Ruben borchardt biography

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Borchardt is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Alice Borchardt (1939–2007), American writer of historical fiction, fantasy and horror
• Carl Wilhelm Borchardt (1817–1880), German mathematician
• Curtis Borchardt (born 1980), American basketball player
• Diane Borchardt, American teacher and criminal, focus of the 1995 film Seduced by Madness
• Dietrich Borchardt (1916–1997), Australian librarian and bibliographer
• Erich Borchardt (1913–1944), Oberfeldwebel in the Wehrmacht
• Francis J. Borchardt, American politician
• Georges Borchardt, American literary agent
• Herbert Borchardt (1914–1944), Leutnant of the Reserves in the Wehrmacht
• Hugo Borchardt (1844–1924), German firearms inventor and engineer
• Jan-Christoph Borchardt (born 1989), German open source interaction designer
• Jon Borchardt (born 1957), American football guard
• Julian Borchardt (1868-1932), socialist activist
• Karol Olgierd Borchardt (1905–1986), Polish writer and captain
• Knut Borchardt (1929–2023), German researcher
• Ludwig Borchardt (1863–1938), German Egyptologist
• Mark Borchardt (born 1966), American independent filmmaker
• Paul Borchardt (1886–1953), German archaeologist
• Siegfried Borchardt (1953–2021), German neo-Nazi politician
• Simone Borchardt (born 1967), German politician
• Susan King Borchardt (born 1981), American basketball player

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Diane Borchardt was a former teacher's aide/study hall monitor at Jefferson High School in Wisconsin. She was convicted of hiring three of her students to murder her estranged husband, Ruben Borchardt, on Easter morning in 1994.

At her trial, Diane Borchardt was found guilty of first-degree intentional homicide. She was sentenced to life in prison, with no possibility of parole until she had served 45 years of her sentence.

The miniseries Seduced by Madness: The Diane Borchardt Story was broadcast on NBC and CHCH on February 25 and 26, 1996 and starred Ann-Margret as Diane.

Diane Borchardt loses her appeal for new trial

Ex-teachers aide is serving life sentence for hiring 3 teens to kill her husband

By Kevin Murphy - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

April 24, 1998

A former teachers aide serving a life sentence for hiring three students to kill her estranged husband in 1994 is not entitled to a new trial, the state Court of Appeals ruled Thursday.

Diane Borchardt, 48, was convicted of being party to the crime of first-degree intentional homicide and of using a child to commit a felony for the shotgun slaying of her husband, Ruben Borchardt, at their rural Jefferson home on Easter 1994.

Diane Borchardt, who becomes eligible for parole in 2035, has maintained her innocence, although she didn't testify at trial. She was convicted of hiring Douglas Vest Jr., then 17, to commit the killing for $600 in cash, a ring and a promise of $20,000 from her husband's life insurance. Vest recruited Joshua Yanke, then 17, and Michael Maldonado, then 16, to assist in the slaying.

The three, who had been students at Jefferson High School where Diane Borchardt worked, were convicted on homicide charges. Vest and Maldonado were sentenced to life in prison. Yanke testified against them and received an 18-year term.

Diane Borchardt appealed the conviction, saying she had ineffective counsel, saying there were errors by the trial judge and alleging the ab

1996 TV series or program

Seduced by Madness: The Diane Borchardt Story is a 1996 American television film directed by John Patterson and starring Ann-Margret, Peter Coyote, Leslie Hope, Christian Campbell, Hedy Burress, Tobey Maguire, and Freddy Rodríguez. Based roughly on real-life events, the film recounts the story of Wisconsin teacher Diane Borchardt, who hired teen students first to spy on her cheating husband and later to kill him. The film begins with the murder then traces in flashback the events leading up to it, followed by the subsequent police investigation leading to arrests and eventual murder convictions of both Borchardt and the teens.

Plot

In the film, the story begins with three teenage boys breaking into the house of Ruben Borchardt with the intention of killing him for payment. The film then jumps back seven months earlier to the fall of 1993. Ruben's wife, Diane, is portrayed as mentally unstable and abusive towards Ruben and their children. Ruben meets Claire, a woman he develops feelings for, and they begin an affair. They contemplate leaving their spouses to be together.

Ruben decides to divorce Diane and gain custody of their children, which angers Diane. She manipulates her students, including Doug, to carry out her plan to kill Ruben. Diane bribes Doug with money and jewelry to carry out the murder. Doug recruits his friends Josh and Mike to help him. Diane continues to harass Claire and threatens her life.

Diane physically abuses Ruben and falsely accuses him of hitting her. They separate temporarily, and Diane plans to carry out the murder while she is away from the house on Easter Sunday. On that day, Doug and his friends break into Ruben's house, shoot him with a shotgun, and flee the scene. Ruben's son Chuck discovers his father bleeding and calls for help. Ruben dies in the hospital.

The police investigation begins, and they suspect Diane's involvement. They discover the photogra

Diane Borchardt

Diane Borchardt, née Pfister, is a former teacher convicted of murder, having hired 3 students to kill her husband.

Biography[]

In 1979, 31-year old Diane Pfister met 25-year old widower Ruben Borchardt, who already had two children, Chuck and Brooke, from his recently deceased wife Susan. They shortly got married and had a daughter named Regan.

Diane was a teacher's aide at the local high school. The other teachers liked her because she was always willing to help. Even the students liked her, calling her "Mrs. B". This included Joshua Yanke, 16, and Douglas Vest, 17. They shared their troubles with her.

But the household experienced a different sort of woman. At home, Diane tried to erase all trace of Susan Borchardt. Diane got rid of pictures of Susan and wouldn't allow discussion of her, saying she was no longer part of their lives because she was dead. Diane wanted them to accept was that they had no other mother but her. Diane's jealousy of a dead woman also including into resenting raising her step-children. Chuck and Brooke. Diane focused her attention on her daughter Regan.

By the 1990s, Diane became more controlling and erratic. In one argument, Diane smashed a flower vase on Ruben's head. She would call the police sometimes and falsely say Ruben was assaulting her. Diane would assault Ruben and turn it around on him to make it look to the police like he hit her.

In 1993, Ruben was pushed to the brink. He realized he couldn't be with her any longer. He found a girl named Judy. At Thanksgiving, Ruben announced he was filing for divorce. He was going to marry Judy. Diane filed for sole custody of the children, claimin