Don't mess with her!

[dquan97]

PORTLAND, Oregon (AP) -- A nurse returning from work discovered an intruder armed with a hammer in her home and strangled him with her bare hands, police said.

Susan Kuhnhausen, 51, ran to a neighbor's house after the confrontation Wednesday night. Police found the body of Edward Dalton Haffey 59, a convicted felon with a long police record.

Police said there was no obvious sign of forced entry at the house when Kuhnhausen, an emergency room nurse at Providence Portland Medical Center, got home from work shortly after 6 p.m.

Under Oregon law people can use reasonable deadly force when defending themselves against an intruder or burglar in their homes. Kuhnhausen was treated and released for minor injuries at Providence.

Haffey, about 5-foot-9 and 180 pounds, had convictions including conspiracy to commit aggravated murder, robbery, drug charges and possession of burglary tools. Neighbors said Kuhnhausen's size -- 5-foot-7 and 260 pounds -- may have given her an advantage.

"Everyone that I've talked to says 'Hurray for Susan,' said neighbor Annie Warnock, who called 911.

"You didn't need to calm her. She's an emergency room nurse. She's used to dealing with crisis."

http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/09/08/nurse.intruder.ap/index.html

 

[Baked]

Man, that's one fat ass nurse.

 

[Horus]

That's a BIG nurse.

 

[BobDaMenkey]

Woah, that's nutty.

edit: Gah, she's a huge nurse too. Didn't register the first read around.

 

[Acanthus]

LMAO, thats awesome.

 

[classy]

Now thats what I call choking a m%^&*er out. Sign that girl up for UFC

 

[Amused]

Good for her!

I was just going to post this and guess what? The search actually worked. :Q

 

[MrCodeDude]

That's not a nurse, that's a lineman.

 

[0roo0roo]

moving around 260lb..she's got some muscle thats for sure. dude got punked lol

 

[mrrman]

thats good

 

[Kelvrick]

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
moving around 260lb..she's got some muscle thats for sure. dude got punked lol

Maybe she just fell on him.

 

[veggz]

I'd hit it.

 

[0roo0roo]

heh u don't mess with a nurse, they know anatomy, stab u right in an artery

 

[Mucho]

He 180 pounds, She 260 pounds I'd say she had an advantage.

 

[yosuke188]

We need a pic of this said nurse to actually see if she is just a big fat blob or actually built.

 

[EvilYoda]

Originally posted by: yosuke188
We need a pic of this said nurse to actually see if she is just a big fat blob or actually built.

Actually, I'm good just not seeing a pic, thankyouverymuch.

 

[imported_Zeke]

Worst

hitman

ever

 

[FoBoT]

excellent , she saved the taxpayers the cost of the trial :thumbsup:

 

[BuckNaked]

Her estranged husband was arrested for conspiracy to commit murder... Apparently he hired the guy to try and kill her, but things didn't turn out as he planned...

Sep 16, 12:19 PM EDT

Police: Strangled 'Intruder' a Hit Man

By ANNE M. PETERSON
Associated Press Writer

U.S. Video


PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- When Susan Kuhnhausen returned home from work one day earlier this month, she encountered an intruder wielding a claw hammer. After a struggle, the 51-year-old nurse fended off her attacker by strangling him with her bare hands.

Neighbors praised the woman for her bravery, and investigators said they believed the dead man - Edward Dalton Haffey - was burglarizing Kuhnhausen's home. But after an investigation, police now say the intruder Kuhnhausen strangled was apparently a hit man hired by her estranged husband - Michael James Kuhnhausen Sr. - to kill her.

The 58-year-old husband was taken into custody Thursday and charged with conspiracy to commit murder and attempted murder. He was ordered held on $500,000 bail.

Haffey had worked as a custodian under Kuhnhausen at an adult video store, according an affidavit filed by the Multnomah County District Attorney's office.



Kuhnhausen and his wife were in the process of getting a divorce, and she told officers "her husband was distraught about the divorce and wanting to reconcile but that she was insisting on the divorce," the affidavit states.

A background check showed Haffey had served lengthy prison terms for conspiracy to commit aggravated murder and convictions for robbery and burglary.

Inside a backpack Haffey left at the scene was a day planner with "Call Mike, Get letter," scribbled on the week of Sept. 4, the affidavit said. Michael Kuhnhausen's cell phone number was jotted on the inside of a folder, it said.

An emergency room nurse who lives in a southeast Portland neighborhood, Susan Kuhnhausen arrived home on the evening of Sept. 6 to find Haffey coming at her with a claw hammer.

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She was struck in the head and wrested the weapon away, but the struggle continued and Haffey bit the nurse, according to police. A large woman, she was eventually able to get the slight Haffey into a chokehold and police later found him dead in a hallway. An autopsy revealed the cause of death as strangulation.

Police say she acted in self-defense.

There was no sign of forced entry into the home, but according to the affidavit, Susan Kuhnhausen offered an explanation for the lack of evidence of a break-in: Her estranged husband had the security codes for the home's alarm system, and would have been able to disarm it.

Michael Kuhnhausen denies any involvement, the affidavit states.

Susan Kuhnhausen was out of town attending a nursing conference and did not immediately return a phone call seeking comment.

She left this message on her voicemail: "I'm not able to answer all the calls that I've received in the past few days. I'm being comforted by your concern and your support. I want you to know that our lives are all at risk for random acts, but more likely random acts of love will come your way than random acts of violence."

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/I/...KGW&TEMPLATE=USHEADS.html&SECTION=HOME

 

[DurocShark]

Originally posted by: Amused
Good for her!

I was just going to post this and guess what? The search actually worked. :Q

Shens.

 

[Whoozyerdaddy]

Originally posted by: Buck_Naked
Her estranged husband was arrested for conspiracy to commit murder... Apparently he hired the guy to try and kill her, but things didn't turn out as he planned...

Sep 16, 12:19 PM EDT

Police: Strangled 'Intruder' a Hit Man

By ANNE M. PETERSON
Associated Press Writer


PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- When Susan Kuhnhausen returned home from work one day earlier this month, she encountered an intruder wielding a claw hammer. After a struggle, the 51-year-old nurse fended off her attacker by strangling him with her bare hands.

Neighbors praised the woman for her bravery, and investigators said they believed the dead man - Edward Dalton Haffey - was burglarizing Kuhnhausen's home. But after an investigation, police now say the intruder Kuhnhausen strangled was apparently a hit man hired by her estranged husband - Michael James Kuhnhausen Sr. - to kill her.

The 58-year-old husband was taken into custody Thursday and charged with conspiracy to commit murder and attempted murder. He was ordered held on $500,000 bail.

Haffey had worked as a custodian under Kuhnhausen at an adult video store, according an affidavit filed by the Multnomah County District Attorney's office.



Kuhnhausen and his wife were in the process of getting a divorce, and she told officers "her husband was distraught about the divorce and wanting to reconcile but that she was insisting on the divorce," the affidavit states.

A background check showed Haffey had served lengthy prison terms for conspiracy to commit aggravated murder and convictions for robbery and burglary.

Inside a backpack Haffey left at the scene was a day planner with "Call Mike, Get letter," scribbled on the week of Sept. 4, the affidavit said. Michael Kuhnhausen's cell phone number was jotted on the inside of a folder, it said.

An emergency room nurse who lives in a southeast Portland neighborhood, Susan Kuhnhausen arrived home on the evening of Sept. 6 to find Haffey coming at her with a claw hammer.

She was struck in the head and wrested the weapon away, but the struggle continued and Haffey bit the nurse, according to police. A large woman, she was eventually able to get the slight Haffey into a chokehold and police later found him dead in a hallway. An autopsy revealed the cause of death as strangulation.

Police say she acted in self-defense.

There was no sign of forced entry into the home, but according to the affidavit, Susan Kuhnhausen offered an explanation for the lack of evidence of a break-in: Her estranged husband had the security codes for the home's alarm system, and would have been able to disarm it.

Michael Kuhnhausen denies any involvement, the affidavit states.

Susan Kuhnhausen was out of town attending a nursing conference and did not immediately return a phone call seeking comment.

She left this message on her voicemail: "I'm not able to answer all the calls that I've received in the past few days. I'm being comforted by your concern and your support. I want you to know that our lives are all at risk for random acts, but more likely random acts of love will come your way than random acts of violence."

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/I/...KGW&TEMPLATE=USHEADS.html&SECTION=HOME

Originally posted by: Zeke
Worst

hitman

ever

Pretty much sums it up.

 

[CrackRabbit]

this guy

Originally posted by: Whoozyerdaddy

Originally posted by: Buck_Naked
Her estranged husband was arrested for conspiracy to commit murder... Apparently he hired the guy to try and kill her, but things didn't turn out as he planned...

Sep 16, 12:19 PM EDT

Police: Strangled 'Intruder' a Hit Man

By ANNE M. PETERSON
Associated Press Writer


PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- When Susan Kuhnhausen returned home from work one day earlier this month, she encountered an intruder wielding a claw hammer. After a struggle, the 51-year-old nurse fended off her attacker by strangling him with her bare hands.

Neighbors praised the woman for her bravery, and investigators said they believed the dead man - Edward Dalton Haffey - was burglarizing Kuhnhausen's home. But after an investigation, police now say the intruder Kuhnhausen strangled was apparently a hit man hired by her estranged husband - Michael James Kuhnhausen Sr. - to kill her.

The 58-year-old husband was taken into custody Thursday and charged with conspiracy to commit murder and attempted murder. He was ordered held on $500,000 bail.

Haffey had worked as a custodian under Kuhnhausen at an adult video store, according an affidavit filed by the Multnomah County District Attorney's office.



Kuhnhausen and his wife were in the process of getting a divorce, and she told officers "her husband was distraught about the divorce and wanting to reconcile but that she was insisting on the divorce," the affidavit states.

A background check showed Haffey had served lengthy prison terms for conspiracy to commit aggravated murder and convictions for robbery and burglary.

Inside a backpack Haffey left at the scene was a day planner with "Call Mike, Get letter," scribbled on the week of Sept. 4, the affidavit said. Michael Kuhnhausen's cell phone number was jotted on the inside of a folder, it said.

An emergency room nurse who lives in a southeast Portland neighborhood, Susan Kuhnhausen arrived home on the evening of Sept. 6 to find Haffey coming at her with a claw hammer.

She was struck in the head and wrested the weapon away, but the struggle continued and Haffey bit the nurse, according to police. A large woman, she was eventually able to get the slight Haffey into a chokehold and police later found him dead in a hallway. An autopsy revealed the cause of death as strangulation.

Police say she acted in self-defense.

There was no sign of forced entry into the home, but according to the affidavit, Susan Kuhnhausen offered an explanation for the lack of evidence of a break-in: Her estranged husband had the security codes for the home's alarm system, and would have been able to disarm it.

Michael Kuhnhausen denies any involvement, the affidavit states.

Susan Kuhnhausen was out of town attending a nursing conference and did not immediately return a phone call seeking comment.

She left this message on her voicemail: "I'm not able to answer all the calls that I've received in the past few days. I'm being comforted by your concern and your support. I want you to know that our lives are all at risk for random acts, but more likely random acts of love will come your way than random acts of violence."

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/I/...KGW&TEMPLATE=USHEADS.html&SECTION=HOME

Originally posted by: Zeke
Worst

hitman

ever

Pretty much sums it up.

Should of hired this guy instead.

 

[andylawcc]

hahah.. I just read about this over MSN....

Counter-OWNZZZ!

 

[ballmode]

whoa thats crazy