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Saturday, September 6, 2008<\/strong>

Ever since my cousin told me about the episode on America’s Most Wanted, I have gone online periodically to see if I can find out anything about someone being murdered on the route my brother took when he was a trucker. So many murders have taken place that it seems impossible to find the one that I am looking for.

Ever since Sander found out he was not mentioned in the will, I have been worried he will show up at my door. I have gone to the police to tell them that he is here illegally, and that I am worried about my family and my safety. They don’t seem to care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have also searched my brother’s full name to see what comes up. So far, I have found 8 mug shots of him. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Today, when I went online to see what I could find, a new mug shot came up. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Do not try to apprehend this individual yourself<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

If you or anyone you know has any information on this person, please call or email…

I then called my mom to see if she knew where Sander was. I didn’t tell her what I had found online. I was surprised she gave me his address without questioning why I wanted it.

Then I went back online and emailed his address to the place that had requested it. After I had sent the email, I never expected to hear back from them.

Monday, October 6, 2008<\/strong>

Margo called to tell me that she had kicked her son and Sarah out because they were not living by the rules that she had set for them. Margo also told me that her son had 4 guns, and he had started to get aggressive towards her. She was afraid of having them live with her. I told her that I understood.

Tuesday, October 14, 2008<\/strong>

Ever since we got home from Canada, Richard has lost weight and is a much happier person.

Today, Richard and I have been married for 25 years. Crazy for me to think we have made it this far! I am glad that he has changed. I still don’t love him, but he is being kind. Life with him is not as unbearable as it used to be.

Saturday, October 25, 2008<\/strong>

I have been having nightmares about Sarah. It’s always the same dream. I dream she is 5 years old. We are in a crowded room, and I can hear her crying for me.

I look around the room to find her. When I see her, I hurry and pick her up. Then she says, “Thanks for finding me! I was scared because I was lost.” We hold each other tight. Then I wake up. Once I am awake, I cry because there is nothing I can do for her.

I wish I could get rid of my nightmares once and for all!

Friday, November 7, 2008<\/strong>

Beth and I keep thinking Sander is going to show up. It seems too good to be true that he has not called or stopped by.

I got a phone call from a man named *Henry, who said he was from the Bureau of Investigation. I didn’t know that that meant. So I thought he was going to ask me to bail Sander out of jail. But that was not the case. He told me they had Sander in custody and asked if I minded answering some questions. I still didn’t understand who he was, and I was worried Sander would come after me if I answered any questions about him. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He could tell I was scared, so he assured me that Sander was not getting out of jail or would be able to come after me. He was investigating Sander’s background and wanted to know about his history and about our upbringing. He was doing a report to find out what had made him so violent. I asked him if Sander had done anything serious. He said he was not allowed to share that information with me. But his DNA was linked to something serious. We talked for a long time.

Henry told me that Sander was in prison and that they were going to send him to a prison in Arizona. From there, he was going to be deported back to Denmark, and he would never be allowed back to America.

At the end of our conversation, he thanked me for all the information I had given him. Then he said, “Since you have been so helpful, I will keep you posted when Sanders gets moved to Arizona.” I let him know that I would appreciate it.

Monday, December 1, 2008<\/strong>

Beth and Kevin are back in Canada. They have to go to court because of Maggy. The lady who used to live in Bent’s basement.

Maggy ended up getting $20,000.00 more than the will said. A total of $70.000.00. The money was withdrawn from Bent’s bank account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The house has not been sold yet. We hope it will be soon. Then we can share the money from the house and the rest of Bent’s money in the bank.

Wednesday, December 31, 2008<\/strong>

Bent’s house sold for one million dollars. Now Beth and I can finally split the money Bent had in the bank and the money we got for the house.

Beth called and invited Richard, Laila, Johny, and me to come and celebrate New Year’s Eve with her and her family. Beth said she had a check for half my money and would give it to me when we got to her house.

When we got to Beth’s house, she gave me the check. It was crazy to see a check for over half a million dollars! Richard told me to sign the back so that he could deposit it for me. I told him I was going to hang on to it.

We had a nice evening with my sister and her family. We spent the night at Beth’s place.

Thursday, January 1, 2009<\/strong>

The morning started nicely. Then Beth told me I was to give $10,000.00 to each of Bent’s two close friends. I was shocked!

One of the two friends owned his own successful business, and his wife was a nurse. Their kids were all grown up and had no kids living at home. The other guy was Kjeld. Kjeld’s kids were all grown and married. He seemed to be doing fine, too.

I asked her why she thought I should give them money. Beth told me that they were Bent’s friends and he had promised them both millions before he passed away. They were disappointed that they were not mentioned in the will. I told Beth I didn’t feel like I owed either of them any money.

Beth insisted I give both of them at least a few thousand. When she realized I wasn’t going to, she got furious with me! I had never seen her so upset before! I was worried she was going to pass out from not breathing since she had so much anger.

Beth told me that she was going to give them money and that at least she could go peacefully to her grave knowing she had done the right thing.

When we left, both Beth and Kevin were upset with me. I can’t believe she feels entitled to tell me what I should do with my half of the inheritance.

I was never going to fight over money. I feel like my sister’s and my relationship broke. I don’t know if it can ever be the same again.

Friday, January 2, 2009 <\/strong>

As I looked at my check, I thought I should open a separate bank account to keep the money safe. I could afford to get divorced now.

Richard has been so happy. Happier than I had ever seen him before. I didn’t have the heart to disappoint him. Besides, I still felt responsible for him and for our Temple Marriage.

Saturday, January 3, 2009 <\/strong>

Richard managed to convince me to put the money in our joint account. He told me we had always said we would only have one joint account for our whole married life. He also convinced me that he had always let me know what was going on with his paycheck and whatever debt we had.

He told me it wasn’t right for one spouse not to know what was going on with their finances. He convinced me we had come so far together. Putting the money in our joint account would prove that we were one in our marriage.

I didn’t feel right about it. But I wanted to believe him, and it sounded logical.

Richard promised me he wouldn’t take out any of the money unless I knew what it was for. He was going to remodel the whole house and fix up the kitchen just like I had always wanted. It was so exciting!

I went to the bank and deposited the check. Richard came with me so that we could pay off what we owed on the house.

When I saw how much money we owed, I got confused. I thought for sure we had paid off way more than what it said. Richard quickly grabbed the papers and assured me it was the interest that had cost so much. Then he said, “There is still enough money that we will never have to worry about money the rest of our lives! Just think: even if the money is gone by the time I retire, I still have our 401 (k). You will never be poor again! We will have so much money! We will travel the world, and you can go back to Denmark whenever you want!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I had been poor my whole life. What he had just said was so comforting!

He was excited to go to Home Depot so I could pick out material so that he could get started fixing up the house.

Deep inside me, it bothered me that I had to pay so much money to the Bank for what we owed on the house. Richard had a way of making me think this was just how it was when it came to added-on interest.

When we got home, Richard locked all the bank papers in his filing cabinet. I told him that if he ever died, I would need to know where he kept the key. Richard told me that he would make sure to leave me a note so I would know where the key was in case he died before me. Something was not right, but I thought maybe it was just me being paranoid.

Sunday, January 4, 2009<\/strong>

I was about to write out a check to the church for 10 percent of my inheritance. Richard convinced me not to do that. He said that on Monday morning, on his way to work, he would take out 10 percent from the bank and drive it to the church office building. This way, no one in the ward would have to know that I had just inherited a large sum of money. It sounded logical, so I agreed.

Monday, January 5, 2009 <\/strong>

When Richard got home from work, he showed me a bank statement that he had taken 10 percent out to give to the church. Just like we had agreed.

Never in my wildest imagination could I have imagined that instead of giving it to the church, he put it in a separate account that I didn’t know existed. <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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