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Cops: Princeton Grad, GF Tried to Kill His Former Dates

Wisconsin police say 2 women were targeted with cyanide and toxins

(Newser) - A Wisconsin couple faces charges after authorities say they tried to poison two women—who knew the male suspect because they had casually dated him. Paul VanDuyne Jr., 43, and Andrea Whitaker, 41, of Madison, are charged with attempted murder, stalking, aggravated battery, and reckless endangerment, according to state...

This Valentine's Day, Give Your Ex a Dead Rat

Or at least one named for them, and then feed it to an owl

(Newser) - For those who feel like dissing instead of kissing a former lover on Friday—Valentine's Day—you can name a dead frozen rat for your ex or send a message that they should never procreate. As the AP reports, animal shelters and zoos around the country are encouraging cathartic...

Convicted Marvel Actor Now Sued by Ex-Girlfriend
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Nov 23, 2024 7:00 AM CST

Ex of Convicted Marvel Actor Drops Suit

Lawyer for Grace Jabbari said the case was 'favorably settled'

(Newser) - An assault and defamation lawsuit filed against Marvel actor Jonathan Majors by his ex has been ditched. The AP reports that the legal teams for both Majors and former girlfriend Grace Jabbari on Thursday gave the OK to dismiss the case with prejudice, per a joint filing in Manhattan federal...

Ex-MLB Pitcher's Missing Daughter Is Found

Arrest warrant had been out for former boyfriend of Brenna Swindell, daughter of Greg Swindell

(Newser) - The daughter of an ex-MLB pitcher, who went missing last week, has been found. Brenna Swindell—a 29-year-old mom of three and the daughter of Greg Swindell, who last played for the Arizona Diamondbacks before retiring in 2002—hadn't been seen since Thursday night, per ABC News . That's...

As Home Burned, a Text: 'Hope Your House Is Okay'

A jealous Senaida Soto set beau's house on fire after woman answered his phone, Texas police say

(Newser) - Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned, especially in Texas. Police say a 23-year-old woman was arrested Monday and arrested for arson after she allegedly set her lover's home on fire after becoming enraged that another woman answered his phone, reports Gray News . The Bexar County Sheriff's...

3 Women With Same Boyfriend Dump Him, Go on Road Trip

After ditching their deceitful lover, they converted an old bus and hit the road together

(Newser) - Three close friends on a cross-country road trip together may not sound that unusual, but how this adventure came about certainly is. Long story short: They all found out they were dating the same guy, at the same time. Morgan Tabor, 21, of Boise, Idaho, tells the Washington Post she'...

Anderson Cooper on New Baby: I'll Be 'Dad,' My Ex Will Be 'Papa'

CNN host explains to Howard Stern why former BF Benjamin Maisani is helping him raise little Wyatt

(Newser) - Wyatt Morgan Cooper's most famous dad is Anderson Cooper, but he's got a second one who will help raise him as well. Per Page Six , the CNN anchor dished about his new son Tuesday on Howard Stern's SiriusXM radio show, and he told Stern that ex-boyfriend Benjamin...

A Mom's Anguished Cry: 'My Twin Daughters Are Dead'

Joann Hoyt's ex-boyfriend accused of fatally shooting her 15-year-old girls in their Calif. home

(Newser) - Teen twins gunned down this week are being mourned in their California community, and their mother's ex-boyfriend has been arrested and charged in their deaths. Caira and Leah Christopher—15-year-old sophomores at Helix Charter High School in La Mesa, described by a relative as "always smiling and always...

Drew Carey Speaks Out After His Ex-Fiancee Is Murdered

Dr. Amie Harwick died in fall from a balcony

(Newser) - Dr. Amie Harwick, who was engaged to Drew Carey for about a year before splitting in 2018, was murdered in the wee hours of Saturday, and another ex of hers has been arrested. LAPD officers responded to her home in the Hollywood Hills after reports of a woman screaming; her...

Woman: Ex-Boyfriend Hid in My House for Weeks

Pittsburgh's Cary Cocuzzi facing burglary charges

(Newser) - The toilet seat was left up. That was a Pittsburgh woman's first clue that someone was in her house who shouldn't have been. All doubt was removed shortly before noon on Saturday. Police say an ex-boyfriend who'd been hiding in the woman's Brighton Heights home for...

Woman Screams as Ex Falls Through Her Ceiling

Tyler Bergkamp, 25, is arrested in Kansas

(Newser) - A Kansas woman was surprised to see her ex-boyfriend show up unexpectedly Thursday night—when his legs broke through her living room ceiling, the Salina Journal reports. It apparently began when the woman, unnamed by police, came home to find her door locked with the chain on. Concerned that her...

Judge Gives 'Nasty' Texter a Writing Assignment

Daren Young has to come up with 144 compliments for his former girlfriend

(Newser) - A judge on the Hawaiian island of Maui has handed down an unorthodox sentence to a man who pleaded no contest to violating a protection order preventing him from contacting his ex-girlfriend. Judge Rhonda Loo ordered Daren Young on Friday to write 144 compliments about his ex-girlfriend, in response to...

Woman Set on Fire by Ex in 2015 Dies
Woman Set on Fire by
Ex in 2015 Dies
Jun 28, 2017 10:14 AM CDT

Woman Set on Fire by Ex in 2015 Dies

Prosecutors plan to pursue murder charges

(Newser) - "She fought so hard," says Dan Bowes of his stepdaughter, Judy Malinowski. The Ohio woman was left disfigured and bedridden in a hospital after her ex-boyfriend doused her in gasoline and set her on fire on Aug. 2, 2015. "No one expected that she'd make it...

Man Who Wanted to Vilify Ex Arrested in JCC Case: Feds

Juan Thompson, arrested in St. Louis, believed to be behind at least 8 threats

(Newser) - A jilted ex-boyfriend is behind at least eight of the scores of threats made against Jewish community centers nationwide, plus a bomb threat to New York's Anti-Defamation League, in an effort to harass and vilify his former girlfriend, federal officials said Friday. Juan Thompson was arrested in St. Louis...

Man Allegedly Cooked Ex's Dog, Served It to Her as Meal

He is arrested on animal cruelty charges

(Newser) - In one of the more demented breakup stories in a while, a man in Redding, Calif., is accused of killing, cooking, and serving his ex-girlfriend's dog to her and then telling her about it after the fact, reports the Sacramento Bee . Ryan Eddy Watenpaugh denies cooking the dog but...

Reeva Steenkamp Met With Ex 2 Days Before Killing

Pistorius called her 'every 20 minutes' during rendezvous

(Newser) - Reeva Steenkamp met with her ex-boyfriend only two days before Oscar Pistorius killed her—and received two phone calls from the Olympic athlete during the coffee date, according to a new BBC documentary . "I mean he’s phoned twice already, every 20 minutes," her ex, Warren Lahoud, says...

Ex's Revenge: She Sells His Secret Fishing Spots

Girlfriend auctions off his GPS locations after breakup

(Newser) - A New Zealand woman got some profitable revenge on a boyfriend who dumped her and then skipped the country: She sold the locations of his secret (and successful) fishing spots, reports stuff.co.nz . Angela Potter found his GPS markings in her garage after the split and auctioned them off...

Dentist Pulls Out Ex-Boyfriend's Teeth

Anna Mackowiak: 'I tried to ... detach myself from my emotions'

(Newser) - Talk about a nasty breakup: Polish authorities are investigating a dentist for allegedly pulling out all of her ex-boyfriend's teeth during a dental visit, the Daily Mail reports. Anna Mackowiak, 34, reportedly took revenge on 45-year-old Marek Olszewski by giving him anesthetic, plucking out his pearlies, and sending him...

Woman Calls Ex 65K Times
 Woman Calls Ex 65K Times 
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Sep 11, 2011 7:15 AM CDT

Woman Calls Ex 65K Times

...in a single year

(Newser) - Fatal Attraction, much? A 42-year-old Dutch woman apparently had a very, very hard time letting go of her former boyfriend ... or his phone number. Prosecutors claim she called him 65,000 times in the last year, and are charging her with stalking. Spaced over 365 days, that's 178 calls...

Ex-Girlfriend Gets Revenge Via Google Search

She floods ex's image on web, with mocking messages

(Newser) - Unless this is an elaborate hoax, a tech-savvy girl has gotten a very new-fashioned sort of revenge on her old flame—via Google. She manipulated the search function so it coughs up repeated images of him when his name is typed in, each with a mocking (and sometimes pretty nasty)...

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