Ready, Aim, [and light your husband on] Fire!  

"GAINESVILLE, Ga. – An Army wife accused of setting her apartment on fire botched an attempt to collect on her husband's $400,000 insurance policy when he survived and her two children died instead, a federal prosecutor said." - AP, 11/22/08; (Full Story)

Wow. I always figured soldiers should be most concerned about their enemies abroad... I never even considered their own wives. Then again, I always thought cars, homes, and businesses were usually what you'd burn for insurance money, so I never thought about burning an army husband.

Despite a crumbling economy, I really can't believe a woman would attempt to trade in her husband and home for $400,000. Admittedly, it's a large sum of money, but I've never seen anyone so willingly throw a price tag on something like that. Unfortunately, though, she ended up trading in two of her three children and her home for a trial and jail time.

I really don't understand how she thought all of that would work out. I can understand the motive, but why on earth would she leave the children in the apartment?

Gasoline had apparently been poured in the living room, and smoke detectors were removed. She also had second and third-degree burns "consistent with someone who set a fire." Essentially, she did it, and they can prove it. It clearly wasn't accidental, she was at the scene, and had the motive.

It's also worth noting that her husband is supporting her in court! What the hell is wrong with people these days? Hopefully she'll get what she deserves.