Husband burnt alive as he tries to kill wife

Austrian Times ^ | 11/3/09 | David Rogers

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A 60-year-old man was burnt alive as he tried to kill his wife at their home in Feistritz an der Drau in Carinthia’s Villach-Land district today (Tues).

Police said the man had doused himself and petrol and then poured it around his house before shouting "I will burn all of you to a crisp" and setting the home ablaze.

The man was killed instantly as he was turned into a human torch but his wife and another man, whom police suspect she was having an affair with, escaped.

They were treated for smoke inhalation at Villach provincial hospital.

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Somehow, I don't believe he thought his cunning plan all the way through.

[Royal Wulff]

The story according to the wife and her lover. What do you think really happened?

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"Don't laugh, b**** - you're next!"

[robomatik]

obamacare?

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[Talisker]

The story according to the wife and her lover. What do you think really happened?

[This_far]

What do you think really happened?

David Rogers was fired from his position as a writer for a (failed) politician.

[jellybean]

I never get tired of seeing that little guy! :)

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He does brighten up a thread, doesn’t he?

[maddog55]

“They were treated for smoke inhalation...”

From the house smoke or him?

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Unless they are monumentally stupid, I think they are telling the truth. Have you ever heard of anyone disposing of their spouse in such an elaborate and dangerous way?

Sounds more like an enraged husband than a devious and scheming wife, though stranger things have happened.

[charles1252]

I hope the guy believed in cremation!

[Jmouse007]

I read this story and thought: “Cue Burning Man”. So thanks for the post is it good to see he is still immulating himself after all these years. That said, it usually only works once in real life ;o)

[metmom]

The story according to the wife and her lover. What do you think really happened?

It seems highly unlikely that someone would douse THEMSELVES if they were planning on burning someone else alive.

CSI suspects one and two, in my book.

[TNdandelion]

Murder suicide? I don’t know....if he’s that incompetent, no wonder she took a lover.

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He does now.

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Remember those Muslim loonies who tried to attack Glasgow Airport? Crazy people do weird things.

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I read this story and thought: “Cue Burning Man”. So thanks for the post is it good to see he is still immulating himself after all these years. That said, it usually only works once in real life ;o)

Not much you can do for an encore, you betcha.

[BJClinton]

Wow. Blue Oyster Cult’s “I’m Burning for You” just came up on my play list as I was reading this.

[RichInOC]

Darwin Honorable Mention.

Killing your unfaithful wife and her lover...you’re doing it wrong.

[US_MilitaryRules]

Kinda reminds me of the scene in Blazing Saddles when Cleveland Little points his own gun at himself! lol

More than likely the cheating wife torched her hubby.

[F.J. Mitchell]

Reminds me of that Foster Brooke's joke where a husband has a gun to his head and his wife starts laughing and he says “don't laugh you're next”.

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:^) Cleavon Little RIP.