QUOTE (Buddy @ Jan 10 2010, 07:23 PM)

ladycrazy13......Rhonda Orr was accused & convicted of the death of her husband, James. He was disabled, related to a childhood accident & needed a w/c to get around. The pair met on-line & eventually met face to face & went on from there.
Jimmy's Mom & StepDad were very much a part of the couple's lives...giving them a down payment on a new home built to accomodate Jimmy's physical needs (had a pool in the back yard!!!) & also paid for Rhonda's & Jimmy's schooling. Perhaps too involved but the couple accepted their generosity.
The pair had nothing in common, except maybe the love they shared for Rhonda's kid. It wasn't long before they started dating other people, but Rhonda said they remained living in the same house as friends. It was Jimmy's friends that said they no longer shared the same bed.
What a surprise when Jimmy's bedroom caught fire one night. Rhonda said he was drunk when he announced he was going to bed. He died in the fire.
Anything I know is from SNAPPED. The episode says that Jimmy had no alcohol in his system, his Momma said he wasn't a drinker, there were 2 fires in his bedroom that blocked his door & window. There were several insurance policies taken out on him that Rhonda filed to collect on while "he was still smoldering." It came out in trial that his signature was a forgery on a policy/policies. She was also pregnant by another guy, but terminated it after the fire.
She went on to finish her schooling & became an RN. She remarried before the case came to trial.
Oh, and James's mother paid for her nursing education. If that ain't a kick in the teeth!
And yeah, she did get off pretty light for Texas. I live in Texas and our justice system rarely spares anyone! Especially those accused of such heinous crimes. She got off pretty easy indeed.