This myth has probably been circulating around the world as long as urbanmyths have existed. It has even been recreated several times on TV. But I have been wondering if it was ever true.
Here’s how the story goes:
It is about a very well-off man who owns a nice home in suburbia and drives a nice car, is married to a beautiful wife, has a best friend any guy could want and also has a great job. After his boss made him partner at his work, the man goes home to tell his wife about the good news and celebrate. But when he enters his bedroom he finds his wife in bed with his best friend. That moment something inside the man snaps and he kills both his friend and his wife.
I know this tale has been around awhile and has been portrayed on television shows for years that it has become the most predictable cliché but I am wondering if there are any reported incidences of this happening. Did the events really take place or did they come from the imagination of a talented writer?
2007-07-23 10:06:58 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
When it comes to Urban Legends, I love to read the twists on old FAVEs. I am not familiar with this one, but you can search http://www.snopes.com/ it is a HUGE list of Urban Legends and explains a lot about it. You can probably find it there somewhere.
2007-07-23 10:15:02 · answer #1 · answered by Youji 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That scenario is quite common in real life. A guy finds out that his wife is cheating on him and he goes berserk and kills them both. Or at least the guy. I think that catching the person in the act will be hard but there are plenty of cases of many enraged husband or boyfriends who have killed.
The version you told is a cautionary tale. It means that maybe you spent too much time working on that promotion while not attending your wife and she found a lover to fill that void. That happens a lot too. So, maybe all the details have not happen as in the story but the general idea of the story is quite common. Especially among minorities. Especially hispanics and blacks. Oh and before I get burn for that I'm hispanic so thats what I say it.
2007-07-23 17:15:48 · answer #2 · answered by mr_gees100_peas 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know I've seen something like that in the papers a few times with the guy walking in on wife and lover and just snaps, killing them both.
It seems I ran across one also where the lover got away but the hubby killed the wife and then himself.
I don't recall anything about how 'well off' any of them were or jobs or promotions in any of it though. Do check with Snoops, they tend to be good with checking on such things.
2007-07-23 17:19:00 · answer #3 · answered by Amber F 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They're not really urban myths; there are variations on the details but they are true stories that are in newspapers every day. As long as people cheat on their spouses, we'll have these headlines and stories.
2007-07-23 18:01:58 · answer #4 · answered by Mark G 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Doubt it but check out www.snopes.com
2007-07-23 17:09:18 · answer #5 · answered by Kier22_2 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋