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| Wright guilty of murder |
| 2004-03-03 |
| A jury has found Susan Wright, a former topless dancer and mother of two, guilty of murder for tying her husband to a bed and stabbing him 193 times, then burying him in their back yard. Prosecutors contended that Wright, 27, killed her husband, Jeffrey, in the couple’s northwest Harris County home last year in a scheme to benefit from his $200,000 life insurance policy. Wright maintained that she was acting in self-defense against a husband who had abused her for years. On the night of Jan. 13, 2003, she testified, he raped and beat her after she confronted him about his cocaine problem. When he grabbed a butcher knife from the nightstand, she said, she wrestled it away and defended herself. EFL. 193 times! Think she was serious? |
| Posted by:Chuck Simmins |
| #5 Actually, I find her defense compelling. If she just wanted the money she could have just spiked his blow. Usually, only abuse will generate that level of anger unless this is a new type of Tae Bo. A criminal mastermind probably wouldn't plan to change the bedroom into a slaughterhouse - makes it hard to clean up the evidence, and nobody likes to have to paint the ceilings. Like .com, though, I wondering about the need to hog-tie a corpse to the bed. I expect that she had been so beaten up over the years that it took quite a bit of bravery kill him and she waited until his intoxication allowed her to tie him up before the fun began. I feel bad that this happened, but I have no plans to add an abusive cokehead to my prayer list. I wonder if Oprah will feature this lady's story. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2004-3-3 10:08:44 PM |
| #4 "unfortunately, the jury deliberated only a short time, and suggested that her attorney be executed as well for concocting such a weak storyline..." |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-3-3 9:21:30 PM |
| #3 You're right, Ship - she should've sought expert advice. She's only getting $1036 plus change per jab so, IMHO, she certainly earned her payday! Assuming her Farah Fawcett defense works out, that is. |
| Posted by: .com 2004-3-3 5:11:11 PM |
| #2 Go for a major blood vessel else someone's got to count the wounds... and that's a time/money consuming task for your coroner. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-3-3 4:59:51 PM |
| #1 I keep my butcher knives in the nightstand, too! Wow. Great minds think alike, I guess. Bet her arm got tired... and she prolly needed a new mattress, too. So when did she tie him to the bed - after she had stabbed him 40 or 50 times? Not quite sure I have the timeline thingy down here. |
| Posted by: .com 2004-3-3 4:36:02 PM |