Breakups are never easy, and when an ex turns downright malicious, they become the kind of evil exes that make you reconsider ever dating again.
Why Evil Exes Can Be So Dangerous
10 Missed Call
In Rotterdam back in late 2011, a 42‑year‑old woman was arrested for obsessively stalking her former boyfriend. Besides flooding his inbox with texts and emails, she dialed his number an average of 178 times a day—for an entire year. That adds up to roughly 65,000 calls, which works out to a call roughly every ten minutes if she slept eight hours a night. She was released on bail with the condition to stay away, briefly obeyed, then fell back into the habit. The man insists they never dated, while she claims they were together the whole time, but one thing’s clear: her persistence was over the line.
9 David Simmons
The rise of revenge porn has turned heartbreak into a digital nightmare. In a particularly twisted case, 57‑year‑old David Simmons of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, decided to weaponise intimate photos of his ex‑girlfriend as Christmas cards. After a rough breakup, he mailed the explicit images to her relatives during the holiday season. Some recipients opened the cards; most intercepted them. Simmons initially claimed ignorance, but eventually pleaded guilty and received a suspended sentence in 2009.
8 Tracy Davies
Newcastle’s Tracy Davies turned a simple birthday kiss into a horror story. After learning she wasn’t pregnant, she begged her boyfriend, Mark Coghill, for a kiss to lift her spirits. When he obliged, she bit down hard on his tongue, refusing to release it despite his screams. The bite ripped off the top third of his tongue, which she later spat on the floor. Mark called an ambulance himself, and Tracy was arrested after confessing. The injury left him with lasting speech and taste issues, and she was sentenced to three years in prison.
7 Byron Stokely
Divorced and desperate, Byron Stokely asked his ex‑wife, Terri Thompson, if he could crash on her couch while he looked for a job. She agreed, but when Byron tried to coerce her into a new relationship, she said no. In a fit of rage, he doused her face with boiling oil and beat her with a pot, leaving her with third‑degree burns on her arm and face and second‑degree burns elsewhere. He fled the scene, later dying in the Passaic River. Terri, left without insurance, set up a recovery fund that has struggled to meet its goal.
6 Dominique Fisher
Wayne Robinson and 22‑year‑old Dominique Fisher met one drunken night in June 2008 and spent the weekend together in Blackburn, England. The next morning, Wayne awoke to find Dominique snoring beside him, his body covered in his own blood. She had used a Stanley knife to carve intricate designs—and even her name—into his arms and back while he slept, after mixing Valium with alcohol. Wayne fled and called the police; Dominique claimed he’d asked for the “tattoo.” A jury found her guilty in under thirty minutes, but she received a two‑year community order instead of jail time.
5 Agustin Garcia
Wedding invitations can be a minefield when exes are involved. When Gladys Ricart chose not to invite her former boyfriend, 49‑year‑old Agustin Garcia, he showed up on her wedding day in Ridgefield, New Jersey, and opened fire. He shot Ricart dead just as the final pre‑wedding photos were being taken. Garcia claimed shock over the marriage and alleged a recent intimate encounter, but a plethora of witnesses and video evidence contradicted his story. He was sentenced to life with the possibility of parole after 30 years.
4 Toni Jo Silvey
After 62‑year‑old Peter Main dumped his 49‑year‑old girlfriend, Toni Jo Silvey, she decided revenge was a full‑time job. Over three months she sent him 712 emails and made 1,001 phone calls. She also egged his house repeatedly, posting the mess on Facebook, and even attacked his windows with a tire‑iron and a 5‑foot sword. To cap it off, she rammed his car and garage door with her truck, and after police warned her to stay away, she returned with more eggs.
3 Erbie Bowser
When veteran Erbie Bowser snapped in August 2013, his fury spread to two former partners. First, he stormed the home of his ex‑girlfriend, 43‑year‑old Toya Smith, killing her and her 17‑year‑old daughter; Smith’s 14‑year‑old son and a 17‑year‑old friend were injured. He then drove fifteen minutes to his estranged wife Zina’s house, tossed an explosive inside, and shot both Zina and her 28‑year‑old daughter, injuring Zina’s two sons. In 2017, a jury rejected his low‑sodium defense, handing him a life sentence without parole.
2 Catherine Kieu
In July 2011, 48‑year‑old Catherine Kieu decided her 51‑year‑old husband “deserved” a gruesome punishment. She drugged him with Ambien‑laced food, tied him to the bed, and then cut off his penis, tossing the severed part into a garbage disposal. Police rescued the man, but doctors could not reattach the organ. Kieu was sentenced to seven years to life, making her eligible for parole in 2020.
1 Jebidiah James Stipe
Former Marine Jebidiah James Stipe engineered a nightmare for his ex‑girlfriend, Sarah Kostovny. In 2009 he posted five Craigslist ads pretending to be a woman with a rape fantasy, attracting 161 responses. He eventually connected with Ty Oliver McDowell, who believed he was communicating with the real woman. McDowell broke into Kostovny’s home, held her at gunpoint, and raped her. He later emailed the entire episode to Stipe, who was still posing as his ex. Both men received 60‑year‑to‑life sentences; McDowell, a husband and father, now claims he forgives Stipe.