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Henry Cardana And The Demise Of Masculinity

A strange, and sad, case out of New Mexico.

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Ted Bauer
May 31, 2024
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The Henry Cardana case/situation happened in Rio Rancho, New Mexico on April 5, 2023. It’s been covered in the media a couple of times, but not as many as you’d think. I’ll link a full video in a second here, but basically what happens is this: Cardana is 86 years old. He’s caring for a 82 year-old woman, who isn’t his wife but is apparently his “partner,” and the 82 year-old is ornery and, according to her former son-in-law, has “an acid tongue.” Early in the day on April 5, 2023, Henry calls the police and basically says he cannot care for her anymore. The police come out and talk to him, with her lying in a bed in the living room. You can see it on this video:

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