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contacted prosperous Dr. W. D. Broadhurst of Caldwell, Idaho, and rekindled a romance from twenty years earlier. After many passionate letter exchanges and several sexually-charged meetings, they were married in Reno, Nevada on May 20, 1946. After a passion-filled three-day weekend together, the doctor returned to his home in Idaho, and Gladys returned to Sacramento ... and to her husband, Leslie Lincoln! But Gladys was much more than a bigamist. She married her first husband when she was 20, and her second husband only 14 months later. The second marriage lasted only two years, the third less than 16 months. Leslie Lincoln was her fifth, and Dr. Broadhurst became her sixth. But what desperate need drove her to go from marriage to marriage? to commit murder? Find out in 'TIL DEATH DO US .
About the Author
Patrick Gallagher is an entrepreneur and businessman who retired in 2016 with a goal of writing the story of an infamous murder that occurred in Oregon in 1946. He has never published anything prior to this time.Not a professional writer by trade, Patrick believes the story of the murder of Dr. Willis D. Broadhurst carries itself in its intensity and the sheer amazement that any person, let alone a woman in the 1940's, would move from husband-to-husband in cold, calculated steps.The author's grandfather, PJ Gallagher was the lead defense attorney for the widow accused of first-degree murder in the death of her new husband. This was one of the most sensational murder trials ever conducted in Oregon, and it garnered nationwide attention in the news media.Years ago, Patrick inherited from his grandfather a box full of ardent love letters from the victim to his wife. Knowing these letters were the basis for a story that must be told, Patrick committed to learning the story of this woman and her crime. Over the course of four years, Patrick researched the story through the trial transcripts, newspaper articles and over the internet. The result is a compelling story of one woman careening from husband to husband in search of something. What that "something" is becomes a central theme in the book.The book written by Patrick Gallagher, 'TIL DEATH DO US . . .' tells the sensational story of the life of Gladys, her marriages, the events leading up the murder of Dr. Broadhurst and the investigation and trial of Gladys.
