Astronaut arrested in bizarre love triangle

06:58 AM CST on Tuesday, February 6, 2007

ORLANDO, Fla. -- An astronaut drove from Houston to Florida, donned a disguise and confronted a woman she believed was romantically involved with a space shuttle pilot she was in love with, police said. She was charged with attempted kidnapping and other counts.

U.S. Navy Capt. Lisa Nowak, 43, who flew last July on a shuttle mission to the international space station, was also charged with attempted vehicle burglary with battery, destruction of evidence and battery. She was denied bail and is expected in court Tuesday morning.





When she found out that Shipman was flying to Orlando from Houston, Nowak decided to confront her, according to the arrest affidavit. Nowak drove the 900-mile trip from Houston to Orlando wearing diapers, police said.
Astronauts wear diapers during launch and re-entry.

Dressed in a wig and a trench coat, Nowak boarded an airport bus that Shipman took to her car in an airport parking lot. Shipman told police she noticed someone following her, hurried inside the car and locked the doors, according to the arrest affidavit.


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Love Triangles -

"Deception always leaves one spouse either deeply hurt, or totally unaware."

The term "love triangle" almost always implies that the arrangement is unsuitable to one or more of the people involved.

Though rare, love triangles have been known to lead to murder or suicide committed by the rejected lover in real life.

Someone's bound to get hurt... in most cases, such as this one, there are children and spouses involved. These days, most love triangles do lead to murder. Look at Clara, David Harris and Gail Bridges. I'm sure there are more to be listed here, that's just the first one to come to mind, only because David Harris was my childrens orthodontist and it all went down here in my neighborhood.

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Brad, Jennifer & Angelina

January 2007
Infidelity Rates Rises Again
Infidelity rates seem to have climbed for the 12th
consecutive year, according to the American Society for Cultural Information.

American marriage seems to be ever becoming a dark and hurtful place. People who love each other enough to pledge eternal commitment and live under the same roof are deliberately deceiving each other more often with each passing year.

"For sure technology has contributed to infidelity," says Schwartz. "The fact that with cars and planes you can be in another city, there are cell phones as opposed to work and home phones, and with the Internet you can find people without moving out — it creates an environment where extramarital affairs are possible."

By all accounts, experts say the infidelity rate is higher among couples dating and living together — including those in long-term relationships — than among married couples. But even if technology has made cheating easy, some experts say there is little evidence of a rise in serial cheats, although there are numerous signs that serial monogamy is on the rise.