(DC Pundit) – President Joe Biden’s recent clemency spree has set free a woman known as the “Black Widow” – a moniker she earned for her deadly habit of murdering husbands and boyfriends for insurance payouts. It seems the President’s definition of “non-violent” offenders is as flexible as a yoga instructor.
Josephine Virginia Gray, now 78, was serving a 40-year sentence for insurance fraud schemes linked to the murders of three men between 1974 and 1996. Gray’s release has raised eyebrows, especially given the White House’s claim that Biden only freed “non-violent” offenders.
Gray’s modus operandi was simple: make men fall in love with her, convince them to name her as their life insurance beneficiary, and then, well, let’s just say she ensured the policies paid out sooner rather than later. It’s like a twisted version of “The Bachelor” where the final rose comes with a complimentary coffin.
James Trusty, the former federal prosecutor who handled Gray’s case, expressed his displeasure with Biden’s decision. “It pisses me off, as you can imagine,” Trusty told The Washington Free Beacon. “This doesn’t feel like a ‘rule of law’ moment for the Biden administration.” One might argue it feels more like a “rule of jaw-dropping disbelief” moment.
Gray’s criminal career reads like a horror novel co-written by an insurance adjuster and Stephen King. She admitted to a friend in 2000 that she “had killed both her husbands and another gentleman.” Gray confessed to shooting her first husband, Norman Stribbling, and staging his body to look like a robbery victim. Her second husband, Robert Gray, met his demise with “help” from her boyfriend. That boyfriend, Clarence Goode, became victim number three when he threatened to blackmail her over Robert’s murder. Talk about relationship issues – most people just ghost their exes.
But Gray’s methods weren’t limited to mere murder. Witnesses at her trials accused her of using intimidation tactics, including threats of voodoo, to keep them quiet. “It was the witchcraft, mostly,” said Lenron Goode, the brother of Gray’s third victim. Because nothing says “please don’t testify against me” quite like the threat of being turned into a newt.
Gray’s release is part of what the White House calls the “largest single-day grant of clemency in modern history.” Biden’s aim was to correct historical “injustices” by granting clemency to those “convicted of non-violent crimes who were sentenced under outdated laws, policies, and practices.” Apparently, murder for insurance fraud is now considered passé in certain circles.
This clemency spree has faced intense criticism, with Biden also pardoning his son Hunter (pictured at top) and commuting sentences for other controversial figures. It’s like the President decided to host his own version of “Get Out of Jail Free” day.
As the dust settles on this controversy, one can’t help but wonder about the vetting process for these releases. Did they use a Magic 8 Ball? A Ouija board? Or perhaps they just threw darts at a board of inmate photos while blindfolded. Whatever the method, it’s clear that Biden’s clemency decisions have left many questioning his judgment.
In the end, Josephine Virginia Gray is now a free woman, her life story, as Trusty puts it, “written in the blood of three men” who loved her. Let’s hope she doesn’t decide to start dating again anytime soon.
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