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7g Michr' n.upp had initiated divorce proceedings against his wife, Grace Reapp'
Thele Court Records also reveai that on 04- rl-79 divorce was granted to Michael Reapp'
There was ,ro upp.*ance for the defendant, Grace Reapp. Michael Reapp was awarded
;r"dy of his ,*r, sole ownership of the real estate, and all personal propert],
il, *a clear of all claims of the defendant (Grace Reapp).
3. Relationship with Grace was abusive, sometimes physical
a. Michael Reap had disclosed that there were problems in his marriage to Grace- When
.Michael Reappwas asked if the mantal probiems got physicai. if vioience was involved.
he responded t'wuy back when, when we were both younger, she was, yes, and she was
real hot biooded and patulous." When Michael Reapp was asked if it came to physical
blows. I{e responded
"... Yeah, but that was rare, I mean that just apush and she hit me
once with a pot or something iike that".
Michael Reapp advised that lus wife, Grace, would get physical and she was real hot
blooded and she would lut first and say no later.
Michael Reapp had also disclosed that the marital problems caused arguments between
he and Grace;^He was drinking a lot and stayrng out a lot, and going around to the bars
when he got off from work.
b. Michael Reapp advised us that his son Bnan had told him, after Grace and Gracie were
gone, that ". . ..the oniy thing I remember about ma is her beating the hell out of me all the
iirrr"." This offrcer contacted Brian Reapp about this statement he had allegedly rnade to
his father. Bnan advised that he did not say that, it was not true. Brian advised that he
only has good memones of hrs mother (Grace).
4. Michael Reapp was the last adult to see Grace and Gracie
This officer also iearned from the notes of the investigating Troopers, dated06-27-78,
regarding an interview with Michael Reapp. The officer's notes record that Michael
Reapp revealed to them that he had been sleeping downstairs, and that Grace Reapp haci
been sleeping in the bedroom, for 3 to 4 days, due to (Grace's) sickness, snoring and
gasping.
The officer's notes record that Michael Reapp awoke on 06-07 -78 at 9:30 and found that
no one was home; The boys were in schooi.
The officer's notes record that Michael Reapp thought nothing was wrong; He went into
the bathroom where he found a note written by Grace, which he had since iost.
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