Man hires hitman to kill wife. Wife Kills Hitman!

KelJu · 08-27-2008, 01:43 PM

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updated 4:14 a.m. CT, Sat., Sept. 16, 2006

PORTLAND, Ore. - When Susan Kuhnhausen returned home from work one day earlier this month, she encountered an intruder wielding a claw hammer. After a struggle, the 51-year-old nurse fended off her attacker by strangling him with her bare hands.

Neighbors praised the woman for her bravery, and investigators said they believed the dead man â€” Edward Dalton Haffey â€” was burglarizing Kuhnhausenâ€™s home.

But after an investigation, police now say the intruder Kuhnhausen strangled was apparently a hit man hired by her estranged husband â€” Michael James Kuhnhausen Sr. â€” to kill her.
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The 58-year-old husband was taken into custody Thursday and charged with conspiracy to commit murder and attempted murder. He was ordered held on $500,000 bail.

Haffey had worked as a custodian under Kuhnhausen at an adult video store, according an affidavit filed by the Multnomah County District Attorneyâ€™s office.

Kuhnhausen and his wife were in the process of getting a divorce, and she told officers â€œher husband was distraught about the divorce and wanting to reconcile but that she was insisting on the divorce,â€ the affidavit states.

A background check showed Haffey had served lengthy prison terms for conspiracy to commit aggravated murder and convictions for robbery and burglary.

Inside a backpack Haffey left at the scene was a day planner with â€œCall Mike, Get letter,â€ scribbled on the week of Sept. 4, the affidavit said. Michael Kuhnhausenâ€™s cell phone number was jotted on the inside of a folder, it said.

An emergency room nurse who lives in a southeast Portland neighborhood, Susan Kuhnhausen arrived home on the evening of Sept. 6 to find Haffey coming at her with a claw hammer.

She was struck in the head and wrested the weapon away, but the struggle continued and Haffey bit the nurse, according to police. A large woman, she was eventually able to get the slight Haffey into a chokehold and police later found him dead in a hallway. An autopsy revealed the cause of death as strangulation.

Police say she acted in self-defense.

There was no sign of forced entry into the home, but according to the affidavit, Susan Kuhnhausen offered an explanation for the lack of evidence of a break-in: Her estranged husband had the security codes for the homeâ€™s alarm system, and would have been able to disarm it.

Michael Kuhnhausen denies any involvement, the affidavit states.

Susan Kuhnhausen was out of town attending a nursing conference and did not immediately return a phone call seeking comment.

She left this message on her voicemail: â€œIâ€™m not able to answer all the calls that Iâ€™ve received in the past few days. Iâ€™m being comforted by your concern and your support. I want you to know that our lives are all at risk for random acts, but more likely random acts of love will come your way than random acts of violence.â€

Police: Nurse strangled hit man - Crime & courts - MSNBC.com

Holy shit!

bio-chem · 08-27-2008, 01:54 PM

thats awesome.

Goodfella9783 · 08-27-2008, 01:55 PM

Good for her!

maniclion · 08-27-2008, 02:02 PM

That guy doesn't deserve to be called a hitman, hired thug maybe but not hitman..... I bet some where in the outskirts of Jersey theres a real hitman taking shots at this article taped to a mannequin's head....

BulkMeUp · 08-27-2008, 03:09 PM

wow! Just like in that movie where Michael Douglas hires a hit man to kill his wife (Gweneth Paltrow) but she ends up killing the hit man in her home.

ReproMan · 08-27-2008, 03:49 PM

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She was struck in the head and wrested the weapon away, but the struggle continued and Haffey bit the nurse, according to police. A large woman, she was eventually able to get the slight Haffey into a chokehold and police later found him dead in a hallway. An autopsy revealed the cause of death as strangulation.

Holy shit! LOL!

That's awesome, good for her.

Little Wing · 08-27-2008, 05:12 PM

niccccceeee job

KentDog · 08-27-2008, 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by BulkMeUp

wow! Just like in that movie where Michael Douglas hires a hit man to kill his wife (Gweneth Paltrow) but she ends up killing the hit man in her home.

"A Perfect Murder." Good movie and good work! Damn, 50+ too!

min0 lee · 08-27-2008, 06:53 PM

Cool, but how big was this lady?

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Goodfella9783 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 4,226	Good for her!

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BulkMeUp ..is bulking up! Elite Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Cana-dah Posts: 5,636	wow! Just like in that movie where Michael Douglas hires a hit man to kill his wife (Gweneth Paltrow) but she ends up killing the hit man in her home.