Letter To Mary Maloney's Murder

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Mary Maloney 8 Chestnut Road London, England 36790 January 18th, 1970 Mr. Jack Noonan Sergeant Police Officer London Police Department 10 Main Street, Suite 8 London, England 36791 Dear Mr. Noonan, My name is Mary Maloney--- wife to Mr. Patrick Maloney, your fellow police officer before his passing. I am a resident of 8 Chestnut Road, regular at Sam’s Market, and mother to my unborn child. I am writing this in regards to my husband’s recent death. I am writing to you because I would like to confess to murder. Yes, I killed my husband, but I believe that my motive outweighs the crime. I ask you to understand my motive and consider it in your investigation. You must feel my pain and shock that hit me before his murder, even if it only lasted minutes. …show more content…

A devastating, life-changing, and shocking bombshell. Patrick Maloney told me that he was going to leave me, divorce me, months before our first child was born. This news left me numb and speechless in the worst way possible. I attempted to act like nothing had happened, to try to make it go away. But once I realized that this was reality, I couldn’t hold in the pure fury that had welled up inside of me anymore. I could never take care of this baby alone! You can imagine how the thought that I wouldn’t have my one and only companion with me to raise our first child together bewildered me as a soon-to-be first time

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