The Case of the Black Swan (Part 1) | Full Episode

A former ballerina shoots her husband. Did she kill to save herself or was it out of spite? Contributor Jim Axelrod reports in part one of a two-part "48 Hours." Watch more full episodes of "48 Hours" on Pluto TV.
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[@brittanychavez2766]

I cannot wait for part 2. Alright Amber Heard. 🙄

[@dotbotha5898]

Can't wait for part 2

[@proud2bnumber1]

Thank you so much for uploading this. Will part 2 also be posted here on this channel?

[@subseaghost1162]

Part 2??

[@joaquinvaleri7022]

If you say it

[@JoeyAdoga]

Morale of the story: never marry someone you met 2 weeks ago

[@marlenedeblasio2881]

married someone with such a gap of age , never ever end well .

[@abenatiger9125]

Hello oooo! Never marry at all 😂

[@alexx5064]

solid advice that I didn’t think had to be said aloud

[@lynnstrand9367]

Morale? Ever heard of spell check?

[@kimberlyduncan8585]

@@lynnstrand9367we know what it is, Karen. Ever heard of minding your business

[@ReneeHouse-k4v]

The girl was methodically planning the end of this relationship. She tried painting a picture of him , when in reality she was evil all her life. Damn demon

[@luciernaga1192]

Exactly! She was planning everything ahead to eventually sue him and put charges against him, to get money out of this situation. Clearly, you can see how both mother and daughter are extremely dangerous people, and shouldn’t raise the baby girl

[@LotsofLisa]

Exactly. She’s like those newlyweds on the honeymoon and one is murdered by the other one. You’ve been married for two days! You planned that the moment you met the other person the entire time.

[@kushandpaint5275]

Exactly, she had a plot the whole time but yet i see people call her mentally ill. She wasn’t mentally ill, she was mentally evil

[@jamesl9371]

I think Ashley was mentally ill. And Doug had very poor judgment

[@LADYtWarrior]

Absolutely. Most likely she has borderline personality disorder. He was infatuated by her beauty. Sad story.

[@esstong8064]

i believe she has a persecuratory psychosis... she believes someones out to get her

[@dk1828]

💯

[@happysailor5397]

Doug seems to have been also mentally ill. Marrying someone after 13 days and to not invite his 15 year old daughter to the wedding after her mom had just died! That is so low!

[@kristopherbearden590]

Bingo! You hit the nail on the head! 🎯

[@BallparkFrankenstein]

Imagine losing your mom and 9 months later your dad marries someone close to your age without telling you 😩His poor daughter is an orphan now.

[@amrita3000]

Good to see someone sees the awfulness of the situation. This man is no saint. What good man marries a girl almost 30 years his junior?

[@kamillab_ingham7718]

The dad was selfish and irresponsible

[@danptak590]

@@amrita3000 Like she married her "daddy" Was he her sugar daddy !!! The age gap is so ridiculous !!!!😀

[@hide3reptiles365]

​@@amrita3000 I propose such good man is one with a flaw and a weakness, who falls under the spell of a pathogen psychological man stipulate ore, while in a vulnerable place. My dad walked into a similar strap, although the difference wasn't as huge. Seven years later he was history. Not a bad man, but a blinded and Dean fens less man. Loved until the end by the, err... high Maine tenant widow, the child of her previous relation, by all in his original family including myself, by the extended family and by his former students. His widow for her part - big picture - soon became a double widow when the third man to father one of her three children took the ultimate path. The middle child who was my half sister only just made it to adult age before doing the same. The youngest who was a clever and just adorable child made it through despite all, but she took many bits and developed spark traits reminding of her mother. Plot twist: Both men who widowed the mother had the same name as her father, and the one before that had a name two thirds the same - neither of which notably common. There are people out there, and I'm not saying it's always she people, but there's one or two of those - who are like relationship black holes to people who enter their gravitational pull. Hard to see for what they are, and hard to escape with life intact.

[@hide3reptiles365]

​ @amrita3000 I propose such good man is one with a flaw and a weakness, who falls under the spell of a pathogen psychological man stipulate ore, while in a vulnerable place. My dad walked into a similar strap, although the difference wasn't as huge. Seven years later he was history. Not a bad man, but a blinded and Dean fense less man. Loved until the end by the, err... high Maine tenant widow, the child of her previous relation, by all in his original family including myself, by the extended family and by his former students. His widow for her part - big picture - soon became a double widow when the third man to father one of her three children took the ultimate path. The middle child who was my half sister only just made it to adult age before doing the same. The youngest who was a clever and just adorable child made it through despite all, but she took many bits and developed spark traits reminding of her mother. Plot twist: Both men who widowed the mother had the same name as her father, and the one before that had a name two thirds the same - neither of which notably common. There are people out there, and I'm not saying it's always she people, but there's one or two of those - who are like relationship black holes to people who enter their gravitational pull. Hard to see for what they are, and hard to escape with life intact.

[@alisong2328]

Why do so many men go for these insane, high-maintenance, narcissistic women? Just the idea of all that drama is exhausting!

[@jenna-a-gogo]

Easy answer. Looks.

[@josecalderon4048]

A better easy answer: simp

[@oneeyedgrayfox5887]

Even better answer, the average man is invisible, Any attention goes a long way for most, especially if she's attractive.

[@VerucaPepperNoSalt]

@@oneeyedgrayfox5887He wasn’t the average man though. He was what yall call “high value” and could have at woman he wanted. The OP is asking why do these “high value” men only go for high maintenance, narcissistic women. That answer has nothing to do with her question

[@akachied4166]

​@@oneeyedgrayfox5887Well the husband was handsome, fit & successful. High value

[@oregonwoman1290]

I don't know why these old guys always think the hot young chicks are interested in them. With a 30 year age difference, it wasn't likely love. She wanted his money.

[@meghanmisaliar]

Absolutely

[@dreamsofturtles1828]

She had a dream! And it required alot of money to get it. Did he really think it was his old bod she wanted?

[@StephRich888]

Exactly!

[@temporarymail3658]

He didn't have any money thou.

[@BobbyP-e3v]

It's not that they think these young girls are into them but if you've ever been married you realize how transactional most marriages are

[@nicool4935]

Poor Eva 😔 Losing both of her parents so young, in such tragic ways

[@matchhunter7012]

She shouldn't care about her dad because she was not that important to him. He got married without inviting or telling her. She is stupid to care !!

[@Ze_Moose]

Sometimes you don't know what you have until it's gone. We should cherish our parents while they're still here

[@ThankGodIAmAnAtheist]

Life is pain no matte how you look at it.

[@Mea_Davis-Sotonade]

​@@matchhunter7012doesn't mean she didn't love him! Still her dad!

[@WishMish15]

@@matchhunter7012 I dont think we should be calling her stupid, at all. She could be reading these comments and regardless of her personal feelings on the matter, it's psychotic to say someone shouldn't care about their parent being murdered.

[@l.l.storrie3851]

My heart just breaks for Eva. She has such a kind energy to her, yet she has been through so much trauma. God bless her; I hope she finds as much healing and happiness as she can. ❤

[@Venmaylove]

You're welcome

[@sergeawono4804]

Getting married after 13 days of dating: What a red flag 😢: the worst stupidity.

[@abenatiger9125]

Loneliness is very scary to many out there 😢

[@StillKeepOnLosing]

​​@@abenatiger9125 Going broke is more scary.... And when you're a manipulating narcissist you're going to find the easy way out....

[@abenatiger9125]

@@StillKeepOnLosing 😅

[@jerseynurse6878]

Thinking with the wrong head.

[@jerseynurse6878]

Thinking with the wrong head.

[@AbdulMunim1]

The woman accused him of sexually assaulting his daughter and he takes her back after that?!? At that point he should have treated her like an enemy and a minion of the devil

[@carleneevans8768]

Exactly. A MINION of the devil

[@bubbly912]

Just..crazy

[@yvonnekingoo7635]

How did he go back and she was already engaged to someone else? I dont understand them both!

[@ekoj3121]

They were both so awful- who shoots a gun in the house??

[@debd8677]

TRUTH!!

[@trippylizzy1344]

The mom is as horrible as Ashley is 🤦🏽‍♀️her mom is the reason why she's like this, my heart goes out to Dougs family

[@SweetE1403]

The mom is witchy

[@danielboston8806]

She get it from her momma!

[@christinesannicolas2224]

Ashley’s mother is involved in this horrid situation. She is probably the mastermind of the so called escape plan from Doug.

[@diondrems]

Agreed.

[@MammeJ]

@@christinesannicolas2224 Definitely involved and probably manipulated her while she was living with her before the daughter was born. No way is it a coincidence she takes the child to the park and Doug is killed. How her mom has custody and Ashley sees daughter regularly is very concerning …once you make false allegations as serious as she has, shows she is incapable of putting the needs of her daughter over her own and should be considered child abuse!!

[@pixi2209]

He didn't have to lie to his daughter and herself. He didn't want to find 9-years older "mother" for his teenager. But young, sexy woman for himself. 😑

[@orangeninja912]

You know

[@bobbiebrown493]

What are you saying?

[@Analysis_Paralysis]

He was an effing creep and I feel sorry for the daughters.

[@ellaminnow]

@@bobbiebrown493He was a predator. A 54 year old interested in a 24 year old always is.

[@leelunk8235]

BEING SINGLE AND LIVING ALONE IS AWESOME😂

[@angelastars27]

Definitely the safest 😂

[@leiag201]

Yup

[@kellymckinney5975]

u betcha!

[@leelunk8235]

@@angelastars27 YUP AND PEACEFUL. THIS IS MY TEMPLE

[@maxinef6654]

💯❤️

[@jonathanwest3062]

Crying with no tears. Ashley and her mother are in this together, kind of fishy the Ashley's mother takes the child for a walk just before Doug is killed. It should be first degree, not second degree.

[@amya.5852]

you are so right

[@marialofty3306]

That woman was definitely going to destroy somebody’s life… it just happened to be him, his daughter and the new baby 😢. Some women are just toxic. She belongs to jail.

[@eddiehoppe]

Good looks ain't everything

[@laraoneal7284]

She is In prison.

[@5GreenAcres]

Prison. Not jail.

[@JK-gm6kk]

@marialofty3306 her body is a machine that turns consensual encounters into federal charges

[@sulynn72]

There's no telling how many generations of those women have been grifting men

[@Venme2870]

Never get married to someone that you met less than 2 weeks ago and who happens to be young enough to be your child.

[@meghanmisaliar]

Thank you Captain Obvious.

[@saymyname2417]

​@meghanmisaliar - It is not that obvious. Otherwise people wouldn't keep doing it. Isn't THAT obvious?!

[@justdawnreborn]

Is anyone on the video gonna admit that Doug was hypnotised by her looks and body? Cause that’s exactly what made him risk it all. That’s why she was sending all those photos. It was too easy for her.

[@jenna-a-gogo]

Yep. I stated that in response to one of the above comments. He was with her for her looks.

[@pixi2209]

Yes, she manipulated old, reach guy, to have his money and to be boss.

[@timothydockery534]

She don't look that good at all

[@steelhurricane4041]

​@@timothydockery534She's an average young woman.

[@citygirlingraham]

Exactly…

[@JK-gm6kk]

>you took my ballet company away from me! Never showed up one time 😂

[@carolinelalam7542]

She accused him of poisoning him dragged him all over the place in order to see his daughter. Dude turns around and gets back with her, I mean when people tell you who they are BELIEVE them the first time.

[@trinigrl09]

The quote is when people SHOW you who they are believe them the first time

[@kipper3309]

@@trinigrl09😂😂😂…You’re too much!…@carolinelalam7542 got her point across & chose her own words…Lighten up

[@starllangirngotel6189]

@@trinigrl09 Either way works. It just depends on the situation. As for mine, it was TELLING. The guy i had just met introduced himself in the most awkward and bizarre way possible that it left me speechless and very uncomfortable. Needless to say, i nipped him in the bud. 😏

[@georgiakline13]

I watched her entire trial. This is a very one-sided depiction! It was unbelievable that she was convicted. They have left out so much of Ashley's story!!! He punched the dog in the head, knocking it unconscious, and threw the cat down the stairs!

[@nerdjournal]

love is the worst drug out there. Makes you way more stupid than the hard stuff.

[@m3li55a5]

Both of them sound incredibly toxic. She sounds mentally unstable and it seemed to escalate while she was pregnant, which is not uncommon. He sounds aggressive and manipulative as well - I hate how everyone just glossed over him shooting into the ceiling during their argument as if that’s perfectly acceptable behavior. That’s very threatening and abusive.

[@Moon_GoddessEmpath]

THANK YOU!!!! He was NOT innocent

[@laprimo21]

Agreed. Like it was ok that he did that because he "regretted it"...

[@AngelaLaMuse]

My thoughts exactly!

[@jessicabullington8616]

Thank you. Been looking for this comment.

[@14catsand1human]

He couldn't let the relationship go. She did not love him. He was a placeholder.

[@Africwomenpower]

she got into that relationship (after 13 days), realized he didn’t have as much money….. she also just wanted a child from any man, realized she didn’t like Doug enough and decided he was better off dead to her than alive. Poor guy ~

[@devilmaycry9969]

Yes once she noticed he didn't have a lot of money as she thought his age miraculously started to show. She never really liked him. She just seduced him enough to get him to marry her thinking he was a multimillionaire.

[@patienceacheampong9542]

​@@devilmaycry9969exactly my thoughts 🤔💭

[@pixi2209]

His daughter needed dad during 9 months after mother 's death. Not new young girl in her home and family, who will be her boss.

[@Venus-gn5oi]

That say a lot about his character.

[@TheBrownIsland]

HE was Not that Great of a Dad. Selfish.

[@jamesl9371]

13 days and get married?!! Unbelievable. Absolutely ridiculous

[@hexstacy]

Manipulation is real and strong.

[@onlytymewilltell]

Totally agree!! It makes *NO* sense!! It’s one thing to move in way too soon but a whole other to marry too soon. There’s no GOOD reason to have to marry someone within days of dating!

[@shaleniramsahai5782]

He should have grieved, healed and more importantly be there for his daughter. Instead, he betrayed Eva, brought drama and more devastation into her life. That's exactly what happens when parents act selfish without considering the well-being of their kids.

[@katherinegugino1182]

SHE WAS A MASTER MANIPULATOR FROM THE BEGINNING!

[@helenscott-tebb406]

Totally!! I wouldn't mind betting that she's done it before to a lesser degree.

[@NicNac081909]

Good Lord Ashley and her mother are absolutely nuts. That poor little girl is in the care of Ashley's mother. They need to remove that child immediately.

[@steelhurricane4041]

I hope Doug's family gets custody of his little girl.

[@userathanasia]

He gets married a few days after meeting someone, a few months after his wife's death, without even informing his daughter, he enters a business he doesn't know how to manage and someone calls him a serious businessman?? Nothing he has done proves that.

[@user-cq8gn2hj2k]

Seems like Ashley controlled him from the minute he lost his mind over her.

[@userathanasia]

​@@user-cq8gn2hj2k What does this mean? There are always manipulative people in all of our lives. Was it the behavior of a mature person? He was not a teenager or young man. He was middle-aged, supposedly serious, in mourning. What he did not even children do.

[@pixi2209]

He "did it for his daughter", that is why he didn't say her anything and didn't discuss new, young girl "for his daughter".

[@teresa8513]

​@@pixi2209he should have had more respect for his daughter but as everyone can see he let lust and codependency control him and he paid for it.

[@MsColl90]

@@user-cq8gn2hj2kshe wasn’t controlling him when he fired a gun inside a house with his wife and 2 children in it. Do, there’s that.

[@samson9535]

What this guy went through, I went through. It has been 25 years since I've seen her, but I still look over my shoulder from time to time. I have remained single since.

[@jenniwolf]

Doug was the victim, and I'm sorry to hear you went through it, too. Keep Healing ❤

[@lindziep6319]

Hope you heal not all ladies are like her, my older brother married a woman with that age gap and they are okay til now but first shes a bit of drama queen so they have fights but now they are mellow and still together.

[@Analysis_Paralysis]

HAHAHAHA

[@fileshaharrison2935]

🫂

[@BlkMagickGaia3]

The mother and her planned it. I hope the mother was charged, too .

[@helloworld3043]

Right

[@Tazaellie]

I think so too

[@jonathanwest3062]

Yup, that's why she took the baby out for a walk.

[@steelhurricane4041]

Yep. Mom is involved.

[@barbeedoll122]

Exactly!! Me too was thinking about that too lol

[@thesecretaryofcommonsense3851]

That man should've FOCUSED on his daughter, not even entertained the thought of remarrying, especially to a "CHILD", so soon after his 1st.wife died!!!🤦‍♀️

[@TheBrownIsland]

He paid for it with his life.

[@user-zu4zz6kz4h]

Exactly

[@charitykabi4877]

Both of them had psychological issues like why be with someone who has accused you a number of times of you poisoning them and even worse that you are molesting your own child? Too much toxicity

[@siiiiiuu7]

There’s definitely truth to this. Healthy-minded people aren’t attracted to such toxicity. Becoming so infatuated with a partner 3 decades younger than you and not even consulting your loved ones and child… then staying with her even through all that chaos… he definitely has his own demons

[@romanc.5074]

I agree.

[@sonquatsch8585]

this type of stuff exists big time. i have seen it with my own eyes. man accused of harming his son. cops find nothing, dude still somehow loves the ex. like seriously.

[@GoogleUser-yj1wy]

He was a pervert

[@romanc.5074]

@@sonquatsch8585 How he was that crazy about that woman after all that stuff, you have a good point.

[@sassysue6472]

She used him. What a scammer. Gas lighting. Lying. What in the world was he thinking? Any woman that sends x rated pictures to a man she just meant sends all kinds of red flags. She just wanted money for her ballet company-which she didn’t know what to do with anyway. What a piece of work!

[@jamesl9371]

Ashley was definitely not a stable person. And neither was he

[@GoogleUser-yj1wy]

He was a pervert

[@oc2538]

They both had issues but he was too old and had too many responsibilities to behave this way

[@thelittleredhairedgirlfrom6527]

I am 100% convinced that Ashley is insane. She’s just not all there, she seems to have just come up with things and believe them.

[@meghanmisaliar]

No shyt Sherlock

[@mlm333gkb]

I went to college with a girl like this.i had never met anyone like her before. She would lie right in your face and then would argue about the lie as if it were the truth. She believed her own lies and expected others to believe them as well. I had made friends with her and was dumbfounded at first then one day while doing clinicals for school she and I were having a conversation about how all the guys she's ever dated parents didn't like her because they think she's crazy. Right after having that conversation she launched into another conversation about our class saying all kinds of lies that I know were not true. As she stated each lie I stated the truth. She began to argue with me and tried to twist the conversation and my words. In that moment I realized that she really was crazy and all those guys parents were right to keep their sons away from her. Needless to say I began to avoid her after that. I failed to mention she's a pretty girl with a very charming, flirty, and outgoing nature just like Ashley. She's a medical professional in a hospital somewhere right now. I hope I never see her again.

[@mlm333gkb]

I also forgot to mention her mom was just like Ashley's mom... Crazy too, except her mom didn't enable her like Ashley's, they actually stayed at odds with each other. Something was always telling something going on at her home.

[@AlishaRoseWilson]

Seems like borderline personality disorder

[@a.mie.533]

Her ruthlessness comes straight out of her eyes ...

[@rattaxi9645]

Truly

[@carleneevans8768]

Yes, quite obvious in her eyes

[@WaotJay]

Her eyes are demonic 😅

[@g.o.a.tsports2880]

Your wife accuses you of poisoning and abusing her but you continue to seek a relationship smh

[@junemarshall-kingsley566]

It is the same kind of delusion that caused him to marry her to begin with.

[@enzop2835]

48 hours morning gang lets go!! 🔥🥞🍳

[@49ers_red_and_gold2]

I'll take apple pancakes and eggs. 😋

[@LabzAli]

👊

[@clemmieschannel7500]

Watching from South Africa 🇿🇦 it’s 13:58 PM now😅

[@alexx5064]

@@clemmieschannel7500lunch is great too! pancakes are truly an all day meal

[@trippylizzy1344]

Yesss

[@marshak6459]

If he was poor she wouldnt give him the time of day

[@Ktrussman]

His brother mentioned in an interview that they have evidence that Ashley looked Doug up before she ever met him. She knew he was successful.

[@parrotperson1973]

And if she were his age, he wouldn't have given her the time of day! This dude didn't deserve to die, but he was not a good person.

[@sheFEISTY.43110]

​@Ktrussman wow. So she bled him dry and try to leave him? Evil.

[@ajj9694]

I read a statistic that 75 % of men who become widowed will remarry within one year. I wonder if that’s true. The fact that he remarried a hot young chick in haste is not so surprising given that statistic

[@keriwebber6136]

That is so very true. Especially men married for yesrs.

[@Lulu33423]

Very true. After my mom died he couldn’t handle the loneliness and found a gf two weeks after my moms passing. Though to be fair the lady did go after my dad first because he is a good man and dad.

[@Amelia-v2p]

Hot? Not

[@YaLittleFriend]

Yes I know a man that married in less time(!) when his wife died of ALS. People were stunned and it def. alienated him from his and her family……especially his daughters. You have to be sure to do something like that bc a lot of people will take advantage of you being in grief 😢

[@Missliaz]

She’s not hot she’s average looking

[@pajamamama5965]

Ashley was researching and knew about Doug before she even met him. She was preparing to sweep him off his feet. Unfortunately he was gullible. She took his money, his baby, and his life.

[@RedPanda79]

He was very selfish in not taking into consideration his first daughter

[@alisong2328]

Blinded by lust

[@Rushtallica]

@@alisong2328 Agreed; she was physically beautiful. If he would have been more masculine in how he handled that relationship, he would have spent much longer getting to actually know her, would not have placed her value above his relationship with his own daughter, would not have agreed to heavily invest money into something he didn't know much about, and would almost surely have noticed the woman was crazy and probably would have seen the same in her mother by the time he would be willing to commit to her let alone to marry her. I think he would feel regret over it not working out with someone younger and very physically attractive, but it'd be far less regret than otherwise.

[@matchhunter7012]

And his daughter is so stupid to care about him being deleted by his wife/ex wife.

[@YaLittleFriend]

Indeed

[@elainevankat5353]

@@alisong2328Exactly….

[@mnelson2008]

"They bonded over conservative values." 54 and 24. I think they both were narcissists. Doesn't even invite his own daughter to his wedding.

[@babybowbay]

EVA is SUCH a smart, intelligent and INTUITIVE young lady!!!!! she knew everything before everything even happened. EVA,you will go far in life, wishing u a lifetime of happiness Reply

[@gretchenkiley6615]

I'm so glad she has her sweet Golden Retriever 😊🐾🦮

[@jonmichael02302]

This lady was insane... very devious, paranoid & dangerous. Her mother sure didn't help either. Two peas in a pod.

[@user-cq8gn2hj2k]

Absolutely.espcially when they tried to convince Eva that her dad killed her mom.

[@victorious3926]

I do not believe that she was poisoned . I do believe that she was very neurotic.

[@1976ondy]

She probably was using drugs too

[@steelhurricane4041]

That poisoning allegation is BS, and so is that false child molestation. She's a liar. I hope she gets 30 years for killing Doug by tempting him all the time with her sensuality.

[@meghanmisaliar]

No shyt Sherlock

[@Jenn4rmblk]

What exactly did he expect from a 24year old? Men choose better.

[@TheLuckyKittyCat]

Looks like she just wants the money and doesn't want to work for it. 😂

[@romanc.5074]

Flat out.

[@blackmantacult]

I know a woman who shares some traits with Ashley: she initiates flirts, wants to be pursued, engages into relationships and agrees to a marriage. When married she gets bored, says she would love to have a baby but not necessarily a husband and stirs up drama to look like a victim. Very self-obsessed and emotionally immature.

[@meghanmisaliar]

All WW act like her

[@rogergriffin9893]

Pure Insanity. He was obviously emotionally vulnerable. How could he marry her so quickly after the death of his wife? But this young woman was obviously mentally unstable and manipulative. She's lying and trying to get more money out of him in the divorce. I think she's crazy.

[@pigmengaming1615]

She was not poisoned and she didn't believe she was poison. She was just setting the scene to lead up to getting rid of him. I think she had a plan before she even married him. Rich man, vulnerable, she can do anything she wants.

[@dcgrrl321]

The most basic and obvious cautionary tale. Don’t marry anyone after knowing them for 13 days.

[@pixi2209]

But what, if someone is "so hot" and sending you a hot pictures? 🤦🏻‍♀️😖

[@Jackiedyk]

People are odd. 9 months after your wife dies, you marry a woman 30 years younger you've known for 2 weeks???????

[@christinaoh7022]

Mmhmm, he lost his ever-loving mind..too bad it was around a homicidal sociopath.😱

[@lisavizzini9609]

Wait, I'm confused. Everybody is this video is saying what a great guy Doug is, but he married Ashley just 9 months after his wife died. He didn't tell his daughter until after the marriage and moving her into their home and he shot a gun into the ceiling of their home during an argument. It's outrageous that CPS cleared him knowing that he fired a gun inside the home????

[@Odes1Angel]

Ikr! Everyone is blaming the woman as if she acted alone.

[@lisavizzini9609]

@@Odes1Angel Yes, you're right. I'm disappointed in the show for not being more fair and honest in their reporting...

[@Yusuave]

They bonded over Trump lmao don't expect any logic from these two 😂

[@Mansikkacake]

Yes thats the strange religious community comments from everyone who appeared on this doc. What I so far got impression of this guy was that he was not smart and didnt have any business skills.

[@oksylee783]

Literally this, I don't know if it's Ashley's age, looks, or just personality in general, (maybe a combination of all things) that make others judge her so harshly. Compare this case to Danielle Redlick, the difference in the verdicts and public perception is insane, yet the cases share so many similarities.

[@brandyb2931]

Why would you get on a stand and testify that he gave you a poisoned gift when you turned that gift into police and they found nothing to be wrong with it?

[@junemarshall-kingsley566]

She believes her own lies at this point and is totally delusional.

[@SugarSugarCreek]

Gentlemen…… please THINK with your actual brain and not your lower head! Anything over a 10-12 year age difference, ESPECIALLY A 30 YEAR age difference needs more consideration than 2 weeks! MOST 24 year old women aren’t terribly attracted to an AVERAGE 55 year old man…. So you have to consider what her real motives are. If you aren’t that stupid and are ok with the situation, knowing the real reason she’s with you then fine, just remember you signed up for whatever comes of that. Obviously, there are always exceptions to this, there are likely some couples in that situation with a huge age gap (and this goes for the reverse female with MUCH younger male) that are together for non nefarious reasons, that’s likely the exception and not the standard rule.

[@jenna-a-gogo]

I was attracted to 55+ year old men (still am, but I'm not so young now) when I was 20. But I was definitely the exception to the rule!

[@milenalewalska496]

he was old grandpa

[@steelhurricane4041]

No man is going to turn down a nice looking young woman. He was in love her. It's sad she didn't.

[@YaLittleFriend]

Ikr😮

[@alexthedeal1827]

the real motive with you guys is always the same, money, but that's not bad, it's no criticism, you would be crazy to go with someone poor if you can also be with someone rich, the bad part is that there's too much lying about it

[@felipeo8768]

Doug was deeply religious with all his guns, discharging a weapon into the ceiling, hiding things from his daughter ... yep, good stuff right there. Solid guy for sure 🤣

[@junemarshall-kingsley566]

And she also supposedly had conservative values, with all those semi-nude selfies and guns everywhere. It was a train wreck on both sides.

[@Kistan12]

@@junemarshall-kingsley566Typical type of woman that supports Trump. They both were that type: religious & gun toting…total hypocrites

[@raquellydoesntsocialize]

I was gonna say…this outcome was more predictable than a bear pooping in the forest.

[@palomaanderson7153]

Yes , for me they both sound awful , if he fired a gun , one must run as far away from that person and never look back .

[@amandaadkins1215]

Yall will be the first ones crying for help from somebody WITH A GUN when crap gets bad. Pathetic.

[@kristinawylie4326]

That woman was crazy. I think she planned on doing all of this to start with. When she couldnt prove he was unfit and couldnt prove that he was a bad person or parent, she killed him. She just wanted money and to be spoiled. Such a selfish person.

[@moonstar7775]

Doug was like a moth who got to close the fire and died. He made a HUGE mistake by returning to Ashley after all the false allegations against him. If only he would have walked away. Being a Bible reader, he should have prayed for WISDOM.

[@joshuapatrick682]

I’ve been in a situation with a young stepmother who is much younger than my dad. It’s hard, because it’s the type of young attractive girl who is used to getting what she wants when she wants and doesn’t have the best emotional intelligence.

[@pixi2209]

Yes, the same case. I am sorry. 😑 Daddy thinks with other head.

[@meghanmisaliar]

And?

[@haydeemaldonado1733]

All I have to say is... "this are the kind of women I always warn my sons about" 🤦. Sick, sick woman, omg.

[@meghanmisaliar]

All WW are like this.

[@Forwardoperationbase]

The great enabler in these weird and tragic cases is money.

[@lnqxr]

Money is a piece of paper. It has no mind. The enablers are humans.

[@brandyb2931]

She never had any intention of moving. This was a long game to financially benefit. Her mother was in on it.

[@icingcake]

Narcissist playbook: immediately get victims into money pits, baby trap them before leaving - oh and get them to act out too 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@AJLinthe5D]

She was a narcissist. No one else is calling her on that.

[@icingcake]

@@AJLinthe5D other people have called her that - just not been specific

[@avimae4225]

Strait up happened to my ex husband. He did not deserve the evil she perpetually put on him.

[@boop79]

100%

[@kjoy2215]

This woman seems to be completely unhinged. But then again, why a 54 year old man thinks that a 24 year old woman would really want him for reasons beyond financial means, is beyond me. Johnny Depp anyone? Tale as old as time! SMH I truly feel for the daughter who is now left alone because her father lusted after a woman and lost all sense of reason and the baby who is being raised by the woman who raised a lunatic.

[@healthycathy9782]

So she tried to get away… well, he was not naive to pursue her after she already left him. I think it’s funny when family act like the victim was stupid. The woman deserves to be punished but let’s not act like a 24 and 54 year old relationship with this much drama was a surprise for a man his age.

[@carynmartin6053]

My ex husband had to learn the hard way, too!😮

[@Analysis_Paralysis]

@@carynmartin6053 I always love when women become men's nemesis and teach them valuable lessons! 😈

[@BunnySlippers82]

I hope she's sentenced to the full 30 years so Doug gets justice. She's like a snake in the grass.

[@leesteal4458]

50.

[@pld4444]

She looks at least 35 he looks 45 at most. Anyone ever seen proof of their ages? Plus... Prayers for his sweet daughter. Intelligence and insight.

[@orangeninja912]

As Judge Judy says, if you play stupid games you win stupid prizes

[@marisolbeltran2954]

I am sorry but he also was crazy.

[@ezequielvelasco7372]

Who does this? He’s crazy

[@lucybarrington4634]

The first time they met they bonded over “conservative values”…”she had guns on her person, in her bra”. That sounds promising. 🙄

[@romanc.5074]

Yeah.

[@mariahsisneros7572]

Yikes. Wth. Marrying someone after knowing them for 13 days means they're BOTH nut jobs, wtf.

[@omgbygollywow]

I am happily single.

[@meghanmisaliar]

You don't have to be single. The key is being in the right relationship

[@MT-oi2ty]

Well done you !!!!!

[@isabellavalencia8026]

A 54 year old man marrying a 24 year old young lady.....what could go wrong?duh

[@templer46]

You do stupid things when you lose a spouse.

[@jennyjones4875]

omg Yes.

[@erikaleonard2848]

My uncle married my mother shortly after my aunt/ mother's sister unexpectedly died. So for a few years my 1st cousins were my step brothers and my uncle was my step dad. I told my uncle 2 years ago eye ball to eye ball, that that marriage was the biggest mistake of his life and he definitely paid dearly for it. He just said I know...😮

[@teresa8513]

​@@erikaleonard2848the problem is lust and codependency.

[@GoogleUser-yj1wy]

Turned him into a pervert 😂

[@illbuyourniknak]

I don’t mean to victim blame here… But Doug, what were you thinking buddy?

[@abenatiger9125]

When you consciously decide to mingle with "children", be ready to face the manipulative childish acts that ensue, crescendo... RIP 😢

[@theresarasche3173]

She doesn’t sound childish, she sounds cruel and evil!

[@createinmeacleanheartohgod6871]

Especially if the the adult man is acting childish to match with the mental level of the wrong woman he fell in love with.

[@Purplenpinkk]

Only a bit over 3 minutes in, and I’m like how do people have time and energy for all that drama in their lives? 😮

[@g.flesch9731]

Agree. When married spouses manage to have families & jobs, childcare, just regular life, how do they fit in affairs etc. Who has the energy for all drama??

[@Purplenpinkk]

@@g.flesch9731 I barely have energy for my job 😂

[@trinigrl09]

Wow your mom dies suddenly and your dad up and marries someone that is only 9 years older than you a mere 9 months later? He seems like kind of a cad...if I were Ashley I would hate being brought in to be a mom to a girl that clearly doesn't want me around and might think I'm trying to replace her deceased mother...the daughter is talking about her father like her can do no wrong but he seemed to be very selfish...he wanted the new young wife to raise his child so he didn't have to bother

[@jlkitz1775]

There's no fool like an old fool 🤨

[@fedorjulssaint7044]

Good morning 48 hours Family. Have a blessed day!

[@tiffanymcintyre8375]

You too ❤

[@angelastars27]

You have a blessed day as well. ❤

[@kipper3309]

💗💗💗

[@CM-th4ip]

I’ve been in an abusive relationship, never had kids; best decision ever, specially with my ex “monster” 50 yrs old living alone but in PEACE. thank you Jesus

[@meghanmisaliar]

Stop lying

[@fifimcgee3977]

How dare she thinks that she shouldn't be as nauseous as she was being pregnant?! Is this reality what is wrong with this person! Narcissistic sociopath behavior.

[@dianahernandez1709]

What are you on about?!

[@LLynneM]

Red Flags: (1) “Lucky number 13” days after meeting… u get married. (2) U don’t tell anyone bcuz… u know it’s weird/wrong. (3a) She’s 30 THIRTY years younger than u. (3b) She’s decades closer to ur child’s age than ur own. Puke. Sorry men, but if ur old + she’s young, listen to ur big head not ur little one. Geezuz

[@joytotheworld2024]

Too many red flags on both sides. It was a danger unfolding.

[@chelseamoore6074]

One of the best comments here.

[@jarkaledet2080]

This is what happens to older men who think they can impress a twenty year old. Guys, please date your age and don't think a woman twenty years your junior loves you.

[@scotshaver]

Any parent who is caught lying about the other in the legal atmosphere should automatically lose all custody and parents rights. The child should always come first, and when a parent makes it personal, it begs the question, “What else are they capable of”?

[@ekoj3121]

What about the man shooting a gun inside the house where his wife and daughter were? Both are terrible

[@scotshaver]

@@ekoj3121 It doesn’t seem to have been used as a threat, maybe more like a means to make her stop talking or to gain control of a (probably) chaotic scene. If she’s half the manipulator she is portrayed to be- I’m not saying I condone it, but I might see his panic and feeling that it was his only option.

[@MammeJ]

And actual punishment against anyone who knowingly reports false allegations to CPS to gain leverage in court.

[@MammeJ]

@@scotshaveror the whole incident was just another lie

[@MammeJ]

@@ekoj3121while completely concerning, the daughter wasn’t born yet and used it as a reason to move to Florida with her mom. After listening to the lies she told against him, I have a hard time believing anything she has said.

[@victoriaesposito6887]

Ashley unfortunately has some serious mental health issues. She needs therapy and medication. It's very sad. My heart goes out to the two daughters. God bless them. 🙏

[@jamesl9371]

Guns guns guns They really keep you safe don’t they

[@jenna-a-gogo]

Right? But it's our God given right! We need guns to protect ourselves! Blah blah blah.

[@kristinawylie4326]

It's because some crazy person owned it. 😒 on both ends, they both were irresponsible having them.

[@mariagabrielle6383]

They do when used properly.

[@aliciakillen1940]

Maybe we need stricter guns laws? Hmmm

[@dianahernandez1709]

Not the guns fault

[@MoroMoro1]

13 days???!! He married for LUST and she married for his perceived wealth. What could've possible gone wrong...

[@johnmcquilkin]

You are absolutely correct. I posted something similar.

[@_carmencita_]

Infatuation is poisonous and blinding. I dont think it was love he truly felt towards her

[@adachannmentalhealthcrisis]

Instead of devoting his life to his daughter, who has recently lost her mom, he was very hurried to marry and procreate

[@JustAThought155]

🤔…is this a tutorial video for older men and what NOT to do??? “13 day” relationship with a “30 year younger girl” and that leads to a marriage??? Sounds VERY STRANGE, in my opinion.

[@TawnyC_]

Deliberately shooting a gun off in your house is not psychologically stable.

[@Jaydee215]

whatever happened to a good ol’ fashioned divorce? Dang.

[@kayblack6623]

I’m sorry Eva 💔 you’re the one I feel the most for

[@dylanG6683]

He goes back to her after being accused of abusing the baby? Not very wise

[@Rushtallica]

Especially for men, there is a LOT to learn from this situation, though much also applies to women: 1) Always wait for a woman to say she loves you first, but NEVER say you love someone you don't even know. 2) NEVER commit to or move in with someone you don't know, let alone propose to someone you haven't know for at least a few years or more. This may be difficult for those who wish to avoid sex before marriage, but that means you have to either find someone with similar views or will have more time and energy to fulfill your life in other ways. 3) NEVER agree to invest huge sums of money in someone you don't know or into something you don't know a lot about. 4) If someone leaves you and it wasn't because of something you did (and especially if it involves the other person cheating), NEVER grovel. Women do not respect such displays and weakness. Instead, work on other areas of your life and on improving yourself and your relationships with family and friends. Staying busy on productive things will put you ahead rather than moping and potentially getting back into a negative and draining situation that's likely to only get worse. 5) He should have figured out the mother was crazy and was almost surely a huge influence on her daughter. PAY ATTENTION TO THE FAMIILY and their interactions! 6) Nobody is perfect; everyone makes mistakes. But NEVER lose control to the point of doing something such as discharging a gun in a home, especially with a wife and/or children around. If you feel yourself starting to lose control, simply say you'll be back and need some air and don't try to explain any more in the heat of the moment, and leave the situation to cool off. Don't return until you have calmed down and are resolved to remain calm. If there is something igniting and making the situation worse, such as having too many people living in the house, work to peacefully fix the situation and offer to accommodate in a reasonable way. 7) When you do get to know a woman better and discover that she is bat$h1t crazy and/or a major schemer, RUN, don't walk, and get a lawyer immediately! 8) If a woman ever accuses you of something such as some of the things she accused him of, make sure you have a good lawyer, and NEVER be alone around that person again, let alone seek to stay in a relationship so that the person can keep making up more allegations. --Yes, she was physically beautiful. But that fades with time and was not worth all the hell that followed, let alone his own life. It is far better to be alone than to deal with someone whom ends up being nothing more than a major problem.

[@SSR00000]

She has Amber Heard vibes.

[@keriwebber6136]

She really does! You should watch her trial on Grizzly True Crime. It was a sight to behold!

[@Ferrero123]

The way she talks entitled with his lawyer

[@kadiummusic]

Or Jodi Arias? 😬

[@tish5492]

I 100% don't think that man tried to poison her 🤦🏽‍♀️. Her putting the baby in a plastic bubble was comical I'm sorry. She was just leaving bread crumbs for the day she finally did what she did. It's sad the lengths some will go to ruin folks lives. Continued prayers for his daughter on her journey thru this life.

[@TheCatz007]

Nobody just leaves a kind and caring man. He promised her a business in the ballet and I feel that that's the only reason she married him. I think the wife did go overboard with the allegations. I also do not believe that a man that can take out his gun and shoot it in the ceiling with teenage children and his wife in the house not to be the most amazing man in the world. He obviously did have issues. He moved too fast and to get married without his daughter being there. This was not very kind and caring towards the daughter. It should have been a joint decision made. As a single parent I would never do this to my children. You're in the relationship Not your daughter and in my opinion you did not think about your daughter while getting married. After only being with her less than 2 weeks. It's a disgrace. Your daughter was deeply affected by a woman just moving into her house when her mother was barely passed away less than a year. Which would raise the suspicions as it didn't take him long to get over her. As everyone knows now more than ever grieving a wife and mother takes a lot more time than just 9 months!

[@pixi2209]

He had money and she could be boss at home and in her "job".

[@biacosta4184]

I was surprised people said "he was amazing" "theres nothing wrong with him" "hes not dangerous" but I mean... In that situation he could have easily killed someone. He was dangerous. At least with a gun.

[@jenniwolf]

It's because narcissist personality disordered people will love bomb in the beginning to make the victim fall head over heals like they're the luckiest person in love. Then they degrade and discard that person, breaking them down and turning them into someone unrecognizable. Doug was the victim.