Woman charged with killing sons for insurance

I thought this might be something that would cheer you up today. Perhaps the end result of all our "destroy the safety net", "look out for yourself", etc., etc., etc., politics.

After all, what's a poor woman to do? -- especially when surrounded by ungrateful vipers. Also, always remember, when a GUY does the exact same thing -- it always seems to be, "financial reverses", a "troubled family life". It's always due to some "outside influences" -- rarely is he portrayed as a stone killer. Women are usually seen as "crazy" or "cold-blooded" - men, rarely so.

She was "looking out for #1". Perhaps she asked herself, "What would John Gault do?" Just another example of our current "conservative" ideology.

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Woman charged with killing sons for insurance

CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - A South Carolina mother who told police her son killed three family members and himself has been charged with murdering all of them to get their life insurance money, police said Tuesday.

Susan Hendricks, 48, was charged with the murder of her two sons, her ex-husband and her stepmother after being arrested at a motel Monday night, police said.

She was also charged with possession of a weapon during a violent crime -- a handgun she kept in her night stand.

Police were called to a house in Liberty, South Carolina, on October 14, Pickens County Assistant Sheriff Tim Morgan said. Based on observations at the scene, forensic evidence and interviews with family members, police determined Hendricks' version of what happened was false, he said.

Family members told police her motive was life insurance money. Hendricks was the beneficiary of multiple life insurance policies taken out by the victims, a police report said