Court Filing: Colorado Killer Believed He Could Do “Anything He Pleased” Because Jesus Forgives All

According to divorce papers filed by his second wife in a South Carolina court, Colorado mass murderer Richard Dear was an End Times fanatic who believed that he could commit any action he pleased because he would “saved” by Jesus. The Post & Courier reports:

His second wife, [Deborah] Mescher, described Dear in divorce papers filed in 1993 as a controlling, abusive, womanizing man who liked to gamble but was tight with his cash when it came to supporting his family. She stated that he threw her around the room by her hair during one argument and beat her head on the floor. She also said in a sworn affidavit that Dear “erupts into fury in a matter of seconds,” and she “lived in fear and dread of his emotional and physical abuse.”

“He claims to be a Christian and is extremely evangelistic, but does not follow the Bible in his actions,” Mescher stated in the affidavit. “He says that as long as he believes he will be saved, he can do whatever he pleases. He is obsessed with the world coming to an end.” She did not return multiple requests over the weekend and Monday for comment. Mescher had a son with Dear before she stated she caught him cheating with Pamela Ross, the woman who would become his third wife, her affidavit stated. Ross and Dear also had a son together, court records show.

According to the above-linked report, Dear was also charged with rape in 1992. For which Jesus promptly forgave him, we must assume.