Posted on 03/15/2010 12:13:19 PM PDT by Wontsubmit
A German opera singer has been arrested on accusations that she murdered her husband and then had an accomplice impersonate him to sign all his possessions over to her.
Waltraud Hill, 55, is alleged to have approached up to 10 men to find a suitable doppelganger, then used a make-up artist to disguise him as her dead husband Hermann, UK newspaper the Telegraph reported.
The soprano has been charged with murder and fraud over the death of her husband, 71, a wealthy former fisherman.
Detectives interviewed 7000 people during the investigation, finding eight who admitted to have been approached by Mrs Hill to pose as her husband.
"She showed me a photo of this old geezer, said there would be a 'good drink in it for me' if I played him at a lawyer's office and at a notary's," one is alleged to have said.
After allegedly finding a willing doppelganger, the pair went to a solicitor and signed over his properties, stocks, bonds and insurance policy to her.
Police are yet to find the body of Mr Hill but are working on the assumption that he is dead.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.ninemsn.com.au ...
Put them in a pen: Call out randomly. Fixed fees. Have them wear gray lab coats with a shade of green. Government issued round straw hats. Every two years: bar exam ... compulsory continuing education. Illegal immigrants should have automatic free Legal assistance.
Nobody should be bankrupted by legal fees. Legal services for all is a birth right!
U.S. Americans UNITE! Free Legal Services for all!
Photos! This thread is useless without photos of a woman named Waltraud.
That’s a woman named Waltraud?
According to the article, that’s the killer; but he says he’s just in waste management!
Okay — so we have the Libretto practically written here — now who will compose the music?
Maybe she’ll get a Tony then...
Gives a whole new meaning to the saying “it ain’t over ‘till the fat lady sings”.
"I'll let you off with a warning this time...but just watch yourself in the future."
Pun Police
Greedy little wench, but not what I expected.
Bada bing, bada boom...
Insufficient evidence to make a verdict. More evidence please.
Your turn to do the research
Is there a book I can get detailing how to get rich by fishing?
Yep.. just another case of greed killing another human being for money and thinking they can get away with it. Their hell just starts a little bit sooner than expected.
A very common name among sopranos ... especially German sopranos ... ah, who kill husbands.
If only there were ...
Other stories say he was a fish farmer, which is another kettle of ectothermic non-tetrapod craniates.
And here I thought Tony was the most common name among sopranos. My thought on Waltraud was than she was named after a fish mount...
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