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The American Dream
In October 1995, Emilita Reeves, a young Filipino married to a retired Army intelligence officer named Jack Reeves (seen left), disappeared in Arlington, TX. Police investigating the case became suspicious of Reeves when they learned that his two previous wives had died. His first wife, Sharon, had reportedly committed suicide 16 years earlier.
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Looking through the case file, police found an 8X10 photo of Sharon's body and a report saying she'd pulled the trigger of a shotgun with her toe, which had sustained a cut as a result (seen right). But the photo appeared staged, and authorities exhumed Sharon Reeves' body. Medical Examiner Dr. Jefferey Bernard found it to be very well-preserved, the result of Reeves having paid for an airtight coffin.
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His generosity proved his undoing, however, as police experts were able to determine that the entry wound could not have been self-inflicted. (photo left shows a female police officer, who was physically unable to trigger the rifle with her toe.)
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Emilita Reeves' skeletal remains were later found (seen right). Jack Reeves was found guilty of two murders, and sentenced to 134 years in prison.
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