[OT] Re: ReiserFS creator arrested over missing woman

[Fred]

On Thursday 12 October 2006 20:48, aluminumsulfate at earthlink.net uttered 
thusly:
>    From: Fred <puissante at lrc.puissante.com>
>    Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2006 16:23:05 -0400
>    Nina's van somewhere where it couldn't be so quickly found, etc. Also,
> on the presumption that he cares for his kids, I would think he would've
> set something up so that they would not wind up in foster care. Or, better
> yet, decide the risks to all were too great and not do something this
> stupid.
>
> I'd be inclined to agree that Hans would fall into the "too smart to
> murder" category.  But you have to admit that the restraining order Nina
> took out on him may be an indication of possibly violent temper.

Restraining orders mean nothing today -- Nina may have taken it out on him to 
keep him away from his kids so that she could solidify custody. Or better 
yet, keep him away so that she could enjoy her boyfriend "without 
complications". Restraining orders are granted at the drop of a hat.

Besides, there is a long way between "violent temper" and taking a life.

>    for a penny, in for a pound -- I'll state the most likely scenario,
> that some thug tricked Nina into getting out of her van, overcame her
> somehow
>
> --> I <-- think it's most likely that Nina's sitting right now in some
> hotel room in Canada, the culprit behind her own disappearance,
> watching the news and laughing her Russian ass off that her plan to
> get her husband behind bars worked so flawlessly.

That is a possibility. And maybe her boyfriend is behind it as well. I didn't 
want to jump that far without knowing some more background on Nina. For that 
matter, she could be back in Russia.

And don't tell me that Hans didn't have some girlfriends of his own. Another 
reason I don't think he would've bothered killing his ex. He travels 
internationally, so he probably had ladies all over the place.

Though, it's hard for me to believe Nina would just leave her kids behind 
like that. Unless, of course, she didn't want to be bothered with them. In 
which case, this plot works even better. Kill 3 birds with one stone. Then 
her boyfriend can join her later, after all the smoke clears.

Stay tuned, folks. There is much more to this story than meets the eye. I 
think we will all be surprised by the eventual outcome. If this is a plot by 
Nina, and she was smart enough to cover her tracks, this case will go 
unresolved. Hans, though, will probably never get his kids back until this 
case is resolved. If Nina had a Russian passport -- in Russian, of course -- 
it is highly possible she could've slipped past the borders unnoticed. 

As far as Hans and his kids, there is an old joke:

What's the difference between a Social Worker and a Pit Bull?
You'll get your child back from the Pit Bull!

But ReiserFS will live on in any case. Though, I will await inclusion into 
the Kernel before I mess around with Reiser 4.

-Fred