The Unthinkable Crimes of Dr. Debora Green
An estranged wife’s fury became a mother’s ultimate betrayal.
The Fire
It was shortly after midnight on Tuesday, October 24, 1995 when Drs. John and Mary Forman were awakened from their sleep by their dog’s frantic barking. Their doorbell was ringing and someone was knocking on their side door. After urging from Mary, John woke up and went downstairs to investigate. Still half-asleep, he neglected to deactivate the home’s burglar alarm when he opened the door, which began to screech and blare.
The Formans’ neighbor, Dr. Debora Green, stood at their home’s side entrance. Debora and her husband, Mike Farrar, also a doctor, and their three children (Tim, Kate, and Kelly) had moved next door to the Formans and into 7517 Canterbury Court in Prairie Village, Kansas in June of 1994. Although the adults were doctors and had children in the same age range, the Formans and the Farrars weren’t particularly close.
So it must have been a shock for John and Mary to see Debora there, dressed in a pink nightgown with white collar and cuffs and an almost whimsical pattern of white sheep. Debora’s hair was very wet and unkempt. “Call 111!” she screamed at John and Mary. “My house is on fire! My children are in there! Call 111!”