FULL TEXT: A three way matrimonial parlay with a Marine, a
Coast Guardsman, and Navy sailor resulted yesterday in charges of fraud against
Betty Lee Richards, 2.
Although she had three husbands, she failed to obtain a
single divorce and was collecting Navy allotments from all three, claimed by
the FBI.
Husband No. 1 was William Richards, Marine corporal, whom
she married in August, 1942. (In discussing her dilemma, she said Richards
filed divorce proceedings shortly after their marriage, and she thought the
action was final.)
~ WED IN 1944 ~
Husband No. 2 was Coast Guard Lt. Richard Hofmaster, whom
she wed in April, 1944. (She maintained she filed annulment proceedings against
Hofmaster, and assumed the marriage invalid when she wed husband No. 3.)
Husband No. 3 is former Navy man, one time Baker 1/c Robert
L. Bowman. They were married in September, 1944, and have been living at 735
San Jose Avenue.
Specifically, the FBI said that while “married” to husband
No. 2, the Coast Guard lieutenant, she received $3,000 in outright cash from
him and his family. No charges were filed in connection with this, however.
“It sure is a mess,” sighed husband No. 3 – Bowman, the
ex-sailor. “We want to see it through, pay back any money that’s owed, and try
and forget the whole thing.
“We’ll get married again and start all over.”
[“Girl Held In Nuptial Fraud – Suspect Got Allotments From 3
Servicemen, FBI Says,” San Francisco Examiner (Ca.), Feb. 28, 1946, P. 3]
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