Betrayal

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

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But William Dubois, Hans Reiser's defense lawyer, doesn't buy it. He says that Sean's history with Nina makes him a perfect suspect. "He had a motive equal to Hans', at least," Dubois says. "Sean is the jilted lover of a missing person, jilted in favor of Anthony Zografos."

When Dubois hears about Sean’s confession, he is confident he has found "reasonable doubt" for his client. And he says there is even more about Sean he is eager to reveal to the jury. "He was a sadomasochist and had a lot of violent tendencies," Dubois says.

"Hans and Nina knew about my wild side -- know all about all of the S&M stuff, the leather stuff," Sean says.

Asked if he and Nina experimented with S&M, Sean says, "For about 20 minutes, yes. There was some experimentation. There was other fantasy and fetish aspects to various parts of our lives. Nothing beyond the kinds of things that millions of Americans indulge in."

Sean's thirst for the unorthodox, however, goes well beyond what a lot of Americans would consider normal. At Hans and Nina's wedding, Sean appeared in full drag as the so-called maid of honor. Even Nina’s best friend Ellen was surprised by the relationship between Sean and Nina.

Nina’s friends prefer to remember the woman they knew as a great mother. "She's the most caring and giving person I ever met in my life, and she deserved so much more in her life," Ellen says.

But the defense plans to tell the jury about a different Nina Reiser.

"If you were a juror, wouldn’t you want to know that a woman who’s characterized as a perfect mother was actually living with a sadomasochist? That she exposed the children to a very bad person and lifestyle, which was that of Sean Sturgeon?" Dubois asks.

And because police have never recovered a body, Dubois challenges the very notion that Nina is even dead. "I don't know where she is, whether she's alive or dead. I don't know, I don't know where she is," he says.

But Dubois is sure of one thing: "Hans Reiser had no opportunity to kill his wife according to the only eyewitnesses at the scene."

Not long after Nina disappeared, the last known person to see her alive abruptly left the states and came to St. Petersburg. Both the prosecution and the defense believe that witness plays a key role in this case. But with the trial now set to begin, no one is certain when or even if he will return to testify.

[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.