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From the AP found in todays Kyiv Post:

Slain Ukrainian model led double life in U.S., police say
Aug 05 2005, 13:16

(AP) - An aspiring model from Ukraine whose decomposing remains were believed found in a storage facility led a double life that she hid from her new husband - a life that included an affair with a millionaire almost 40 years her senior, a gold Mercedes-Benz and a house that she and her lover were buying.

A woman's body, and a purse belonging to 21-year-old Iryna Singerman, were found Aug. 2 in the bed of a pickup truck owned by her lover, Brian Joseph Cullen, 59. Coroner's office spokesman Craig Harvey said Aug. 4 that identification efforts were still under way and an autopsy was tentatively planned Aug. 5.

Police are hunting for Cullen, who they believe fled to Mexico.

Iryna Singerman's husband, Ronald Singerman, only learned of her secrets last week, when she failed to return home and some of her financial documents turned up along with a bloody baseball bat in garbage bags that were dumped in a bin behind a Woodland Hills strip mall.

"The family didn't know anything about this," said Barry Greenberg, the Singerman family's spokesman. "(Ronald) had never heard of any of this until the case broke. He's devastated."

Iryna Singerman met her 50-year-old husband, who is a certified public accountant, a year ago through an agency that matches American men with Russian women, police said.

Cullen became a suspect in her disappearance because of surveillance camera images and a witness who reported seeing him toss bags into the strip mall trash bin on July 26. The next day, authorities found blood and other evidence of a struggle when they searched Cullen's Woodland Hills home.

Police believe Singerman's killing was a domestic violence incident.

Singerman spent most weekends at Cullen's house, his neighbors said. The pair were buying another house together, according to Los Angeles police Detective Rick Swanston.

Singerman also drove a gold 2005 Mercedes-Benz registered to both her and her husband and kept the car at Cullen's home.

Ronald Singerman knew nothing about the car until insurance information arrived in the mail, Swanston said. His wife told him that her frequent absences from home were related to her modeling work, but Swanston said police were unaware of her holding any modeling jobs.

Neighbors and co-workers described Cullen as a physically fit, private man with a bit of a temper. He owns a coupon book business and is on parole for a federal wire fraud conviction in the 1980s.  

We all know what Frank meant and viewed from that perspective I agree: The guy had his ultimate losses cut by her demise. Based on the age delta, her actions, and reputation she would've certainly dumped him after draining everything he had. She was already on her way to doing the same to the even older loser whom, I'll wager, had no idea she was married. All while he was pouring big bux into her. It may have been what drove him off the deep end. Let's face it, Cinderella she wasn't. Succubus is the word that comes to mind. Nope, no sympathy here.

I'm not saying she deserved to die mind you, but it's not like she didn't contribute to it. She wasn't a random victim and she certainly wasn't an angel. It doesn't strike me as much of a loss either. Based on what I've read so far the less people like her in the world the better. Same goes for the guy who killed her. Course, when his time comes it'll be the state doing the killin' so it'll be moral right?

And boo-hoo for the husband, who wouldn't be in this situation if he hadn't been a 50 year old loser who went and got himself a 20 year old trophy wife from an impoverished country. Not to mention he was warned by others who knew the girl was bad news. How come it was so obvious to them but not to him? Uh huh. I'm supposed to feel bad for his "loss" after this gross act of stupidity? Frank took heat over his deal because he was warned and still went through with it. This guy does the same but now he's innocent because of what happened? Guys like him make everyone involved in this endeavor look bad. From where I sit all he did was put another nail in the MOB coffin.

As I recall lawcom practices family law. He must know this isn't all that uncommon. Domestic "bliss" is filled with nutty people and infidelity takes a surprising number of lives every year. The only thing that makes this one slightly different is she was MOB and was done in by the boyfriend instead of the husband.

Bottom line? I won't be losing sleep over any of these folks. We all have to accept the consequences when we commit stupid, dishonest, or immoral acts.

...don't be so quick to congratulate yourself. You'll only look worse than you already do.

First off, the death of any human being is tragic. Especially when the life is taken by another. Her punishment did not fit the crime and the scumbag who killed her should pay. My point was that people can contribute to their own demise in many ways and when pushing the relationship envelope they'd better be aware of the possible consequences. Especially around MOB because it's no secret I feel a fair percentage of the men involved are off kilter to one degree or another.

Play with fire past a certain point and you'd better expect to get burned. It's no different than me tearing around the Mojave desert at 375 knots and 50 feet, something I've been known to do. I accept the risk and if I become a lawn dart I have no one to blame but myself. (Frankly, I think screwing around with another man's wife is far more dangerous).

I used to work in a job that often exposed me to people in "love" who were ready to kill one another. Some did. Domestic stuff makes people crazy, whether it's just between them or a love triangle. As I said, more folks are killed every year over this than you think.

Second, the guy who allegedly took her's IS guilty of a capital crime. I don't know where it occured but if it happened say, in your state, he would almost certainly be put down. Not that it'd be right in that case either but that's the way it is.

I'd also point out your recent experience has no doubt left you a tad bitter. So you were recently burned and lawcom knew her. See where that is going to lead? Like you, it's true most in this guy's situation would feel hatred towards their mate for the betrayal and wish harm upon them but to have it actually happen would still be devastating. I'm not totally insensitive but again, people have to take responsibility for what they do when shaping their lives. At his age he should've never married an MOB kid, should've listened to those who warned him, and used a minimum of common sense. He refused to do any of it. That he felt they'd live happily ever after in light of these facts implies he was delusional. His emotional train wreck was coming no matter what, it just happened all at once.

Lastly, I can understand how someone knowing her would sway them, as she would be more than a faceless name. Remember that every death, even if it's nothing more than a news story, leaves behind shattered lives. My point was not to make less of her's as much as it was that she played the game fully knowing what she was doing and lost.

I'm not totally cold to this event but I also see everyone involved as being reckless, immoral, or just plain stupid.  Therefore I'm not going to get too teary-eyed over them. Besides, I'm somewhat of a cynical guy to begin with. I've seen what people can do to each other. Still, I'm not proud of it and would like to change. There is no need for you to be cynical and you should work at avoiding it because it'll eat your soul. Compassion is a good thing Frank, and Ken's/lawcom's points were not so much about who was at fault as much as they were that you were very quick to forget you should have more.

In hindsight, so should I.

"First off, the death of any human being is tragic. Especially when the life is taken by another. Her punishment did not fit the crime and the scumbag who killed her should pay. My point was that people can contribute to their own demise in many ways and when pushing the relationship envelope they'd better be aware of the possible consequences"

Two scumbags and a fool are of little value to anyone, but no one deseved to die.
KenC

....Lots of people who know me personally seem to love the first LP. It's why I'm so confused at times ;)

Been away for a while only to return to find you waxing so eeeeelllllllooquently. I almost fell out of my chair!!

Seriously now, your posts on this topic are spot-on. I hope EVERYONE takes the time to read, and absorb them.

I like your thinking, and your ability to express your thoughts (and some feelings - not like you normally), about this tragic event.

Take care,

- Dan

...if it gets around I'll deny everything.

Lol, me thinks you be confusing eelloquent with eel, I've been called the latter more than a few times. But you know me: I'm not really a
prick, I only play one on the internet. It's another thing I oughta stop doing......nah ;).

Thanks for the kind words. Hope all is well...