Tag: couple

Man Charged in Children’s Deaths Face Potential Death Penalty

BOISE, Idaho—Prosecutors in Idaho say they will seek the death penalty against a man in the killing of his wife’s two youngest children and the husband’s previous wife in a convoluted case involving doomsday religious beliefs and another suspicious death in Arizona. The prosecutors made the announcement in court filings on Thursday, saying that all…


Husband Entertains Wife With Hilarious Dance Routine

Don’t you just love people who have gotten through life thus far with still this much fun and fire in their soul? The lightheartedness of this couple is the new marriage goal!


A Thrifty Couple in Their 30s Pay Off $133,500 Mortgage 28 Years Early

A young thrifty couple are celebrating being mortgage-free in their 30s—after paying off their 95,620 pound (approx. US$133,500) mortgage 28 years early. Siobhan and Lee Bowen from Great Wyrley, Staffs, England, purchased their first home together in 2011, and despite having a relatively low income, the pair now own their three-bed semi-detached home outright. The parents…


A Couple Sacrificed Getting a New Kitchen to Rescue Siberian Husky From Chinese Meat Trade

A couple from Scotland sacrificed getting a new kitchen to rescue a Siberian husky from the Chinese meat trade. Deena, aged 16 months, is now settled into her new home in Crossgate, Fife, after traveling from Beijing to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, then to London, Manchester, Bolton, and finally arriving in Scotland. The pet’s new owners,…


Couple Told They Couldn’t Marry at 15 Are Wedded 22 Years Later With Same Ring

A man has married his childhood sweetheart after 22 years apart. He proposed with the same engagement ring he gave her when they were 15. Helen Marshall, 41, and Graeme Richardson, 42, from Wasdale, Cumbria, England, met in school and admired each other from across the corridors before they fell head over heels in young…


Childhood Sweethearts Married for 63 Years Died Within 72 Hours of Each Other

A British couple, married for 68 years, died within 72 hours of each other after never spending a single day apart. The couple, former beauty queen Brenda and Terrance Studd, said it was love at first sight when they met as 15-year-old teens all the way back in 1953. They married at the young age of 16…


Couple Married for 76 Years and Born Just a Day Apart Celebrated 100th Birthday Together

One of Britain’s longest-married couples have celebrated their 100th birthday together—and that too, just days after marking their 76th wedding anniversary. Eric and Dorothy Dowdy tied the knot on April 3, 1945, and have remained inseparable ever since. The loving couple were born just a day apart; Eric was born on April 11, 1921, a…


Couple Find WWII Messages Under Floorboards, Get Bletchley Park Code Breaker to Crack It

An elderly couple who found secret World War II German-coded messages under their floorboards are trying to crack the puzzle with the help of a neighbor—a 95-year-old Bletchley Park code breaker. During a renovation project, John and Val Campbell, of Guernsey, discovered a cache of wartime items hidden in their house by a German soldier in the 1940s….


LA District Attorney Gascón Removes Death Penalty for Couple Charged With Murdering 10-Year-Old Boy

The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced Friday that District Attorney George Gascón, a Democrat, decided not to seek the death penalty in the case of a couple allegedly murdering and torturing a 10-year-old boy. The LA County DA’s office had previously announced it would seek the death penalty after Heather Maxine Barron and…


Couple Married for 7 Decades Reveal Their Secret to a Happy, Long Relationship

A couple who have been married for 70 years revealed the secret to their long marriage: “having a laugh” together. Davie and Margaret Hunter met when they both worked for Schweppes fizzy drink factory, 71 years ago. Davie, 93, worked with lorries while Margaret, 89, was an operator. During their courtship days, Davie would miss his bus…