Though his father had not survived, and the restoration trade was moribund, he still lived in much the same style as when Malskat first encountered him in 1936, wearing fine suits and smoking fancy cigarettes.

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The specific reasons he chose to lash out aren't known, but Brown had separated from his wife years earlier, though he still lived across the street from her, her new husband and his two children, according to neighbors and people who knew the family.

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Still, he lived for three days.

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Awadallah's partner, Thai Tran, lived as if he were still a college student.

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Mr Jolleys kept up an elaborate charade that he was still married and that his wife lived with him in his army quarters at Uphavon when in reality they had split in 2002, the jury was told.

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"Until I met you, Mr Kinahan, I didn't realise that people in Northern Ireland still lived in castles, " he added.

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Jurors heard that the lieutenant colonel kept up an elaborate charade by maintaining to his superiors that he was still married and that his wife Judith lived with him in his Army quarters when they were separated.

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Howell still owns a luxury home at Glebe Road, outside Castlerock, where he lived with his US-born wife Kyle and their 10 children.

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