AP constructed its profile through interviews with former husbands, relatives and acquaintances, while also drawing on county documents including divorce records and marriage licences. The records show that when she married Mr Baker, in July 2008, she was already married to J. Allred (October 1997) and A. Young (August 1998). She divorced Mr Young a year after marrying Mr Baker, but her marriage to Mr Allred was never dissolved.
http://www.smh.com.au/world/zahras-...people-before-wedding-no7-20110204-1agut.html
their timeline (just to muddy waters a bit more)
Elisa Baker's marriage trail
Sept 14, 1985: married J Winkler, Lenoir, North Carolina.
Jan 29, 1986: Winkler marriage annulled.
Sept 5, 1987: married J Proctor, Gaffney, South Carolina.
Feb 6, 1992: divorced from Proctor.
April 17, 1992: married A Harris jnr, Gaffney, SC.
Feb 4, 1995: married D Putnam, Gaffney, SC.
Dec 14, 1995: divorced from Harris.
Oct 3, 1997: married J Allred, Lenoir, NC.; never legally dissolved.
Aug 8, 1998: married A Young, Gaffney, SC.
Nov 22, 1999: Putnam marriage annulled.
July 8, 2008: married Adam Baker in Australia.
Aug 21, 2009: divorced from Young.
from this timeline, it would appear that you are correct MK, if the Putnam marriage of 95 wasn't anulled until December 99, then I would think her marriages to Allred and Young were not valid and therefore would think her marraige to Adam Baker was (since the above would invalidate her marriage to AY, there would be no need for a divorce since it was never a legal union to begin with). So I disagree with the text of the article based on their very own timeline, the article supposes that she was never divorced from Allred but based on their own timeline I see no need for one as the union wasn't a legal marriage in teh first place based on the lack of divorce/anullment from Putnam at the time.
arrggggggg This is a mess.