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Naomi Hoshaw (David's first wife)

Appearances

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Bad Romance: Betrayed

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I am Naomi Hoshaw. I was David's first wife. We were 16 and we met at Busch Gardens when we worked there.

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Bad Romance: Betrayed

1392.265

At first, neither one of us liked each other. You know, I looked at him like, oh, he's too preppy and his uniform's on too perfect, you know. I gave him a little bit of attention and he gave it back a million fold. I felt special. Of course, when he asked me to marry him, I definitely said yes.

20/20

Bad Romance: Betrayed

1417.913

And the good times were good, but what I remember are more of the bad times. If you ever confronted him about anything, Switch would just flip in his brain. I found out I was pregnant, and he was like, no, you're not pregnant. And I was. And I was on bed rest at the very end. And I got up because I wanted something to drink. He came down the hall and grabbed my throat and started strangling me.

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Bad Romance: Betrayed

1452.677

Finally, David let go. I was terrified. And then there were some letters that I found.

20/20

Bad Romance: Betrayed

1474.758

You're in your 20s and this person is still in elementary school.

20/20

Bad Romance: Betrayed

1482.082

I didn't know what was going on. I was naive.

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Bad Romance: Betrayed

1518.283

I filed for the divorce, and he never fought me.