on the show. But, then again, I don't have a life to compare it to because when I was starting out I was so much younger." Evans' character Matilda Hunter also had some big issues to deal with last year when she broke up with on-screen boyfriend Ric Dalby, played by Mark Furze, after he had an affair with a married woman.
Chicago-style hot dogs coming to Moreno Valley
A restaurant opening in March in Moreno Valley promises to bring customers a taste of Chicago, with some Prohibition-era nostalgia on the side. Illinois-based Portillo Restaurant Group, among the largest privately held restaurant companies in the Midwest, plans to open its second California location of Portillo's Hot Dogs on March 11. It is under construction at 12840 Day St., in the TownGate Square commercial center. Company spokeswoman Patty Sullivan said the Moreno Valley restaurant will be similar to the company's first California location, which opened in 2005 in Buena Park. It is designed in a Prohibition-era theme, and the walls are lined with Chicago photos, artifacts and other memorabilia dating from that period into the 1940s. "There are a lot of Chicago transplants there who know us," Sullivan said about the Inland area.
UPDATE: Suspected drugging
THE CASE: A waiter at a Ruby Tuesday restaurant on Garden of the Gods Road noticed a man putting a suspicious substance in the drink of a woman he was eating dinner with Jan. 3. The waiter took the drink and called Colorado Springs police, who later determined the substance was Diazepam — a mild tranquilizer prescribed to reduce anxiety and relax muscles. THE SUSPECT: Robert Lawrence Psaty, 56, was arrested Feb. 14. He was on a date with the woman that night, according to police, whom he had met through a dating service. After his arrest, Psaty was immediately put on leave from his job as a mental health clinician at the Colorado Mental Health Institute in Pueblo. WHAT’S NEW: Prosecutors on Wednesday filed two felony charges against Psaty: assault by drugging a victim and attempting to have someone induce a controlled substance by fraudulent means.
Investing in non-commited jerk isn't worth it
What do you think of the saying "Why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free?" Let me explain. I'm dating a guy who refuses to be monogamous, so I told him I won't sleep with him anymore. We still hang out all the time, spend the night a lot, and even without sex, I feel so close to him! We cuddle all the time, we understand each other and I love waking up with someone holding me close. Some people say that our relationship is unhealthy because he won't commit to just me, what do you think?
Cow for Sale
Dear Cow for Sale,
The classic underlying idea here is that by withholding sex, a woman hold's the power in a relationship and can thereby change a man. Well, let me drop a little bit of knowledge here: people aren't fixer-uppers, what you see is what you get.
Steve and Mia: Wife no longer likes hubby's desire to bathe with her ...
Steve is a 50-something married man who's been around the block. Mia is a 20-something single immersed in the Center City dating scene. They may not agree, but they have plenty of answers. If you'd like an answer to your romantic troubles, e-mail them at S&M@phillynews.com or write: S&M c/o Daily News, Box 7788, Philadelphia, PA 19101. Q: I'm a 27-year-old woman who has been married for 18 months. So far, things have been great. My husband is loving and supportive, and we get along well. There is one small problem: He insists on showering with me every day. I thought this was cute at first, but now it's a pain. It's crowded - sometimes I just want to be alone and relax. And when I need to shave my legs, I have to take another shower later. I suggested we shower separately, and he got all hurt and mopey for a few days.
Online Romeo admits to fraud
An Albuquerque, N.M., man accused of concocting an elaborate identity as a decorated veteran and gifted trauma surgeon to con a Fort Wayne woman has admitted to being a fraud. In December, a federal grand jury indicted Douglas Martin, 58, on one count of making false statements and a second count of wire fraud. Martin pleaded guilty to the charges this week and will be sentenced in April. He faces up to 25 years in prison and more than $250,000 in fines. The identity Martin created for himself, to steal money from a Fort Wayne woman he met through an online dating service, was impressive, at least on paper: multidisciplinary surgeon, military veteran decorated with such honors as the Navy Cross and the Legion of Merit, and graduate of the University of London. Two weeks after Martin met the woman, he asked her to marry him and move to South Carolina.
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