Betrayal

A Computer Genius, His Russian Bride, The KGB, Intrigue And Murder

(CBS)  As investigators follow Hans, they discover the missing CRX, but something is missing, says prosecutor Paul Hora. "He removed the front passenger seat. Then he completely disassembled, removed the rear cargo area of the car, threw away the carpeting that covered the spare tire and the cover that covered the spare tire."

Police detain Hans to get a DNA sample. In his fanny pack, they find nearly $9,000 in cash, his passport and a cell phone with the battery removed. "The fact that Nina’s cell phone battery had been removed from her cell phone intentionally and then later, he too had his cell phone battery removed from his cell phone, was really a signature circumstance in this case," Hora says.

Soon enough, Nina’s blood is found on a wooden post in Hans' house and Hans is charged with murder.

Then, just when all the evidence is pointing directly at Hans, the case suddenly takes a dramatic turn. Sean Sturgeon makes a startling confession.

"I told them that I killed 8.5 people," he says. "I told them that when I showed up, that person may or may not have been dead; but by the time I left, that person was most definitely dead."

There’s no doubt that Hans' former best friend and Nina’s ex-lover, is one of a kind. Few people admit to being a serial killer, but that’s exactly what Sean did when authorities began to lay out their murder case against Hans.

"All this time, they’re telling me, 'Sean you need to be a witness. Without you as a witness, we don’t have a case,'" he remembers. "Witness for the prosecution. I knew Hans and Nina better than anyone else. No one else had that perspective and they kept on me and I said, 'You don’t want me as a witness. If you get me as a witness, you will probably lose the case.'"

Sean promised that if called to testify he would have no choice but to tell the jury his story.

Asked under what circumstances he killed, Sean says, "I’m not going to go into that. The people who I was involved and personally responsible for the death of should have stopped what was happening to me as a child."

And what happened to Sean as a child is clearly something he wants to forget. He says he was abused as a child and has always said that those he killed were his abusers.

"My question is, why should anyone believe that you had nothing to with the killing of Nina if you were violent enough to kill other people?" Maher asks.

"That’s gonna have to be up to each individual. It’ll be a matter of belief. [If] they don’t wanna believe it, fine," Sean says. "The most important part of it is that this is a trial of Hans Reiser for the killing of Nina Reiser. And I didn’t have anything to do with it."

[314Diva]

you can't predict what is in a persons heart....and you'll never know what will push anyone to kill....

[jbrauthor]

The sad moral to this story is as follows. Men bring an insane phsycial passion for the woman they marry or live with, and once that man's feelings and/or love is betrayed, that love and passion turns to the same level of hate. If I was 2/3 the size of a man, and only 2/3 strong as a man I certainly would not want to test his temperment by openly betraying him. Nina played an extremely dangerous game. She not only betrayed him, but then wanted full custody of the kids which only made Hans more angry.

[proveit2]

Insane? Pretend you''re him. Your best buddy marries this great lady and doesn''t treat her so good. You try to help and wind up in love with her. She files for divorce and wants to marry you, but she''s scared of losing the kids so she drops you for someone he might hate less. Then she disappears. You guess the worst. You know your old buddy''s smart, and he''s gonna try to pin it on you. You''re told you have to testify. You want to be left alone, but no chance. Your phone rings all day and all night, it''s driving you
insane?

[jbrauthor]

Surely, you jest by calling Nina a great lady. She betrays one husband, and them marries and stays with another husband who is a sado-maschchist. She had enough money coming in that she didn't have to be desperate and marry the first rich guy she met. She had less substance than the man who killed her.

[proveit2]

Insane? Think about it. You grow up with a guy, he''s like your brother, but he''s a jerk. He marries this wonderful woman. He makes the wedding a joke and asks you to help. He doesn''t treat her so good. You try to help and wind up in love with each other. She files for divorce.

Your old buddy now hates you. He''ll never accept you raising his kids. She''s so scared of losing them she hooks up with another guy that hubby might not hate so much.

Then she disappears. You know in your gut he killed her. You''re a wreck. You know how smart he is. He''s going to try to pin it on you. They want you to testify. You want to be left alone, but that''s not going to happen. Your phone rings all day and all night. The whole thing is driving you

Insane?

[carolcape]

This man is definitely a cold blooded killer. Just so cold that he murdered the mother of his children while they were in the house. He gives me the chills watching him and especially when he spoke in the courtroom. I think he is still a dangerous man. The other man that she went out with, creepy. He is actually a madman. I can see why he would be a suspect also. She must have been scared of him, I think. Why do these women always put themselves in danger. She was afraid of him, so why go to a secluded place with her kids. This madman would find a way to kill you, because he is desperate to do so. It happens time and again, just go over some of the 48 hour cases and it is a repeat. The guy that said he killed 7.5 people, a madman and he could have. Did you see his eyes, creepy ,creepy, creepy. Her husband is just where he should be, behind bars.

[jbrauthor]

Nina used awfully poor judgement with the men that she chose to be with. She should have put her kids first instead of looking for a rich meal ticket. She didn't need a meal ticket, she was going to make good money as a Doctor.

[roscoezzz]

This guy planned it. If he got caught he would make a plea deal to show the prosecutors where his ex-wife''s body was. It worked. He got a second degree conviction instead of first degree.
But, in time this guy is going to pay for what he did. What gets me is, if he was such a Genius. Why did he take the witness stand? He made a fool of himself. That spelled guilty right there.
That poor Russian woman. These American men she went with were sick and demented. The supposed best friend was just insane. Insane!

[jbrauthor]

Juries always want to her from the accussed, especially in a ambiguous case. His testimony did not convict, but his son's testimony did. Nina was a Doctor, who should have stuck to being a doctor and mother instead of trying to find a rich
American husband. if a woman betrays one man, she will certainly betray another. She played a most dangerous game and payed for it with her life.