"My mother was a 72-year-old widow when she met 'William' at church and was soon swept off her feet. He claimed to have lost his wife some years earlier.
"She described him as her Prince Charming — he took her to nice restaurants, social events, trips out of town, things that spoke of having money. They married after knowing each other just 10 months. During their courtship, Mom commented that William never had cash, but put everything on credit cards.
