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Denise Frei and Curtis Bailey

As seen on Season 23 of Oxygen's Snapped, Denise Frei killed her boyfriend, Curtis Bailey. While she claimed battered woman syndrome, she later admitted to planning to kill him and did so with two others. She was sentenced to life in prison without parole in September, 2011. Her appeal includes ( see link ): The defendant killed her longtime boyfriend. At trial she raised a defense of justification based on evidence of battered women’s syndrome and a defense of insanity based on various diagnoses including depression and an anxiety disorder. She was convicted of first-degree murder. On appeal, she alleges the district court erred in denying her motion for mistrial and by giving improper jury instructions on justification, insanity, and reasonable doubt. Links   Marengo woman admits she planned to kill her boyfriend with plastic wrap Denise Frei vowed to kill boyfriend Curtis Bailey, her friend testifies You can write to her at: Denise Frei 6394633 Iowa Co...
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Sharon Maxwell and Gordon Lynn Maxwell

As seen on Season 23 of Oxygen's Snapped, Sharon Maxwell was found guilty of murdering husband Gordon Lynn Maxwell, a Baptist preacher. Having been married ten times prior and sleeping around with others, police felt a possible motive may have been a life insurance policy. She was sentenced to life without. Her appeal ( see link ) includes: From  the  time  Gordon  Lynn  Maxwell’s  charred  body  was  discovered  in  his  partially  burned  truck  in  his  backyard,  until  the  conviction1  of  Sharon  Anne  Maxwell  for  the  murder  of  Gordon,  her  tenth  husband,  Maxwell2  furnished  authorities  at  least  three  different  narratives  to  explain  Gordon’s  death.    We  affirm  the  trial  court’s  judgment ...
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Susan Hendricks and Matthew, and Marshall Hendricks

As seen on Season 23 of Oxygen's Snapped, Susan Hendricks killed her sons Matthew,  and Marshall,  her ex-husband and next-door-neighbor Mark Hendricks,, and her stepmother Linda Burns , 64 after allegedly praying with them. She plead guilty but mentally ill and received life without parole. Links "Horrendous act of evil": Cops say S.C. woman Susan Hendricks killed family for insurance money S.C. Mom Susan Hendricks Slaughtered Family After Praying With Them, Records Suggest  You can write to her at: Susan Hendricks, 355210 CGCI 4450 Broad River Road Columbia, SC 29210-4096 Can't get enough true crime? Consider US Serial Killers for your viewing needs. Deadly Women | Fear Thy Neighbor | Evil Lives Here Web of Lies | American Monster | Deadly Affairs | Fatal Vows Snapped Killer Couples | Snapped
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Shajia Ayobi and Ghulam Rabani Ayobi

As seen on Season 23 of Oxygen's Snapped,Shajia Ayobi was charged with plotting to kill her husband, Ghulam Rabani Ayobi. After she killed him she alleged they had been car jacked and then insisted he was killed by secret agents. Police found many motives, including a $285,000 life insurance policy. She was found guilty by a jury, of first-degree murder. She was sentenced to twenty-eight years to life, which at her age, is likely a life sentence. Her appeal ( see link ) includes:  All murder which is perpetrated by means of a destructive device or explosive, a weapon of mass destruction, knowing use of ammunition designed primarily to penetrate metal or armor, poison, lying in wait, torture, or by any other kind of willful, deliberate, and premeditated killing, or which is committed in the perpetration of, or attempt to perpetrate, arson, rape, carjacking, robbery, burglary, mayhem, kidnapping, train wrecking, or any act punishable under Section 206, 286, 288, 288a, or 289...
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Sonia Mitchell and Brian Swartz

As seen on Season 23 of Oxygen's Snapped,Sonia Mitchell was convicted of killing her boyfriend, Brian Swartz in the summer of 2009. She alleged he was abusive which is why she killed him. Others did not believe her claims and the judge was hesitant to believe her story because of the things she did after the murder, which included burying him in a shallow grave with the help of others, lying about Mexican cartel members killing him, etc. She was sentenced to twenty years in prison. Links Wife gets 20 years Timeline Of Events: Brian Swartz Disappearance/Murder You can write to her at: Sonia Mitchell 155081 La Vista Correctional Facility 1401 W 17th St Pueblo, CO 81003 Can't get enough true crime? Consider US Serial Killers for your viewing needs. Deadly Women | Fear Thy Neighbor | Evil Lives Here Web of Lies | American Monster | Deadly Affairs | Fatal Vows Snapped Killer Couples | Snapped
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Kimberly Ross and William “Bill” Ross

As seen on Season 23 of Oxygen's Snapped, Kimberly Ross plead guilty to the first degree murder of her husband, William “Bill” Ross. He had been shot three times. Initially she claimed intruders had broken into the home and killed him while he slept. This crime was also committed by Justin Paul Young, a friend of her son and Ashley Mai Cook, a young woman who viewed Kimberly as a mother figure. She killed Bill so she was free to marry Terry Aber, whom she had had an affair with for many years. She has appealed her plea deal and lost, as is nearly always the case. She was sentenced to life without parole for her role. Her appeal ( see link ) includes: The Petitioner, Kimberly Ann Ross, appeals from the Bedford County CircuitCourt’s denial of post-conviction relief from her guilty plea to first degree murde rand her lifesentence .In her appeal, the Petitioner argues that she received ineffective assistance of counse lbecause trial counse coerced her into pleading gui...
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Shelly Arndt and Darcy Veeder Jr.

Darcy Veeder Jr As seen on Season 23 of Oxygen's Snapped,Shelly Arndt was convicted of the first degree murder of Darcy Veeder Jr. who died in a house fire she set. She also endangered her own family members in that process. She appealed her conviction and lost. She was sentenced to life in prison without early release. Her appeal includes ( see link ): A jury convicted Shelly Arndt of numerous crimes, including premeditated murder in the first degree and arson in the first degree.  She appeals the trial court’s denial of her motion  for  a  new  trial  on  the  basis  of  juror  misconduct  and  requests  reversal  of  her  murder conviction.  Because the trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying the motion, we affirm. Links Supreme Court upholds Arndt's murder conviction Woman gets Life You can write to her at: Shelly Arndt 318981 Washington Corrections Center...
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