Nancy Seaman

Then he said, I think we need to talk about going our separate ways. And he was very calm about it. And what did you say? I responded in a way that was probably antagonistic because I said, I am so ready to do this. Let's just do it. That's when it started because he said, who the hell do you think you are? You think I don't know that you have a condo and that it's not for Greg, it's for you?

Then he said, I think we need to talk about going our separate ways. And he was very calm about it. And what did you say? I responded in a way that was probably antagonistic because I said, I am so ready to do this. Let's just do it. That's when it started because he said, who the hell do you think you are? You think I don't know that you have a condo and that it's not for Greg, it's for you?

You no good bitch. I don't love you anymore. I hate you. I've wasted my life with you. Why can't you just die?

You no good bitch. I don't love you anymore. I hate you. I've wasted my life with you. Why can't you just die?

I know all about the condo.

I know all about the condo.

And I'm sure he didn't mean to kill me with it at that point. But he just took and he says, you bitch. And he just glanced.

And I'm sure he didn't mean to kill me with it at that point. But he just took and he says, you bitch. And he just glanced.

He kicks me. He grabs me. Then he came for the last time toward me. He's telling me, you no good effing bitch. I'll never let you have half of my assets. I will see you dead first. And when he bent over and he's telling me he'll see me dead, I'm hoisting myself up. I feel the handle of the hatchet. I picked it up and I swung.

He kicks me. He grabs me. Then he came for the last time toward me. He's telling me, you no good effing bitch. I'll never let you have half of my assets. I will see you dead first. And when he bent over and he's telling me he'll see me dead, I'm hoisting myself up. I feel the handle of the hatchet. I picked it up and I swung.

I feel the handle of the hatchet. I picked it up and I swung it.

I feel the handle of the hatchet. I picked it up and I swung it.

I couldn't stop hitting him. I was terrified out of my mind. I didn't know if it was one time, two times, three times.

I couldn't stop hitting him. I was terrified out of my mind. I didn't know if it was one time, two times, three times.

It was not rage. It was terror. I was terrified. There is a difference between rage indicates anger. I was not anger. I was terrified at this point for me.

It was not rage. It was terror. I was terrified. There is a difference between rage indicates anger. I was not anger. I was terrified at this point for me.

It was a blur. It was a blur. The only thing I can tell you is that, for me, going to school was always a safe place. I went there so many times after he abused me, and it was the only place that I ever felt good about myself. That morning, I was in shock for sure.

It was a blur. It was a blur. The only thing I can tell you is that, for me, going to school was always a safe place. I went there so many times after he abused me, and it was the only place that I ever felt good about myself. That morning, I was in shock for sure.

The horror of it is something you can't even imagine. You cannot possibly think that there's any rational thought there. The only thing that happened at that point was I was on autopilot doing what I had done for 30 years. I was fixing the ugliness. I was fixing it because when the ugliness was gone, it was like it never happened.

The horror of it is something you can't even imagine. You cannot possibly think that there's any rational thought there. The only thing that happened at that point was I was on autopilot doing what I had done for 30 years. I was fixing the ugliness. I was fixing it because when the ugliness was gone, it was like it never happened.

I did not plan or intend to hurt my husband. I loved him.

I did not plan or intend to hurt my husband. I loved him.

I just think it was probably shock. I could never accept what happened.

I just think it was probably shock. I could never accept what happened.

All rise.

All rise.

I still cannot believe that it was that many hits because in my mind it was not.

I still cannot believe that it was that many hits because in my mind it was not.

And I'm so ashamed and so humiliated.

And I'm so ashamed and so humiliated.

If my sons knew they'd hate their father and I couldn't let them hate him, I wanted them to love him.

If my sons knew they'd hate their father and I couldn't let them hate him, I wanted them to love him.

His body was found in the back of your SUV.

His body was found in the back of your SUV.

There were times when Bob's short fuse and his anger and his rage would erupt.

There were times when Bob's short fuse and his anger and his rage would erupt.

And I'm covered up. I'm cleared up and covered up. He's coming toward me and he's mad. He's mad.

And I'm covered up. I'm cleared up and covered up. He's coming toward me and he's mad. He's mad.

Right about where you are. Right about where you are. Yes, and I can see his shoes just like your shoes. As I'm getting up, there's a black railing around the generator, and I'm using it for leverage, and as I get up, I feel the handle of the hatchet.

Right about where you are. Right about where you are. Yes, and I can see his shoes just like your shoes. As I'm getting up, there's a black railing around the generator, and I'm using it for leverage, and as I get up, I feel the handle of the hatchet.

I pick it up, and I swing it at him.

I pick it up, and I swing it at him.

I don't physically remember stabbing him, but obviously I did. But I was screaming at him to get off of me. Get off of me! Just get off of me!

I don't physically remember stabbing him, but obviously I did. But I was screaming at him to get off of me. Get off of me! Just get off of me!

I run up to my room, and I slam the door.

I run up to my room, and I slam the door.

I loved him. If I had to redo May the 10th, I wish I would have let him just kill me.

I loved him. If I had to redo May the 10th, I wish I would have let him just kill me.

I sat down and cried because I couldn't fix him. I couldn't fix everything else. I had fixed everything else, and I couldn't fix him. I couldn't fix him. No matter what I did, I couldn't fix him. He was dead. I kept saying, Bob, why did you do this to me? Why did you do this to me? Why?

I sat down and cried because I couldn't fix him. I couldn't fix everything else. I had fixed everything else, and I couldn't fix him. I couldn't fix him. No matter what I did, I couldn't fix him. He was dead. I kept saying, Bob, why did you do this to me? Why did you do this to me? Why?

No.

No.

I was swinging it. I wasn't aware. Sometimes it hit, sometimes it didn't.

I was swinging it. I wasn't aware. Sometimes it hit, sometimes it didn't.

It's happening in the chaos of a moment, not as you're saying it.

It's happening in the chaos of a moment, not as you're saying it.

No, I am not guilty of murder. What made her do it? This is a very complex case. It wasn't as simple as wife kills husband with a hatchet.

No, I am not guilty of murder. What made her do it? This is a very complex case. It wasn't as simple as wife kills husband with a hatchet.

No, I would not do that.

No, I would not do that.

He's coming toward me and he's mad. He's mad.

He's coming toward me and he's mad. He's mad.

I was going to be safe in just a couple weeks.

I was going to be safe in just a couple weeks.

All I can say to my sons is I'm very sorry. And I want them to know that I love their father. They know that I did. I want the boys to know that I love them with all my heart, and I wish that I could undo what happened May the 10th. But I hope they find their way back together.

All I can say to my sons is I'm very sorry. And I want them to know that I love their father. They know that I did. I want the boys to know that I love them with all my heart, and I wish that I could undo what happened May the 10th. But I hope they find their way back together.

He was very charming. He was very confident. He was a very strong personality, and I felt very secure. He was my knight in shining armor.

He was very charming. He was very confident. He was a very strong personality, and I felt very secure. He was my knight in shining armor.

We're in the car coming home from his brother's wedding reception, and Bob was drunk. He had much too much to drink, and he reached over, and he tried to push me out of a moving car, and he's pounding me with his fists.

We're in the car coming home from his brother's wedding reception, and Bob was drunk. He had much too much to drink, and he reached over, and he tried to push me out of a moving car, and he's pounding me with his fists.

I was in a state of shock. I had never experienced anything like this before. I'd never witnessed anything like it. Why would you choose to stay knowing that he tried to throw you out of a moving car? Frankly, I was naive. I was only 21 years old, and I just loved him, and I said, this has to be a fluke. This is a one-time thing.

I was in a state of shock. I had never experienced anything like this before. I'd never witnessed anything like it. Why would you choose to stay knowing that he tried to throw you out of a moving car? Frankly, I was naive. I was only 21 years old, and I just loved him, and I said, this has to be a fluke. This is a one-time thing.

We had it all.

We had it all.

We went on vacations. I had a nice life. We had two beautiful sons.

We went on vacations. I had a nice life. We had two beautiful sons.

It's always, I'm a bitch. I'm always an ungrateful bitch.

It's always, I'm a bitch. I'm always an ungrateful bitch.

I knew that if I talked about that way, it would escalate the abuse. It would escalate his anger and his rage. And I knew not to do that because if I did that, it made the situation worse.

I knew that if I talked about that way, it would escalate the abuse. It would escalate his anger and his rage. And I knew not to do that because if I did that, it made the situation worse.

That was the day that I was going to tell because I had been there before.

That was the day that I was going to tell because I had been there before.

I walked in and I sat down in that triage room in tears and I was crying. And I looked over and I saw a parent from my school. And I knew if she found out the grapevine at school, I just couldn't do that. My career was everything to me.

I walked in and I sat down in that triage room in tears and I was crying. And I looked over and I saw a parent from my school. And I knew if she found out the grapevine at school, I just couldn't do that. My career was everything to me.

No.

No.

No, I did not. Did you plan to do him any harm? No, I did not. At any point? My God, not. My God, a hatchet. No.

No, I did not. Did you plan to do him any harm? No, I did not. At any point? My God, not. My God, a hatchet. No.

He was verbally abusing Greg, telling him what an a**hole he was. He didn't know what he was doing.

He was verbally abusing Greg, telling him what an a**hole he was. He didn't know what he was doing.

And he told Greg to pack his things and he threw them out on the street on his birthday and told him to never come home again.

And he told Greg to pack his things and he threw them out on the street on his birthday and told him to never come home again.

And I heard his footsteps coming toward me. He grabbed me. Bob liked to grab and squeeze.

And I heard his footsteps coming toward me. He grabbed me. Bob liked to grab and squeeze.

You don't decide in 20 minutes, oh, I think I'll kill my husband. Oh, let me go buy a hatchet. The hatchet was bought for yard work because I did all the yard work.

You don't decide in 20 minutes, oh, I think I'll kill my husband. Oh, let me go buy a hatchet. The hatchet was bought for yard work because I did all the yard work.

Then he said, I think we need to talk about going our separate ways. And he was very calm about it. And what did you say? I responded in a way that was probably antagonistic because I said, I am so ready to do this. Let's just do it. That's when it started because he said, who the hell do you think you are? You think I don't know that you have a condo and that it's not for Greg, it's for you?

You no good bitch. I don't love you anymore. I hate you. I've wasted my life with you. Why can't you just die?

I know all about the condo.

And I'm sure he didn't mean to kill me with it at that point. But he just took and he says, you bitch. And he just glanced.

He kicks me. He grabs me. Then he came for the last time toward me. He's telling me, you no good effing bitch. I'll never let you have half of my assets. I will see you dead first. And when he bent over and he's telling me he'll see me dead, I'm hoisting myself up. I feel the handle of the hatchet. I picked it up and I swung.

I feel the handle of the hatchet. I picked it up and I swung it.

I couldn't stop hitting him. I was terrified out of my mind. I didn't know if it was one time, two times, three times.

It was not rage. It was terror. I was terrified. There is a difference between rage indicates anger. I was not anger. I was terrified at this point for me.

It was a blur. It was a blur. The only thing I can tell you is that, for me, going to school was always a safe place. I went there so many times after he abused me, and it was the only place that I ever felt good about myself. That morning, I was in shock for sure.

The horror of it is something you can't even imagine. You cannot possibly think that there's any rational thought there. The only thing that happened at that point was I was on autopilot doing what I had done for 30 years. I was fixing the ugliness. I was fixing it because when the ugliness was gone, it was like it never happened.

I did not plan or intend to hurt my husband. I loved him.

I just think it was probably shock. I could never accept what happened.

All rise.

I still cannot believe that it was that many hits because in my mind it was not.

And I'm so ashamed and so humiliated.

If my sons knew they'd hate their father and I couldn't let them hate him, I wanted them to love him.

His body was found in the back of your SUV.

There were times when Bob's short fuse and his anger and his rage would erupt.

And I'm covered up. I'm cleared up and covered up. He's coming toward me and he's mad. He's mad.

Right about where you are. Right about where you are. Yes, and I can see his shoes just like your shoes. As I'm getting up, there's a black railing around the generator, and I'm using it for leverage, and as I get up, I feel the handle of the hatchet.

I pick it up, and I swing it at him.

I don't physically remember stabbing him, but obviously I did. But I was screaming at him to get off of me. Get off of me! Just get off of me!

I run up to my room, and I slam the door.

I loved him. If I had to redo May the 10th, I wish I would have let him just kill me.

I sat down and cried because I couldn't fix him. I couldn't fix everything else. I had fixed everything else, and I couldn't fix him. I couldn't fix him. No matter what I did, I couldn't fix him. He was dead. I kept saying, Bob, why did you do this to me? Why did you do this to me? Why?

No.

I was swinging it. I wasn't aware. Sometimes it hit, sometimes it didn't.

It's happening in the chaos of a moment, not as you're saying it.

No, I am not guilty of murder. What made her do it? This is a very complex case. It wasn't as simple as wife kills husband with a hatchet.

No, I would not do that.

He's coming toward me and he's mad. He's mad.

I was going to be safe in just a couple weeks.

All I can say to my sons is I'm very sorry. And I want them to know that I love their father. They know that I did. I want the boys to know that I love them with all my heart, and I wish that I could undo what happened May the 10th. But I hope they find their way back together.

He was very charming. He was very confident. He was a very strong personality, and I felt very secure. He was my knight in shining armor.

We're in the car coming home from his brother's wedding reception, and Bob was drunk. He had much too much to drink, and he reached over, and he tried to push me out of a moving car, and he's pounding me with his fists.

I was in a state of shock. I had never experienced anything like this before. I'd never witnessed anything like it. Why would you choose to stay knowing that he tried to throw you out of a moving car? Frankly, I was naive. I was only 21 years old, and I just loved him, and I said, this has to be a fluke. This is a one-time thing.

We had it all.

We went on vacations. I had a nice life. We had two beautiful sons.

It's always, I'm a bitch. I'm always an ungrateful bitch.

I knew that if I talked about that way, it would escalate the abuse. It would escalate his anger and his rage. And I knew not to do that because if I did that, it made the situation worse.

That was the day that I was going to tell because I had been there before.

I walked in and I sat down in that triage room in tears and I was crying. And I looked over and I saw a parent from my school. And I knew if she found out the grapevine at school, I just couldn't do that. My career was everything to me.

No.

No, I did not. Did you plan to do him any harm? No, I did not. At any point? My God, not. My God, a hatchet. No.

He was verbally abusing Greg, telling him what an a**hole he was. He didn't know what he was doing.

And he told Greg to pack his things and he threw them out on the street on his birthday and told him to never come home again.

And I heard his footsteps coming toward me. He grabbed me. Bob liked to grab and squeeze.

You don't decide in 20 minutes, oh, I think I'll kill my husband. Oh, let me go buy a hatchet. The hatchet was bought for yard work because I did all the yard work.