argument and george richie had proceeded to beat tammy to a pulp when tammy threatened to go to the authorities with the truth of what happened george richie blackmailed her with undisclosed personal information claiming he would write a tell-all book about her and destroy her career if this account is correct it was george richie who plotted the kidnapping and likely george richie who was the one who actually drove tammy nearly a hundred miles away from their home in nashville whether jackie's story of spousal abuse is true or not tammy ended up staying with george richie for two decades after the incident but their marriage was never a bright spot for the singer and many believe the relationship eventually led to her death from a prescription drug overdose although george did help tammy get her career back on track over the course of the NUMBER_TOKENs and into the NUMBER_TOKENs he likely did more damage to her personal life than his boost was worth though tammy was never happy during her fifth marriage she apparently bottled up all the pain inside and only let those closest to her know how badly she was hurting personal friends claim the singer was in an incredibly distressed state in the months leading up to her NUMBER_TOKEN death though they had a hard time putting their finger on exactly why many claimed the singer's marriage to george ritchie was more of a business arrangement than a loving one and it appears as if this might have been the case now it's time to hear from you do you think tammy wynette was really kidnapped in NUMBER_TOKEN let us know in the comments section below and before you go make sure you give this video a like and subscribe to facts first if you haven't already click the bell icon to stay updated on all our latest content
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