As Robert Bessey drove to work in the early hours of the morning, he had a lot on his mind.
His 18-year marriage had collapsed and people were gossiping about the ‘unnatural’ relationship between his estranged wife and her biological son, Michael. Robert had adopted him when he was a toddler and they’d been close, but now his marriage was in tatters, he knew Michael had played a part in it.
Robert spotted a gold vehicle in the wing mirror. Suddenly, the rear window shattered and Robert felt a searing hot pain on the back of his neck. Instinctively, he reached up. It felt wet.
As he took his hand away, it was red with blood. Shaking, Robert pulled to the side of the road and dialled 911. "I think I’ve been shot," he cried in disbelief. But as he fought to stay conscious, there was something else he could hardly believe. He recognised the gold car. And that meant someone he knew had tried to kill him.
Robert, 49, had been married to Amy for 18 years. They had three children together and two each from previous relationships. Robert had adopted Amy’s son Michael two years after they got married, and they had been close. But since Michael, 21, had moved back home after being dishonourably discharged from the military, there’d been friction.
Amy and Michael were inseparable, but the rumour was that their relationship was ‘unnatural’ and people had started talking. The mother and son would go clubbing together and were seen touching each other’s bottoms.
Michael split up from his girlfriend, who blamed Amy’s ‘closeness’ to her son. Then the Bessey couple started divorce proceedings. But Amy didn’t want the divorce to be finalised. It wasn’t because she wanted her husband back – she wanted his life insurance.
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