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sl8

(16,245 posts)
Mon Feb 21, 2022, 08:05 AM Feb 2022

Florida woman charged with murder after allegedly stabbing husband 140 times

https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/20/us/florida-woman-charged-with-stabbing-husband-140-times/index.html

Florida woman charged with murder after allegedly stabbing husband 140 times

By Tina Burnside and Taliah Miller, CNN
Published 3:33 PM EST, Sun February 20, 2022

CNN —
A Florida woman has been charged with first-degree murder after police say she allegedly stabbed her husband more than 140 times.

Joan Burke, 61, who is being held without bond, appeared before a Palm Beach County judge on Sunday via video conference, according to court documents obtained by CNN affiliate WPTV.

CNN has reached out to Burke’s attorney for comment.

In an incident report, officers with Palm Springs Police said they responded to Burke’s home on the evening of February 11 after receiving a call from a man who identified himself as the son of the suspect.

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Florida woman charged with murder after allegedly stabbing husband 140 times (Original Post) sl8 Feb 2022 OP
Wow. I've been pissed off, but never that pissed off Walleye Feb 2022 #1
Not to excuse her behavior, but I bet it's pent up abuse she took from him for years. jimfields33 Feb 2022 #2
Yeah we don't know but it's possible he deserved a few those stabs Walleye Feb 2022 #3
That's very true. jimfields33 Feb 2022 #4
140 times?! PJMcK Feb 2022 #5
140 but who's counting? Throck Feb 2022 #6
I guess it was a medical examiner PJMcK Feb 2022 #8
Then again she just might be a pissed off crazy lady...nt" mitch96 Feb 2022 #7

jimfields33

(18,904 posts)
2. Not to excuse her behavior, but I bet it's pent up abuse she took from him for years.
Mon Feb 21, 2022, 08:17 AM
Feb 2022

Just seems really dramatic to go 140 stabs.

Walleye

(35,678 posts)
3. Yeah we don't know but it's possible he deserved a few those stabs
Mon Feb 21, 2022, 08:20 AM
Feb 2022

Nobody but the couple really knows what goes on inside of a marriage, which is the way it should be. But when the emergency personnel is called out, it becomes our business whether we want it or not.

PJMcK

(22,887 posts)
5. 140 times?!
Mon Feb 21, 2022, 08:23 AM
Feb 2022

Here's an experiment. Take a steak knife and a piece of meat. Time yourself stabbing the meat 140 times. Be sure to plunge the knife at least 2 inches into the meat.

It will take you two minutes or more to stab the meat that many times. That's a long time. Since it was probably a fight, it probably took even longer. Scary.

This woman was totally lost in her rage. When the police took her into custody, she was alert but unresponsive. Something pushed her over the edge. I'm certainly not excusing her murderous act but it will be enlightening to learn what precipitated her actions.

PJMcK

(22,887 posts)
8. I guess it was a medical examiner
Mon Feb 21, 2022, 09:38 AM
Feb 2022

You're sort of funny, though.

The story reminds me of a joke but this is too serious a story to tell it right now.

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