Proof of Adultery: The Pregnancy Test
Evidence of Adultery, or Stupid Joke Gone Awry?
On this web page we'd like to look at some of 3ABN president Danny Shelton's prima facie
proof that his ex-wife and 3ABN's ex-co-founder, Linda Shelton, had committed adultery. This proof is referred to
in the form letter 3ABN board chairman Walt Thompson, MD, was sending out at least in May and June of
2006, as well as in other of his communications:
May 16, 2006, Email of Walt Thompson, MD
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-------- Original Message --------
| From: |
Walt Thompson |
| To: |
****** |
| CC: |
Mollie Steenson |
| Subject: |
3abn |
| Date: |
May 16, 2006 10:59:28 PM EDT |
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Dear ******,
...
... And as you might
expect, Danny was by this time checking things out pretty carefully.
One night she came home all cheery. While she and Danny were
getting ready for bed, she left to do something else (I have
forgotten what). While out, Danny found a sack of things in the
closet. Upon opening it, he found a pregnancy test kit. (He is
"fixed" so he cannot have more children.) When she found out
that he had discovered it, she was at first angry because he
had "snooped" in her things, and then told him she had just purchased
it to see his reaction.
...
Sincerely in Jesus' precious name,
Walter Thompson
Chairman, 3Abn board
Walter Thompson MD
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June 13, 2006, Email of Walt Thompson, MD
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-------- Original Message --------
| From: |
Walt Thompson |
| To: |
****** |
| Subject: |
Re: 3abn |
| Date: |
Tue, 13 Jun 2006 21:24:27 -0500 |
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Dear ******,
...
... And as you might
expect, Danny was by this time checking things out pretty carefully.
One night she came home all cheery. While she and Danny were
getting ready for bed, she left to do something else (I have
forgotten what). While out, Danny found a sack of things in the
closet. Upon opening it, he found a pregnancy test kit. (He is
"fixed" so he cannot have more children.) When she found out
that he had discovered it, she was at first angry because he
had "snooped" in her things, and then told him she had just purchased
it to see his reaction. ...
...
Sincerely in Jesus' precious name,
Walter Thompson MD
Chairman, 3ABN Board
Walter Thompson MD
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Thus we are left with a question: Did Linda buy the pregnancy test just to see Danny's reaction,
or did she buy it because she thought she might be pregnant with Dr. Arild Abrahamsen's child? Before
answering that easy question, we should take a look at others who have echoed Walt Thompson's claim.
Tommy Shelton Echoes the Pregnancy Test Claim
The following is an email sent out by Gailon Arthur Joy in early November, which is an attempt
to answer questions about the morals of Linda Shelton, questions raised by Tommy Shelton several
months before.
Strange that Tommy would be raising such questions when, to our knowledge, he still has not
adequately addressed the child molestation allegations leveled against him over perhaps the last quarter century.
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-------- Original Message --------
| From: |
AUReporter |
| To: |
AURToday |
| CC: |
AUReporter |
| Subject: |
Answers to your questions, part 2 |
| Date: |
Wed, 8 Nov 2006 12:43 AM |
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EMAIL FROM TOMMY SHELTON AUGUST 2006
Mr. X,
...
If they were only doctor and patient or casual friends, why
did Linda buy a pregnancy test after a trip to Norway. She
knew her husband had had a vasectomy.
Answer: Allysa is the purchaser of record for the ept. ...
as a joke–perhaps a poor judgement ....
But then who knew Danny was really working on the motive
for a divorce at the time and looking for every ludicrous excuse
to justify his mid-life trade-in, apparently a tradition for
the Shelton Boys, of course with the exception of Tommy, who,
though married to Carol, has allegedly a proven track record
of youthful male preference, purportedly including their own
adopted son (******), requiring counseling in Nashville.
...
Yours in the Blessed Hope
Gailon Arthur Joy
AUReporter
...
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It is clear that Tommy is suggesting that Linda thought she might have gotten pregnant after her trip to Norway.
That point is pivotal later on.
Linda's Warning of May 6, 2004
In the email below, Linda writes from her daughter's email account, warning Dr. Abrahamsen that she was going
to plant a pregnancy test in her car. Danny would then find it on Friday, May 7, 2004, if he
searched her car as usual. She says she wished she could see his face when he found it.
The fact that she sent this email from her daughter's account suggests that her daughter was in on the scheme.
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-------- Original Message --------
| From: |
[Linda Shelton's daughter] |
| To: |
[Dr. Arild Abrahamsen] |
| Date: |
Thu, 6 May 2004 17:21:55 -0700 (PDT) |
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You know how Dan has been searching my car? I've got a little
surprise for him. But I wanted to warn you that a brand new rumor
may very well make its way to Norway. Tomorrow he's going to
find a carefully hidden pregnancy test in it. My only regret
is that I won't be there to see his face. Do you think it will
be worth the rumors?? I think so!!
...
LS
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Is May 7 the Correct Date?
It is quite important that we nail down the exact date the pregnancy test was found. Danny's email
of Sunday, May 16, 2004, a reply to Linda's
"Corrections" email sent earlier that day, does that well, for it confirms that the pregnancy test
had to have been found on Friday, May 7, 2004, a week before Friday, May 14.
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-------- Original Message --------
| From: |
Danny Shelton |
| To: |
[Linda Shelton's daughter] |
| Subject: |
Re: |
| Date: |
Sun, 16 May 2004 13:29:09 -0500 |
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Linda, you need to get honest with yourself and everyone else. When your
relationship first started with the doctor it may have been professional ....
...
Linda, the very fact that I have proof of your vacation plans alone with him
in several different locations, will tell anyone this is not about
professional anything----except maybe ADULTERY. The pregnancy test kit a
week ago Friday pretty well confirms that.
[We've deleted certain information about biorhythms that Danny elaborates upon to "prove" that Linda
thought she might be pregnant, and thus that that is why she bought the pregnancy test.
Frankly, we can't see how we wouldn't get criticized by nearly everyone if we included that. ]
...
Love,
your husband
Please leave the "professional relationship stories" for the uninformed and
unsuspecting. Your wasting your time to try to talk to me about this "lie"
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Does Linda Stand by Her Story?
In March 2007, Linda updated the "Questions"
page of her website. Here's what she said about the pregnancy test
at that time.
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Q. What about the
pregnancy test?
A. Let me clear up the
situation here. Did I buy the pregnancy test? My daughter, Alyssa,
and I bought it together, chuckling all the way out of the store.
Did I have personal fears of being pregnant? Absolutely not.
What was your motive in the purchase? My motive was twofold.
I was bewildered about Dan's behavior. He was searching my car
and my personal belongings behind my back. I would be able to
expose this activity with him coming forward with such a "find."
I also wanted to lighten up a situation that was bizarre and
ridiculous, never thinking my husband would grab it declaring
he had "proof."
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Last Contact with Dr. Abrahamsen
In perusing various emails from Danny, we have yet to see him accusing Linda of being
in the same location as Dr. Abrahamsen anytime between February 6, 2004, and late May 2004.
Here is the email nailing down when Linda left Norway in February to return home:
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-------- Original Message --------
| From: |
Arild Abrahamsen |
| To: |
[Danny Shelton] |
| Date: |
Thursday, February 05, 2004 5:47 AM |
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Hi Hon,
Sorry I've been unable to communicate before now...our sleeping
schedule and activity schedule and the international phone not
working has conflicted with getting through to you. But I'm sure
you've been busy too.
Norway is gorgeous, but what makes it the most special is
that I'm seeing a miracle happen right before my eyes with Nathan.
The transformation is incredible. He looks great. He's gained
weight, He's quit smoking and his attitude has been great. He's
developed a real trust and friendship with the doctor, and he'd
like to come back in the summer. I'm hoping you will allow Nathan
to stay in the apartments for a couple of weeks when he gets
home so his drug friends won't have easy access to him. Please
pray about it.
We leave tomorrow and I look forward to seeing you in Atlanta.
Should I meet you outside of customs You can e-mail me back at
this address if you have a chance. Well, gotta go.
Love you,
LINDA
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Did Linda Think She Might Be Pregnant?
Let us summarize:
- Linda left Dr. Abrahamsen's clinic in Norway on February 6, 2004.
- Linda warned Dr. Abrahamsen that she had gotten a pregnancy test for Danny to find on May 7 when he searched her car.
- The pregnancy test was indeed found by Danny on May 7, 2004.
- There are no known accusations of Linda and Dr. Abrahamsen meeting between those two dates.
- They did converse on the telephone a disputed number of times for disputed lengths of time.
Given the facts, there are essentially only two ways that Linda Shelton could have thought she was pregnant:
- Linda thought she might be pregnant because she had talked on the telephone too much.
- Linda thought she might have become pregnant on or before February
6, 2004, which would make her about 15 weeks pregnant on May
6 (gestation would have started two weeks before February 6). But she couldn't tell for sure.
We have heard it said repeatedly that Linda is naive. Is it at all possible that she is so naive that
she thought that she had gotten pregnant over the telephone, or that she couldn't tell that she was 15 weeks
pregnant without a pregnancy test?
Yet isn't the second option what Tommy Shelton was suggesting in his August 2006 email? Linda bought
a pregnancy test in May because of a trip to Norway that ended February 6? And how is it that Walt
Thompson, MD, would be spreading this story when it seems so unlikely from a medical point of view?
It is said that some women carry babies to full term and never figure out what is going on.
April Branum is one recent
example, but then, as the article
points out, that was due to her weighing 420 pounds, and Linda doesn't weigh anywhere close to that.
We have to conclude that the overwhelming evidence is that the whole pregnancy test incident was a stupid
prank. And it was incredibly stupid, because if you have a paranoid, jealous husband whom a doctor has concluded
is "psychotic" and "out to lunch," to quote Danny's
terminology about Dr. Abrahamsen's conclusions, you don't go buying a pregnancy test. Especially is this
the case when your husband has already told your family 9 days earlier that the marriage is over because
you've hidden his gun.
Danny Corrects Gailon
We'll include just two more emails on this web page. In Gailon's answers to the questions raised
by Tommy Shelton, Gailon claimed that Linda's daughter was the purchaser of the pregnancy test.
Danny claims to have proof that Linda was the one who bought the pregnancy test instead,
but he makes quite clear to Gailon that he won't be showing that proof to him:
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-------- Original Message --------
| From: |
Danny Shelton |
| To: |
AUReporter |
| CC: |
[Walt Thompson] |
| Subject: |
RE: Answers to your questions - part 2 |
| Date: |
Wed, 8 Nov 2006 11:04 AM |
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Linda and Arild must be belly laughing you! They could have
only dreamed she could find someone to believe all of her stories!
You continue to amaze me at how unprofessional you are by printing
her stories without any documented proof. This does make you
equally liable.
Example:
Did Alyssa show you the receipt in which she bought the pregnancy
test kit? Where is the proof? You boldly print that the receipt
holder is Allyssa. There is none! How do I know?
I have the receipt listing the pregnancy test kit but it was
purchased on Linda's credit card! Therefore Gailon, Linda is
the purchaser on record! I have witnesses to this fact. I have
long ago showed it to church leaders. It's these kind of statements
from you that discredit you.
It's this kind of wrong info that you have bought hook line
and sinker from Linda this whole time. You want me to show you
all my proof but Linda only gives you words and you buy it. Why
make her document what she says to you?
That's why you are not in the mix anymore. Because you are
obviously on a mission to destroy, not find truth.
This situation is now in the hands of respected Church people.
They will see the receipt, not you.
...
So, where is your proof for all of these things except Linda's
words to you. Once again, why do you believe her without any
proof?
...
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It seems obvious that the finding of the pregnancy test is a big thing to Danny.
Does he really think his ex-wife thought she had gotten pregnant over the telephone, or
that she needed a pregnancy test to tell her that she was 15 weeks pregnant?
Gailon Replies to Danny
Gailon points out that Linda is not necessarily the source of his information, and that
it is difficult to figure out exactly what happened if Danny persistently refuses to
cooperate in the investigation.
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-------- Original Message --------
| From: |
AUReporter |
| To: |
[Danny Shelton] |
| Subject: |
Re: Answers to your questions - part 2 |
| Date: |
Wed, 08 Nov 2006 11:49:36 -0500 |
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What church leaders were shown the receipt...I could always confirm your statement
by interviewing respected church leaders? Right?
You and Mollie have made it clear you will not show any "documentation"...therefore,
statements are the only recourse. Put your evidence where your mouth is... show to
those of us that can track it out and get responses. Proof is only proof if it can be sourced
and verified without a reasonable explanation, explanations you clearly do not want heard!!!
Danny, it is you that continue to hide behind the supposition that you have documentation
but fail to show anyone. When board members have not seen these things then one must
assume they are fiction. Roll em out or suffer from fictionitis!!!
Further, you keep referring to Linda as a source...Linda apparently had little to do with the
finances, therefore Linda was not the source/sources in the subject case.
...
Gailon Arthur Joy
AUReporter
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