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Don't sleep with your best friend's boyfriend and then go skydiving with her...

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by A-Train, Jan 26, 2007.

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  1. A-Train

    A-Train Member

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    Yeah, I think you know where this is going...

    http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?ContentBlockID=69a154e5-a78d-45e4-833a-932de02779c7

    Woman Charged With Murder Of Fellow Skydiver

    Fri, 26 Jan '07
    Police Say Love Triangle Led To Fatal Plunge

    It's like something out of a crime novel. A bad crime novel.

    A woman in Belgium has been charged with the murder of her friend and fellow skydiver, after she discovered the married woman was having an affair with her boyfriend. Police say Els Clottemans, 22, tampered with the woman's parachute, causing her to plunge to her death before a crowd of onlookers.

    The London Times reports 37-year-old Els Van Doren fell 13,000 feet when both her main and reserve parachutes failed to open on a recent jump near the town of Opglabbeek. A videocamera mounted on her helmet filmed the entire ordeal, as Van Doren struggled to open her 'chute.

    "I looked up and saw a black spot falling quickly to the ground. It was wriggling about and it was pretty obvious it was a person," said witness Wally Elters to Le Soir. "Above it were three people in parachutes coming down slowly. Then it hit the ground. It was an appalling moment."

    Minutes before the incident, Clottemans and Van Doren had joined hands with Clotteman's boyfriend -- "a Dutchman known only as Marcel," according to the Times -- and another skydiver in a star formation. The skydivers split formation as their 'chutes opened at 4,000 feet... except for Van Doren's.

    Police say Marcel was having an affair with Van Doren. When that news came to light, investigators focused their attention on Clottemans... and on Ms. Van Doren's parachute rigging.

    "A close inspection of the parachutes leads us to believe they had been meddled with," said a police spokesman.

    Clottemans was arrested and charged following a two-month investigation. She denies she had anything to do with Van Doren's death; reports state she attempted suicide before being brought in for questioning a second time last month.

    Alas, that's not all. Police also say Clottemans has an arrest record... for attempting to run over an American boyfriend. Authorities say he survived that incident, and Clottemans was released without charges filed.

    As you may imagine, Belgian media outlets have embraced the story. They report Marcel arranged his liaisons so neither woman found out about the other. Friday nights, he was with Clottemans; Saturday nights were Van Doren's.

    Police prosecutors have since clamped down on information leaking to the press on the matter.

    "In order not to jeopardize the smooth running of the investigation, no further information will be supplied," said one. "As has already been suggested in the media, the motive for the crime is most probably in the passionate area. The accused denies the charges."
     
    #1 A-Train, Jan 26, 2007
  2. Lil Pun

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    Whoa! Women are crazy! ;)
     
    #2 Lil Pun, Jan 26, 2007
  3. heypartner

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    Bad crime novels...

    How about a bad made-for-tv movie: "Band of Lovers"
     
    #3 heypartner, Jan 26, 2007
  4. professorjay

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    What I don't understand, besides the whole murder thing, is she killed the other woman, and not her boyfriend, for cheating on her. I'm guessing that's a poor use of commas in a sentence too.
     
    #4 professorjay, Jan 26, 2007
  5. hooroo

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    Google images comes up with pics of parachutists who may not be the same women.
     
    #5 hooroo, Jan 26, 2007
  6. professorjay

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    Might I add this seems like a perfect story for one of those Lifetime movies.
     
    #6 professorjay, Jan 26, 2007
  7. weslinder

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    I'm betting that this ends up being a Law&Order or CSI episode.
     
    #7 weslinder, Jan 26, 2007
  8. Lil Pun

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    Huh???
     
    #8 Lil Pun, Jan 26, 2007
  9. GRENDEL

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    I think they probably started working on it the moment the story hit!
     
    #9 GRENDEL, Jan 26, 2007
  10. AroundTheWorld

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    The victim:

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    The suspect:

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    #10 AroundTheWorld, Jan 26, 2007
  11. finalsbound

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    Marcel must love women named Els...
     
    #11 finalsbound, Jan 26, 2007
  12. MadMax

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    Man, I'm so glad you posted this cautionary tale. I was looking forward to a full weekend of sex with my best friend's girlfriend. Whew. I'll stay away!
     
    #12 MadMax, Jan 26, 2007
  13. hooroo

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    why not? you have fun with both and get tied down with neither. dumping one woman is hard enough but here you're letting loose two and it's all done for you.
     
    #13 hooroo, Jan 26, 2007
  14. professorjay

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    Oh yeah, I'd bet on it. It seems like this would fit nicely on Law & Order:CI. They'll probably adapt the plot, this time it's bungee jumpers or mountain climbers. Easier and cheaper to shoot than sky diving I would guess.
     
    #14 professorjay, Jan 26, 2007
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    She should have to go through the exact same thing. Drop her out of plane with a botched main and reserve chute. b****.
     
    #15 Surfguy, Jan 26, 2007
  16. rrj_gamz

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    Uh...No and no...I'm just saying...
     
    #16 rrj_gamz, Jan 26, 2007
  17. heypartner

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    don't ever underestimate Sir Jackie Chiles stalking ability.

    good find dude

    and the suspect looks like my one and only psychoexgirlfriend.com gf. too funny.
     
    #17 heypartner, Jan 26, 2007
  18. Jeff

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    Next time, she should just invite the woman to join them. Keep your friends close and your enemies cloer, right? They could be like a new modern family...all three of them.

    Kinda reminds me of a song by a little-known band: T-Ride

    "You and Your Friend"

    Must we go
    Running through our lives
    With our eyes closed tightly
    To the love and happiness we share
    I think I'm in love with you.

    In my dreams
    I can see us in a tight embrace
    Doin' all the things
    That we never really did
    I think I'm in love with you and your friend.

    Ah, yes I do.
    I can't see you and me and her without each other
    And I hope you feel the same way too.
    You and me and her

    :D
     
    #18 Jeff, Jan 26, 2007
  19. francis 4 prez

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    marcel must have done something really bad in a previous life.



    wow, real james bond-level stuff there. who could've caught on?
     
    #19 francis 4 prez, Jan 26, 2007
  20. smoothie

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    you can say that again.
     
    #20 smoothie, Jan 26, 2007
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