Anne-Marie Green

What had begun years earlier as a promising marriage that would bear three kids had fallen apart.

What had begun years earlier as a promising marriage that would bear three kids had fallen apart.

Bud was from a prominent local family, and he was a business owner. But Meredith says his work had become stressful.

Bud was from a prominent local family, and he was a business owner. But Meredith says his work had become stressful.

Bud was from a prominent local family, and he was a business owner. But Meredith says his work had become stressful.

She says he started drinking a lot. And the more he drank, she says, the more unpredictable he became. There was screaming, cussing. You felt threatened? Absolutely. Meredith says he never laid a hand on her, but destroyed her sense of self. The house was never clean enough.

She says he started drinking a lot. And the more he drank, she says, the more unpredictable he became. There was screaming, cussing. You felt threatened? Absolutely. Meredith says he never laid a hand on her, but destroyed her sense of self. The house was never clean enough.

She says he started drinking a lot. And the more he drank, she says, the more unpredictable he became. There was screaming, cussing. You felt threatened? Absolutely. Meredith says he never laid a hand on her, but destroyed her sense of self. The house was never clean enough.

It was very degrading. Then, she says, she noticed her husband was starting to become paranoid. She remembers being in her closet one day and noticing a strange pillow. They had cut a hole in it. According to Meredith, there was a hidden camera inside. And then I started finding more of them. What other places did you find cameras?

It was very degrading. Then, she says, she noticed her husband was starting to become paranoid. She remembers being in her closet one day and noticing a strange pillow. They had cut a hole in it. According to Meredith, there was a hidden camera inside. And then I started finding more of them. What other places did you find cameras?

It was very degrading. Then, she says, she noticed her husband was starting to become paranoid. She remembers being in her closet one day and noticing a strange pillow. They had cut a hole in it. According to Meredith, there was a hidden camera inside. And then I started finding more of them. What other places did you find cameras?

She says that was the last straw. They separated in the spring of 2022. I could breathe. I could be me again. Meredith says the separation seemed to help Bud too, that he'd stopped drinking and kept going to church with her and the kids. But by then, she'd decided it was too late. When I was done, I was done. And starting again with someone new seemed like a distant dream, Meredith says.

She says that was the last straw. They separated in the spring of 2022. I could breathe. I could be me again. Meredith says the separation seemed to help Bud too, that he'd stopped drinking and kept going to church with her and the kids. But by then, she'd decided it was too late. When I was done, I was done. And starting again with someone new seemed like a distant dream, Meredith says.

She says that was the last straw. They separated in the spring of 2022. I could breathe. I could be me again. Meredith says the separation seemed to help Bud too, that he'd stopped drinking and kept going to church with her and the kids. But by then, she'd decided it was too late. When I was done, I was done. And starting again with someone new seemed like a distant dream, Meredith says.

Until that night, Davis McClendon sauntered up and sat down in her life. They tried to keep things low-key at first. Meredith says she never wanted to rub Bud's nose in it. So what did you all do? We would go out of town. But Meredith says they knew they couldn't sneak around forever, and it had started seeming like her new relationship with Davis was a forever kind of thing.

Until that night, Davis McClendon sauntered up and sat down in her life. They tried to keep things low-key at first. Meredith says she never wanted to rub Bud's nose in it. So what did you all do? We would go out of town. But Meredith says they knew they couldn't sneak around forever, and it had started seeming like her new relationship with Davis was a forever kind of thing.

Until that night, Davis McClendon sauntered up and sat down in her life. They tried to keep things low-key at first. Meredith says she never wanted to rub Bud's nose in it. So what did you all do? We would go out of town. But Meredith says they knew they couldn't sneak around forever, and it had started seeming like her new relationship with Davis was a forever kind of thing.

But after Bud found out, there were new complications. He accused you of cheating? Yeah. even though you were weeks away from your divorce. Right. Meredith says Bud actually called Davis and asked him to back off until the divorce was official. What was Davis' reaction to that request?

But after Bud found out, there were new complications. He accused you of cheating? Yeah. even though you were weeks away from your divorce. Right. Meredith says Bud actually called Davis and asked him to back off until the divorce was official. What was Davis' reaction to that request?

But after Bud found out, there were new complications. He accused you of cheating? Yeah. even though you were weeks away from your divorce. Right. Meredith says Bud actually called Davis and asked him to back off until the divorce was official. What was Davis' reaction to that request?