Gifts for Cats, Jealous Murder, and President Washington

On Friday, June 17, 2005, Retired Col. Mary M. Diggs was murdered at age 74 by another woman who was jealous of Mary’s romantic relationship.  The woman shot Mary in the head during a pool party.

President George Washington was Mary’s fifth great uncle on her mother’s side of the family.

Mary was an animal lover and her will left $2,000 for the care of each of her thirteen cats.

See Lisa Marie Gómez, Obituary: Slain Woman Left $2,000 for Each of Her 13 Cats to be Cared for, San Antonio Express-News, June 21, 2005.

Special thanks to Graham Smith for alerting me to this interesting case.