Woman To Marry Man Who Shot Her
 

Boys and girls, this goes in the "and I thought I was nuts" file. Not to mention the "and I thought I had bad taste in men" file.

Woman to marry man who shot her
Boyfriend sentenced to 20 years in prison

Wednesday, November 16, 2005; Posted: 8:42 a.m. EST (13:42 GMT)


SAN BERNARDINO, California (AP) -- A woman says she still plans to marry the man who shot her in the groin and then held her hostage in his family's garage for six days.

Tina Marie Stebbins revealed her intentions in a letter released Monday as her boyfriend, Christian Leroy Lindblad, 37, was sentenced to 20 years in prison for shooting her in June 2002.

"I love Christian today as deeply as I loved him before this awful thing happened to us," Stebbins wrote in a victim impact statement. "We are soul mates."

She added: "I want to tell you all that I have forgiven Christian. And I pray that Christian has forgiven me for failing him when he needed me most."

Lindblad and his parents tried to cover up the shooting by treating Stebbins with home remedies, according to a San Bernardino County Sheriff's report. They also threatened her young sons and her family, the report said.

Critically wounded, Stebbins was airlifted to a hospital after Lindblad mentioned the incident to a family friend who was a firefighter.

Lindblad pleaded guilty to a charge of attempted murder as his trial was about to begin in early October. He has said the shooting was an accident.

His father, Robert Leroy Lindblad, 72, pleaded guilty in 2003 to being an accessory and was sentenced to three years in prison.

His mother, Shirley Royann Samantha Lindblad, 62, was sentenced to three years probation after pleading guilty to the same charge.

http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/11/16/sh....ap/index.html

There are a lot of fucked up people in the world - this doesn't surprise me. She shouldn't have custody of her kids if she's going to live such a messed up life though. Kids don't deserve that shit.

true love right there... *sigh*

I bet her family just threw their hands up and shook their heads in shame. She's an idiot.

Thats fucking crazy...

yeah....truly, love is blind!

Some chicks always like the guys that treat them the worst

some people are glutton for punishment and i guess she is one

I dated someone not to long ago whose husband left her for another woman that she was friends with. For a year he didn't send a dime to support her or their two kids, he would call anonymously and not tell her where he was. If and when he did call he'd insult her and tell her how it was her own fault.

She was as sweet as could be and told me that she's glad it's over and how she could never go back to him.

Well he comes around one day when his girlfriend kicked him out for being a worthless bum.

She took him back with open arms.

You just shake your head and wonder with some people.

I just posted that to my blog. Thanks for the "Holy shit" reference of the day. Damn, and I thought I was nuts.

You know... why should such a smart, available woman wait around for her psycho boyfriend to get out of jail after 20 years when there are so many other psycho boyfriends-to-be out there just walking around who'd LOVE to beat, torture, intimidate, and murder her and/or her family?!?

That crazy bitch has got a death wish!

"Lindblad and his parents tried to cover up the shooting by treating Stebbins with home remedies"

You mean a week of robitussin on her gunshot wound didn't help ?

"He has said the shooting was an accident."

Maybe, I mean who the hell shoots a chick let alone in the vag ? that's one sick little monkey.

Stupidity Stupidity Stupidity