Next year Tracy Bottomley plans to fly to Ohio, USA to marry in jail — sentenced to 32 years old double murderer Ernesto Otto Smith.
Tracy claims that fell in love with Smith in 2018, when they began to correspond. Double killer in detail described the crimes committed.
He told Tracy that he was a victim of child abuse and for a long time trying to cope with depression with drugs.
Smith was robbed and shot James Dillingham in Toledo, Ohio, January 2, 2005. With him were Kathy Barnett — that the man killed out of fear that she will tell the police about the crime. Smith tried to break the neck of Kathy, and then beat her to death with a tree branch.
Double killer convicted in March 2006 and sentenced to 32 years in solitary confinement in prison.
Tracy says that is not easily frightened and aware of the risk that one day may become the next victim Smith.
«Yes, he’s a serial killer who committed several murders, I understand that can happen, and I still love him,» says the woman.
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Tracy has the experience of failed relationships with men and the collapse in 2003 of the marriage. She found information about Ernesto on the page in Facebook. The program «pen PAL», she joined in out of curiosity. But honestly tells the story about the crimes Ernesto Smith her interested.
Knowing that Smith killed two men, the woman still decided to write. They exchange e-mails three times a day and talked on the phone. Smith told Tracy, how and why killed Dillingham and Barnett.
«To be killed is not the best way to die, but one day everything will die. And I don’t mind that it can happen from his hands.»
Tracy says that the future husband is writing a book about how ill-treatment of children turns you into a serial killer, based on personal experience. The book will mention and about Tracy.
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— Daily Star (@Daily_Star) November 8, 2019
In an interview with the Daily Star, Smith said that knowing Tracy gave him new hope and purpose.
The woman did not believe that Smith is similar to a mad killer, I’m sure that the future spouse a lot of thought about your crimes and now I regret it. So when he asked to marry him, Tracy replied, «Yes.»
Next month a woman will arrive in the United States to meet with Ernesto in person. A year later, Tracy is going to marry a murderer to marry in prison Department Ohio.
«People ask me if I am afraid of what he might do to me. But I’m not afraid Ernest, I love it.»
