NYPD psychologist is accused of shooting her husband in the head to avoid a messy divorce
Geez..NYPD knows how to hire some real winners....
YONKERS, N.Y. (AP) — A real estate developer who was shot in the head as he slept at home says his cheating wife did it in an attempt to kill him and avoid a messy divorce.
Kenneth Dearden provided an unusually detailed look at the case from his point of view by filing a lawsuit against his wife, a New York Police Department psychologist, a year after the shooting and two weeks before she was arrested.
He said he was sleeping in their upscale suburban home on Nov. 14, 2013, and woke up with a searing pain in his jaw — from a gunshot to the base of his skull. He survived, possibly because the shooter apparently used an antique derringer that had been a gift to his wife from her parents.
Dearden said his wife had been having an affair with a man since 2011 and the man was pressuring her to end her 18-year marriage.
"With Plaintiff no longer in the picture, Defendant could avoid a contentious divorce, keep the marital home and never admit the marital infidelity to any family or friends," says Dearden's lawsuit, which alleges assault, battery and emotional distress and seeks unspecified damages.
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Despite the alleged affair, Kenneth Dearden and his wife, Emily Dearden, were still living together with their two daughters when the shooting occurred and continued to do so for a year afterward, even after she filed for divorce in August. In the lawsuit, he said he lived "in fear of the possibility of another (this time successful) attack."
https://www.yahoo.com/movies/s/ny-man-says-wife-shot-him-avoid-messy-151926440.html
Some more info on the case:
The lawsuit also says Emily Dearden chose to remain at the house while her husband was transported to the hospital, and when police returned soon after to further investigate, they found her washing the clothes she had been wearing. She also asked police if they had a warrant, according to the suit.
Furthermore, the lawsuit alleges Emily Dearden had been having an affair with a man from Texas named Warren David Roudebush and that he had flown to New York the day of the shooting. Emily met with Roudebush the next day before going to the hospital to see her husband, the suit claims.
Emily Dearden was being pressured by Roudebush to end her marriage so that they could be together, the lawsuit alleges. CBS New York reports Emily Dearden filed for divorce nine months after the shooting of her husband.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/new-york-man-kenneth-dearden-alleges-wife-nypd-psychologist-tried-to-kill-him/
The wife has been arrested and charged with attempted murder. She's been suspended from her job at the NYPD.
She claims her husband was shot by a home intruder. However, police say there was no evidence of forced entry. And the security system never sounded. Her behavior after the shooting was also suspicious.
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