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From: "Betty" <>
Subject: Re: institutionalized for money
Date: Sun, 2 Jul 2006 08:44:38 -0400
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Hi Stefanie,

I watched that same program at least a year ago. And, in addition to
many other comments I could make, it shows that not even "First Ladies"
were protected ! And, her son did this "dastardly deed" - which makes
it worse !

"Dysfunctional families" run the gamut .. of descriptions !

Makes me wonder what would happen if an "unhealthy child" did this to a
"First Lady" in today's world ! Do we have a different "security
system" now ?

Betty (near Lowell, MA)


----- Original Message -----
From: "Stefanie" <>
To: <>
Sent: Sunday, July 02, 2006 6:15 AM
Subject: institutionalized for money


> Many of us have heard the story about Mary Todd Lincoln who was put in an
> insane asylum after the assination of her husband President Abraham
> Lincoln. I once watched a program on the history channel about her.
> According to the special it stated that her son using his political
> connections had his mother put in an institution in order to get control
> of her money. She remained there with her son going thru her fortune
> until her friends were able to get her released. By then her son had gone
> thru most of her fortune and she was indeed destitute. It's not an
> uncommon scenario when the "good ole boy network" gets into action.
>
> Stefanie

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