Groom Kills Bride, Best Man, Self At Wedding

the groom appears to have at least believed that his wife and his best man were having an affair.



there's a stereotype of macho 'Latino' honor. this might have been the 'best way' of restoring it: in public, announcing what'd been done 'to him and his honor', taking revenge and then his own life. whether there would be 'proof', i don't know.



i live in a small Texas town. up until the seventies, it was a legal defense in Texas to murder if the victim had been having an affair with the murderer's spouse.



this happened several times in my experience­. once, a husband walked in on a friend and his wife, shot them both, then went outside and waited for police. another time, a husband walked in on his wife and friend (all three honor students at our university­), shot them both and then himself.



old primal urges still live within us, as do cultural notions of women/spou­ses as 'property'­. laws to the contrary, deep-roote­d emotions and past cultural norms have an inertia which can take centuries to eradicate. . .



crimes of passion still take place. if my guess is correct, i'm surprised he was able to hold it in till the wedding. . .



i'd like to hear what the relatives consider the motivation for it all, if not an affair. . .people usually believe the best about themselves and their friends or relatives, and ignore or deny other behavior.
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