Tuesday, November 22, 2005

It Was a Romeo and Juliet Scenario

The latest twist in the case of the Pennsylvania kids: it was not a kidnapping. Kara Borden reportedly went willingly with David Ludwig, after he had killed her parents. David and Kara's father had a long argument after he forbade David from seeing her. David shot the father first, then the mother on the way out of the house. But it was not a heat of the moment crime, David said he planned to shoo them. He left the house looking for Kara, then saw her running towards him. They wanted to "get as far away as possible, get married and start a new life." A friend of Ludwig's told police the couple had a secret sexual relationship and they communicated through cell-phone text messages and computer instant messages.

Police seized 54 guns from the home where Ludwig lived with his parents, according to court documents. The weapons included rifles, shotguns and handguns, with ammunition.

They also found a video on Ludwig's laptop computer in which he discusses plans to conduct an armed raid on another family's home. The plot was canceled because of traffic, police said.

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