Serious (Tangent) Q.: Did The Oklahoma Prosecutor Offer Any Evidence... That She Had NOT Worn This Style The Whole Time She Was Married?!

In 2004, an Oklahoma Prosecutor sought the death penalty against a woman when her husband turned up dead -- and she had, within a few weeks later, traveled to Mexico. . . with thong underwear in her suitcase. Clean. . . underwear. What?! Yep -- A judge let that be admitted into evidence in a capital "lying in wait" murder trial.

Of course, the prosecutor did not prove -- let alone even offer whisper of a suggestion, that this widow had not worn thongs her entire adult life. [Many women find them more comfortable, than granny-panties -- I am reliably informed.]

The Oklahoma prosecutor claimed that the thong underwear helped prove(?!?!?) she killed him, to be able to chase all the men she wanted. In thongs. Gasp.

This month the Supremes will decide whether to hear her appeal -- was this a wildly improper attempt to paint the woman as a Jezebel? An appeal to local prejudice? In what way could her packed underwear choice be. . . evidence of a murderous intent, weeks earlier? [There was no blood on any of them. And they were only found weeks later in luggage for a trip. No evidence to connect it in any way to the man's death.]

No, it seems clear: this was solely intended to appeal to the prejudices of the locals: "nice" X-ian women don't wear them.

Only Jezebels do.

BTW, she is the only woman on death row in Oklahoma. He got his capital murder conviction. At least for the moment.

DAMN. [Yes -- this is an echo of Fitzgerald's poem of midnight.]

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