There is nothing sweeter than an elderly couple who have been married for decades and is still deep in love.
But one man took the “until death do us part” a little bit too literally when he said his vows.
And in a shocking twist of events, a 93-year-old man tried to kill his wife twice for one bizarre reason.
60 years of marriage down the drain
Helmut Locker has been married to his lovely bride for 60 years.
Incredible.
Their marriage has stood the test of time and weathered many storms.
While so many marriages end in divorce due to selfishness and immaturity, Locker and his wife were still going strong.
But then something went terribly wrong.
Locker started experiencing pain, so bad, it made him feel as if he “wanted to die.”
His body was failing.
After all, he is 93.
Bodies can only take so much, and each person has a mental limit on how much suffering they can endure.
Locker felt as if his life was nearing its end.
He did not think he had many days left.
The thought of leaving his bride behind was unbearable.
So, determined to not leave his “bride behind,” Locker decided she had to go first.
And in a shocking turn of events, he was busted trying to kill his sweet wife not once, but twice.
Married to a killer?
Clearly, Locker is not mentally sane.
It is not normal for a man to “love his wife so much” that he wants her “dead.”
But in Locker’s mind, his rationale for wanting to kill his wife was perfectly reasonable.
And one night, when Locker and his wife were sitting together watching TV, he expressed the pain he felt.
He got up and began pacing, but then things escalated.
Locker went behind his wife and put a rope around her neck, trying to strangle her to death, WESH reported.
What a maniac!
Thankfully, the wife was able to escape and call 911 for help.
When police officers arrived, they found out there was more to the story.
Two attempted murder charges
As police interviewed the frightened wife, she admitted her husband tried to kill her two weeks prior by smuggling her with a pillow.
She gasped for air, but her husband simply told police he “did not want to leave the woman alone,” Orlando television station WESH reported.
He confessed his master plan was to kill his wife before he died, so she would not be “left alone.”
What a tragic end to a 60-year marriage.
Instead of growing old and spending the last moments of their marriage together, Locker is in jail without bond.
And his wife, who trusted him all these years, narrowly escaped with her life after her husband tried to kill her not once, but twice.
When she married him 60 years ago and committed to stay faithful until death she never thought it would mean until her own husband turned on her and tried to take her out.
Hopefully, Mr. Locker gets the mental help he needs and can have some peace as his life comes to an end.
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