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betrayal (Kelly Gissendaner)
Gissendaner was born into a poor cotton-farming family.
According to sworn affidavits by friends and family members, she was molested by her stepfather and other men during her childhood and adolescence.During her senior year of high school, she claimed to have been date raped. Nine months later, her first son was born.In 1987, at the age of 19, Kelly Gissendaner married her first husband Jeff Banks. They stayed together for six months.
Kelly married Douglas Gissendaner for the first time on September 2, 1989. They had a baby together, lost their jobs, and moved in with Kelly's mother.Douglas joined the Army and they were sent to Germany. Kelly became pregnant by another man who later died of cancer. She and Douglas were divorced in 1993. In May 1995, she remarried Douglas. In December 1996, the couple bought a house together in Auburn, Georgia.
Kelly, in addition to her daughter with Douglas, had two sons.Douglas was the stepfather to her sons.
Murder
On February 7, 1997, Gregory Bruce Owen (born March 17, 1971) hid near the couple's home in Auburn. When Douglas arrived, Owen forced Douglas into his car at knifepoint and drove him to a wooded area in Gwinnett County near Harbins Park.After...
According to sworn affidavits by friends and family members, she was molested by her stepfather and other men during her childhood and adolescence.During her senior year of high school, she claimed to have been date raped. Nine months later, her first son was born.In 1987, at the age of 19, Kelly Gissendaner married her first husband Jeff Banks. They stayed together for six months.
Kelly married Douglas Gissendaner for the first time on September 2, 1989. They had a baby together, lost their jobs, and moved in with Kelly's mother.Douglas joined the Army and they were sent to Germany. Kelly became pregnant by another man who later died of cancer. She and Douglas were divorced in 1993. In May 1995, she remarried Douglas. In December 1996, the couple bought a house together in Auburn, Georgia.
Kelly, in addition to her daughter with Douglas, had two sons.Douglas was the stepfather to her sons.
Murder
On February 7, 1997, Gregory Bruce Owen (born March 17, 1971) hid near the couple's home in Auburn. When Douglas arrived, Owen forced Douglas into his car at knifepoint and drove him to a wooded area in Gwinnett County near Harbins Park.After...
