DANGEROU Michael McNew had given Jennifer Morrissey a new life, but she couldn’t change who she really was…
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restitution payments (where the perpetrator of a crime has to pay They met at the victim), which she a strip club struggled to keep up w Michael started paying them for her. Jennifer would later say it was to control her and make her reliant on him, but friends of Michael said it was simply because he was a kind-hearted man who wanted to help. It was his compassi that made him invite y, Jennifer to live with h urt luxury riverside home in January fees and supported her 2015, so he could take care of her. when she started working as a Jennifer likened it to a motorcycle mechanic. museum with his Jennifer told people that Michael ugar daddy’ – and not liked it. l’s grown-up son and disapproved of their dad’s iend, who was half his age ly spending his money. became strained between they drifted apart. 017, Michael found out fer was cheating on him member of a orcycle gang. Jennifer moved out and Michael was heartbroken that she’d betrayed him. I wanted you to be with me forever. You Generous Michael chose not to, he said wanted to help out to her in a text. Jennifer took You have a new advantage
ivorced Michael McNew, 64, was a wealthy pharmaceutical executive with a luxury home in affluent Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania. Jennifer Lynn Morrissey, 33, was a stripper with a drug problem and a habit of getting into trouble with the law. They were an unlikely couple, but when Michael went to the strip club where Jennifer danced in 2014, they had an instant connection as they chatted about their mutual love of motorbikes. They agreed to go on a date – but this time, Michael wouldn’t have to pay for her company. As they got to know each other, Jennifer opened up about her troubles, including her $1,200 overdue electricity bill
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o t e d a m s a w g The killin ent d i c c a n a e k i l look boyfriend now… I have always loved you beyond your imagination and mine, but you chose differently. And I guess four years with you is all a waste of my time. Michael messaged her to say that her belongings would be put into storage for her to pick up, and that he would pay to keep them there for two months. He added that if she came to the house, he’d have no choice but to defend himself and reminded her that he had a gun. Was Michael afraid of Jennifer’s new boyfriend? He was right to be. Charles ‘Ruthless’ Kulow had a criminal history and a violent past. Jennifer and Michael argued over more than 90 texts. One minute they were lamenting over their relationship, the next they were threatening each other. I’ll gut you like I’m field-dressing a deer, Jennifer wrote to Michael. Two days later, on 8 August,
