Serial Killers: Gwendolyn Gail Graham and Catherine May Wood “The Lethal Lovers”

Victims
Belle Burkhard, 74
Marguerite Chambers, 60 [1/18/1987]
Edith Cook, 97 [4/7/1987]
Myrtle Luce, 95
Mae Mason, 79

Murder Suspect Waves Extradition
Former aide charged in more deaths
Nursing Home Murder Trial Begins at Grand Rapids
Murder jury seated
Aide killed 5, ex-lover testifies
Patients said killed for ‘emotional release’
Former aide reportedly ‘joked’ about slayings
Murder plot ‘was a lie’
Murder plot ‘too bizarre to make up’
Aide found guilty
Guilty in murder
Aide gets life for elderly murders
Former aide given life for killing 5 at care home
Nursing home slayer gets life with no parle
Former aide pleads in nursing home deaths
Murder Sentence
Nursing home aide sentenced in death case
Murderpedia: Gwendolyn Gail Graham
Wikipedia: Gwendolyn Graham and Cathy Wood
Alpine Manor killer up for parole
Parole denied for Alpine Manor killer
Catherine Wood’s pen pal ad (against the rules ad, too)

Books
Forever and Five Days
Skeletons in the Closet: Stories from the County Morgue

Movies/Documentaries
Cathy Wood and Gwen Graham: The Lethal Lovers, Part One
Cathy Wood and Gwen Graham: The Lethal Lovers, Part Two
Wicked Attraction: Our Little Secret

Defendants
Catherine May Wood – pled guilty, sentenced to 20-40 years in prison
Gwendolyn Gail Graham – convicted, sentenced to life in prison

INMATE INFORMATION

Federal:

Name: CATHERINE MAY WOOD
Register#: 0523-45
Age-Race-Sex: 51-White-F
Release Date: 06-06-2021
Location: Tallahassee FCI
FEDERAL CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION
501 CAPITAL CIRCLE, NE
TALLAHASSEE, FL 32301
Phone: 850-878-2173
Fax: 850-671-6105
E-mail address2: TAL/EXECASSISTANT@BOP.GOV

State:

MDOC Number: 204315
SID Number: 1462916P
Name: CATHERINE MAY WOOD
Racial Identification: White
Gender: Female
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Blue
Height: 6′ 0″
Weight: 270 lbs.
Date of Birth: 03/07/1962 (51)

MDOC STATUS
Current Status: Prisoner – Released to mental health or criminal justice agency (02/01/1990)
Earliest Release Date: 03/02/2005
Assigned Location: United States Prison
Maximum Discharge Date: 06/06/2021
Security Level: IV

PRISON SENTENCES

ACTIVE

Sentence 1
Offense: Homicide – Murder, Second Degree
Minimum Sentence: 20 years 0 months 0 days
MCL#: 750.317
Maximum Sentence: 40 years 0 months
Court File#: 8846882FC
Date of Offense: 04/06/1987
County: Kent Date of Sentence: 10/11/1989
Conviction Type: Plea

Sentence 2
Offense: Homicide – Murder, Second Degree – Conspiracy
Minimum Sentence: 20 years 0 months 0 days
MCL#: 750.317
Maximum Sentence: 40 years 0 months
Court File#: 8846882FC
Date of Offense: 01/18/1987
County: Kent
Date of Sentence: 10/11/1989
Conviction Type: Plea

INMATE INFORMATION

MDOC Number: 206096
SID Number: 1469773H
Name: GWENDOLYN GAIL GRAHAM
Racial Identification: White
Gender: Female
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Green
Height: 5′ 3″
Weight: 130 lbs.
Date of Birth: 08/06/1963 (49)

MDOC STATUS
Current Status: Prisoner
Earliest Release Date: LIFE
Assigned Location: Huron Valley Complex/Women’s
Maximum Discharge Date: LIFE
Security Level: II

ALIASES MARKS, SCARS & TATTOOS
GWEN GAIL GRAHAM
None

PRISON SENTENCES

ACTIVE

Sentence 1
Offense: Homicide – Murder First Degree-Premeditated – Conspiracy
Minimum Sentence: LIFE
MCL#: 750.316A
Maximum Sentence: LIFE
Court File#: 89-47802-FC
Date of Offense: 04/07/1987
County: Kent
Date of Sentence: 11/02/1989
Conviction Type: Jury

Sentence 2
Offense: Homicide – Murder First Degree-Premeditated
Minimum Sentence: LIFE
MCL#: 750.316A
Maximum Sentence: LIFE
Court File#: 89-47802-FC
Date of Offense: 04/07/1987
County: Kent
Date of Sentence: 11/02/1989
Conviction Type: Jury

Sentence 3
Offense: Homicide – Murder First Degree-Premeditated
Minimum Sentence: LIFE
MCL#: 750.316A
Maximum Sentence: LIFE
Court File#: 89-47802-FC
Date of Offense: 04/07/1987
County: Kent
Date of Sentence: 11/02/1989
Conviction Type: Jury

Sentence 4
Offense: Homicide – Murder First Degree-Premeditated
Minimum Sentence: LIFE
MCL#: 750.316A
Maximum Sentence: LIFE
Court File#: 89-47802-FC
Date of Offense: 04/07/1987
County: Kent
Date of Sentence: 11/02/1989
Conviction Type: Jury

Sentence 5
Offense: Homicide – Murder First Degree-Premeditated
Minimum Sentence: LIFE
MCL#: 750.316A
Maximum Sentence: LIFE
Court File#: 89-47802-FC
Date of Offense: 04/07/1987
County: Kent
Date of Sentence: 11/02/1989
Conviction Type: Jury

Sentence 6
Offense: Homicide – Murder First Degree-Premeditated
Minimum Sentence: LIFE
MCL#: 750.316A
Maximum Sentence: LIFE
Court File#: 8947802-FC
Date of Offense: 04/07/1987
County: Kent
Date of Sentence: 11/02/1989
Conviction Type: Jury

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Deadly Women: Debra Jean Milke had her 4-year-old son, Christopher Conan Milke, killed during a trip to see Santa Claus for the insurance money

Christopher Conan Milke

**Update**
Debra Jean Milke’s conviction was overturned today (3/4/2013). The detectives files must be turned over to the defense and the prosecution has not stated if they will retry her or not. I don’t even want to guess on this one. *New update** The Arizona Attorney General will appeal the decision to overturn her conviction. This actually could take some time, so don’t expect anything rather quickly.

Find-A-Grave: Christopher Milke
Lost Angels: Christopher Conan Milke
Woman convicted of plotting son’s murder
Attorney: Accusd man cared for slain youngster
Murderpedia: Debra Jean Milke
Wikipedia: Debra Milke
4-year-old Christopher Milke’s Killer Mom may get new trial
Women On Death Row: Debra Jean Milke
Woman on death row to wed
Phoenix boy’s murderer has appeal refused
Death sentence upheld again in Arizona boy’s slaying
Convicted child killer denied new hearing in murder of Maricopa County boy
Court overturns convictions of Arizona woman on death row
Appeals court tosses 1990 conviction
Arizona Death Row Inmate Debra Milke’s Conviction Overturned
Convictions of woman on Ariz. death row overturned
Arizona attorney general to appeal woman’s overturned murder conviction

Movies/Documentaries
Crime Special: A Mother’s Story of Murder

Defendants
Debra Jean Milke – convicted, sentenced to death
Roger Scott – convicted, sentenced to death
Jim Styers – convicted, sentenced to death

INMATE INFORMATION

Inmate 083533
Last Name: MILKE
First Name: DEBRA
Middle Initial: J
Birth Date: 03/10/1964
Gender: FEMALE
Height (inches): 68
Weight: 150
Hair Color: GRAY
Eye Color: BLUE
Ethnic Origin: CAUCASIAN
Custody Class: 5/2
Sentence: DEATH
Admission: 02/04/1991
Max End Date: DEATH
Most Recent Loc. ASPC Perryville

Commitment Information 4 record(s)

Commit# Sentence Sentence County Court Cause# Offense Date Sentence Status Crime Crime Info Felony Class Ruling Verified
A01 DEATH MARICOPA 8912631 12/02/1989 IMPOSED MURDER 1ST DEGREE; DEATH OR LIFE; N/A CL1 Y YES
A04 0200000 MARICOPA 8912631 12/02/1989 IMPOSED KIDNAPPING; DANG. CRIMES AG. CHILDREN; DANGER/ REPETIT/ ENHANCE D/NR CL2 N YES
B02 LIFE MARICOPA 8912631 12/02/1989 IMPOSED CONSPIRACY; MURDER 1ST DEGREE; DANGER/ REPETIT/ ENHANCE D/NR CL1 N YES
C03 0200000 MARICOPA 8912631 12/02/1989 VACATED CHILD/ ADULT ABUSE; DANG. CRIMES AG. CHILDREN; DANGER/ REPETIT/ ENHANCE D/NR CL2 N YES

Sentence Information 4 record(s)

Commit# Sentence yyymmdd Admit Date Consec/ Concur Release Date(s) Supervision End Sentence Expiration Flat Maximum
A01 DEATH 02/04/1991 DEATH
A04 DEATH 02/04/1991 Consecutive:A01 DEATH
B02 LIFE 02/04/1991 Concurrent:A04 Parole:12/02/2014 LIFE
C03 020/00/00 02/04/1991 Concurrent:B02 11/27/2009

INMATE INFORMATION

Inmate 85024
Last Name SCOTT
First Name ROGER
Middle Initial M
Birth Date: 06/04/1948
Gender MALE
Height (inches) 72
Weight 130
Hair Color BROWN
Eye Color HAZEL
Ethnic Origin CAUCASIAN
Sentence DEATH
Admission 04/30/1991
Max End Date DEATH
Most Recent Loc. ASPC Eyman
Unit ASPC Eyman SMU II

Commitment Information 3 record(s)

Commit# Sentence Sentence County Court Cause# Offense Date Sentence Status Crime Crime Info Felony Class Ruling Verified
A01 DEATH MARICOPA 8912631 12/02/1989 IMPOSED MURDER 1ST DEGREE; DEATH OR LIFE; N/A CL1 Y YES
B02 LIFE MARICOPA 8912631 12/02/1989 IMPOSED MURDER 1ST DEGREE; CONSPIRACY; DANGER/ REPETIT/ ENHANCE D/NR CL1 N YES
B04 0220000 MARICOPA 8912631 12/02/1989 IMPOSED KIDNAPPING; DANGER/ REPETIT/ ENHANCE; DANG. CRIMES AG. CHILDREN D/NR CL2 N YES

Sentence Information 3 record(s)

Commit# Sentence yyymmdd Admit Date Consec/ Concur Release Date(s) Supervision End Sentence Expiration Flat Maximum
A01 DEATH 04/30/1991 DEATH
B02 LIFE 04/30/1991 Concurrent:A01 Parole:12/04/2014 LIFE
B04 022/00/00 04/30/1991 Consecutive:B02 LIFE

INMATE INFORMATION

Inmate 082792
Last Name STYERS
First Name JAMES
Middle Initial L
Birth Date 09/03/1947
Gender MALE
Height (inches) 71
Weight 212
Hair Color BROWN
Eye Color BLUE
Ethnic Origin CAUCASIAN
Sentence DEATH
Admission 12/19/1990
Max End Date DEATH
Most Recent Loc. ASPC Eyman
Unit ASPC Eyman SMU II

Commitment Information 4 record(s)

Commit# Sentence Sentence County Court Cause# Offense Date Sentence Status Crime Crime Info Felony Class Ruling Verified
A01 DEATH MARICOPA 8912631 12/02/1989 IMPOSED MURDER 1ST DEGREE; ND/NR CL1 Y YES
A02 LIFE MARICOPA 8912631 12/02/1989 IMPOSED MURDER 1ST DEGREE; CONSPIRACY; ND/NR CL1 N YES
A03 0220000 MARICOPA 8912631 12/02/1989 IMPOSED CHILD/ ADULT ABUSE; DANG. CRIMES AG. CHILDREN; ND/NR CL2 N YES
A04 0220000 MARICOPA 8912631 12/02/1989 IMPOSED KIDNAPPING; DANG. CRIMES AG. CHILDREN; ND/NR CL2 N YES

Sentence Information 4 record(s)

Commit# Sentence yyymmdd Admit Date Consec/ Concur Release Date(s) Supervision End Sentence Expiration Flat Maximum
A01 DEATH 12/19/1990 DEATH
A02 LIFE 12/19/1990 Concurrent:A01 Parole:12/04/2014 LIFE
A03 022/00/00 12/19/1990 Consecutive:A02 LIFE
A04 022/00/00 12/19/1990 Consecutive:A03 LIFE

Deadly Women: Barbara Opel got her daughter and friends to kill for her

Jerry Heimann

Murder suspect’s life called chaotic
Teens should be responsible for their actions
Teen relates gruesome details of Everett murder-for-hire case
Opel Found Guilty Of Aggravated Murder
No Death Penalty For Barbara Opel
Woman gets life without parole in murder of boss
Heather Opel, 14, is sentenced to 22 years for role in murder
She made them killers
Jeffrey Grote pen pal ad
Barbara Opel’s pen pal ad (one of the funniest I have ever read)

Books
Mom Said Kill

Movies/Documentaries
Deadly Women: Blood Lines
Deadly Sins: Mommy’s Little Killers

Defendants
Barbara Opel – convicted, sentenced to LWOP
Heather Opel, 14 – convicted, sentenced to 22 years in prison
Marriam Diane Oliver, 14 – convicted, sentenced to 22 years in prison
Jeff Grote, 17 – pled guilty, sentenced to 50 years in prison
Kyle Boston, 14 – pled guilty, sentenced to 18 years in prison
Boston’s cousin, 13 – tried as a juvenile, held in juvenile prison til he is 21

INMATE INFORMATION

DOC Number: 855294
Offender Name: OPEL, Barbara
Location: Washington Corrections Center for Women

INMATE INFORMATION

DOC Number: 845115
Offender Name: OPEL, HEATHER L
Location: Washington Corrections Center for Women

INMATE INFORMATION

DOC Number: 855146
Offender Name: GROTE, JEFFREY J
Location: Monroe Corrections Center

INMATE INFORMATION

DOC Number: 839490
Offender Name: OLIVER, MARRIAM D
Location: Washington Corrections Center for Women

INMATE INFORMATION

DOC Number: 854894
Offender Name: BOSTON, KYLE W
Location: Cedar Creek Corrections Center

Deadly Women: Manuela Marshall – don’t ever let her babysit for you!

Victims
Kathleen Ricks, 2 [1/30/1985]
Joshua Skinner, 6 months [1/20/1981]
Richard Hanna, 14 months [1/20/1981] survived
Darby Ragland, 2 [2/1985] survived South Carolina

Manuela Marshall will be 106 before she can be considered for parole.

Baby sitter indicted for murder
Baby sitter still probed
Wheelchair-bound baby sitter facing murder, assault trials
Mrs. Marshall Refuses To Waive Extradition
Baby sitter gets 10 years for assault
SC Woman Extradicted
Manuela Marshall Pleads Not Guilty To Fla. Charges
Baby-sitter in wheelchair pleads guilty to murder
Baby sitter pleads guilty to child killings (part 1)
…Baby sitter (part 2)
Child Kiler Sentenced to Life Plus 165 Years

Baby sitter will be 106 if paroled

INMATE INFORMATION

DC Number: 160765
Name: MARSHALL, MANUELA B
Race: WHITE
Sex: FEMALE
Hair Color: BROWN
Eye Color: HAZEL
Height: 5’07”
Weight: 155 lbs.
Birth Date: 04/11/1961
Initial Receipt Date: 07/24/1986
Current Facility: LOWELL C.I.
Current Custody: CLOSE
Current Release Date: SENTENCED TO LIFE

Aliases:
MANUELA B MARSHALL MANUELA BENNER MARSHALL
MANUELA ELSA MARSHALL GIN

Current Prison Sentence History:
Offense Date Offense Sentence Date County Case No. Prison Sentence Length
11/24/1980 2ND DEG.MURD,DANGEROUS ACT 06/18/1986 ESCAMBIA 8504543 150Y 0M 0D
01/20/1981 2ND DEG.MURD,DANGEROUS ACT(ATTEMPTED) 06/18/1986 ESCAMBIA 8504543 15Y 0M 0D
01/30/1981 1ST DG MUR/PREMED. OR ATT. 06/18/1986 ESCAMBIA 8504543 SENTENCED TO LIFE

Note: The offense descriptions are truncated and do not necessarily reflect the crime of conviction. Please refer to the court documents or the Florida Statutes for further information or definition.

Detainers: (Further information may be obtained by contacting the detaining agency)
Detainer Date Agency Type Date Canceled
08/25/1986 IMM & NAT MIAMI DETAIN 08/09/2000

Incarceration History:
Date In-Custody 07/24/1986
Date Out-of-Custody Currently Incarcerated

Deadly Women: Mary Ellen Samuels, “The Green Widow” hired a hitman to kill her husband, then one to kill the hitman; Sentenced to death

Robert Samuels

Victims
Robert Briskham Samuels, 45 – husband [12/7/1988]
James Bernstein, 27 – suspected hitman of husband [June 1989]

Paul E. Gaul is the person who Mary Ellen Samuels hired to kill James Bernstein, the hitman who she hired to kill her husband. Gaul pled guilty and was sentenced to 15-years-to-life in prison. He was released on parole in 2009.

IMDb: Robert Samuels
Judge Allows Photo of Widow in Slaying Trial
Wife Faces Charges of Hiring Assassins–Twice
Trial Under Way in Dual Murder Case
Strange Case of Mary Ellen Samuels Unfolds
Murder Trial Tells Tales Seedy and Bizarre
Murder Defendant’s Daughter Says Her Stepfather Raped and Beat Her
Samuels Denies Role in Double Slaying
Woman Is Convicted of Plotting 2 Murders
Attorney Pleads for Life of Woman Who Planned 2 Murders
Jury Urges Execution of Woman
Woman Sentenced to Death in Paid Killings
Judge Sentences Samuels to Death
S.C. Upholds Death Sentence for Valley Woman
The People v Mary Ellen Samuels 2005
Murderpedia: Mary Ellen Samuels
Court of Appeal Orders Board to Reconsider Parole for Hired Killer

Movies/Documentaries
My Dirty Little Secret: Green Widow
Nothing Personal: Green Widow
Snapped: Mary Ellen Samuels

INMATE INFORMATION

Name: SAMUELS, MARY ELLEN
CDCR#: W54370
Age: 65
Admission Date: 09/22/1994
Current Location: Women’s Facility
23370 Road 22
Chowchilla, CA 93610
(559) 665-5531

Deadly Women: Sylvia Ipock White had one husband killed, and killed one stepson

Victims
Billy C. White II, 4 [6/21/1973]
Billy Carlyle White [1/20/1992]

Toddler did 20 years ago; death report now reopened
Body exhumed in murder probe
Woman to face trial in 1973 child killing
North Carolina v Sylvia Ipock White 1995
N.C. widow charged in family deaths
Deaths (scroll to the right)
Woman avoids death penalty
Death Stalks North Carolina Family
United States Court of Appeals Ernest West Basden 2002
Ernest West Basden #812
Murderpedia: Ernest West Basden
Wikipedia: Ernest West Basden
Excerpt from “Death Penalty USA: 2001-2002″

Books
Fatal Kiss
Death Penalty USA: 2001 – 2002

Movies/Documentaries
Deadly Sins: Small Town Massacre

Defendants
Sylvia Ipock White – (stepson’s murder) convicted, sentenced to life in prison; (husband’s murder) pled guilty, sentenced to life in prison plus 20 years.
Lynwood Taylor – convicted, sentenced to life in prison
Ernest West Basden – convicted, sentenced to death, executed 12/6/2002

INMATE INFORMATION

SYLVIA I WHITE
Offender Number: 0434787
Inmate Status: ACTIVE
Gender: FEMALE
Race: WHITE
Ethnic Group: EUROPEAN/N.AM./AUSTR
Age: 76
Current Location: FOUNTAIN CCW

Most Recent Incarceration Summary

Incarceration Status: ACTIVE
Total Incarceration Term: LIFE
Conviction Date: 04/16/1993
Projected Release Date: LIFE
Primary Crime: MURDER FIRST DEGREE (PRINCIPAL)
Primary Crime Type: FELON
Special Characteristics: LIFE
Current Status: FELON
Admission Date: 04/16/1993
Admitting Location: NC CI WOMEN
Control Status: REGULAR POPULATION
Next Control Review: UNKNOWN
Custody Classification: MINIMUM 3
Next Custody Review: 02/01/2013
Current Location: FOUNTAIN CCW
Previous Location: NCCI WOMEN
Last Movement : RECEIVED FROM NCCI WOMEN
Last Movement Date: 06/04/2010

Escapes?: N

Offender Sentence History

Most Recent Period of Incarceration Record

Sentence Number: BA-001
Commitment Type: INMATE
Conviction Date: 04/16/1993
County Of Conviction: LENOIR
Service Status: ACTIVE
Sentence Begin Date: 04/16/1993
Sentence Status: ACTIVE
Actual Release Date:
Punishment Type: FAIR FELONS
Projected Release Date: LIFE
Sentence Type 1: DEPT OF CORR DIV OF PRISONS
Sentence Type 2: LIFE SENTENCE
Minimum Term:
Maximum Term: LIFE

Commitment: INITIAL
Docket#: 92008445
Offense (Qualifier): MURDER FIRST DEGREE (PRINCIPAL)
Offense Date: 06/21/1973
Type: FELON
Sentencing Penalty Class Code: CLASS A

Sentence Number: BA-002
Commitment Type: INMATE
Conviction Date: 12/07/1995
County Of Conviction: JONES
Service Status: FUTURE
Sentence Begin Date: 01/02/9999
Sentence Status: ACTIVE
Actual Release Date:
Punishment Type: FAIR FELONS
Projected Release Date: LIFE
Sentence Type 1: DEPT OF CORR DIV OF PRISONS
Sentence Type 2: LIFE SENTENCE
Minimum Term: LIFE
Maximum Term: LIFE

Commitment: CONSECUTIV TO SENTENCE NUMBER BA-001
Docket#: 92000164
Offense (Qualifier): MURDER SECOND DEGREE (PRINCIPAL)
Offense Date: 01/20/1992
Type: FELON
Sentencing Penalty Class Code: CLASS C

Sentence Number: BA-003
Commitment Type: INMATE
Conviction Date: 12/07/1995
County Of Conviction: JONES
Service Status: FUTURE
Sentence Begin Date: 01/02/9999
Sentence Status: ACTIVE
Actual Release Date:
Punishment Type: FAIR FELONS
Projected Release Date: LIFE
Sentence Type 1: DEPT OF CORR DIV OF PRISONS
Minimum Term:
Maximum Term: 10 YEARS

Commitment: CONSECUTIV TO SENTENCE NUMBER BA-002
Docket#: 92000217
Offense (Qualifier): MURDER FIRST DEGREE (CONSPIRACY)
Offense Date: 01/20/1992
Type: FELON
Sentencing Penalty Class Code: CLASS H

INMATE INFORMATION

JAMES LYNWOOD TAYLOR
Offender Number: 0527901
Inmate Status: ACTIVE
Gender: MALE
Race: WHITE
Ethnic Group: EUROPEAN/N.AM./AUSTR
Age: 60
Current Location: EASTERN CI

Most Recent Incarceration Summary

Incarceration Status: ACTIVE
Total Incarceration Term: LIFE
Conviction Date: 03/14/1996
Projected Release Date: LIFE
Primary Crime: MURDER FIRST DEGREE (PRINCIPAL)
Primary Crime Type: FELON
Special Characteristics: LIFE
Current Status: FELON
Admission Date: 03/14/1996
Admitting Location: CENTRAL PRISON
Control Status: REGULAR POPULATION
Next Control Review: UNKNOWN
Custody Classification: MEDIUM
Next Custody Review: 04/01/2013
Current Location: EASTERN CI
Previous Location: PENDER CI
Last Movement : RECEIVED FROM PENDER CI
Last Movement Date: 02/09/2012

Escapes?: N

Offender Sentence History

Most Recent Period of Incarceration Record

Sentence Number: BA-001
Commitment Type: INMATE
Conviction Date: 03/14/1996
County Of Conviction: JONES
Service Status: ACTIVE Sentence Begin Date: 03/14/1996
Sentence Status: ACTIVE
Actual Release Date:
Punishment Type: FAIR FELONS
Projected Release Date: LIFE
Sentence Type 1: DEPT OF CORR DIV OF PRISONS
Sentence Type 2: LIFE SENTENCE
Minimum Term: LIFE
Maximum Term: LIFE

Commitment: INITIAL
Docket#: 92000163
Offense (Qualifier): MURDER FIRST DEGREE (PRINCIPAL)
Offense Date:
Type: FELON
Sentencing Penalty Class Code: CLASS A

Sentence Number: BA-002
Commitment Type: INMATE
Conviction Date: 03/14/1996
County Of Conviction: JONES
Service Status: FUTURE
Sentence Begin Date: 01/02/9999
Sentence Status: ACTIVE
Actual Release Date:
Punishment Type: FAIR FELONS
Projected Release Date: LIFE
Sentence Type 1: DEPT OF CORR DIV OF PRISONS
Minimum Term:
Maximum Term: 10 YEARS

Commitment: CONSECUTIV TO SENTENCE NUMBER BA-001
Docket#: 92000215
Offense (Qualifier): MURDER FIRST DEGREE (CONSPIRACY)
Offense Date: 01/20/1992
Type: FELON
Sentencing Penalty Class Code: CLASS H

INMATE INFORMATION

ERNEST W BASDEN
Offender Number: 0022268
Inmate Status: INACTIVE
Gender: MALE
Race: WHITE
Ethnic Group: UNKNOWN
Age: 60

Most Recent Incarceration Summary

Incarceration Status: INACTIVE
Total Incarceration Term: DEATH
Conviction Date: 04/09/1993
Projected Release Date: DEATH
Primary Crime: MURDER FIRST DEGREE (PRINCIPAL)
Primary Crime Type: FELON
Special Characteristics: DEATH ROW
Current Status: N/A
Admission Date: 04/09/1993
Admitting Location: CENTRAL PRISON
Control Status: REGULAR POPULATION
Next Control Review: UNKNOWN
Custody Classification: CLOSE
Next Custody Review: 10/23/1993
Current Location: NOT PUBLIC INFORMATION
Previous Location: CENTRAL PRISON
Last Movement : EXECUTION
Last Movement Date: 12/06/2002

Escapes?: N

Offender Sentence History

Most Recent Period of Incarceration Record

Sentence Number: BA-001
Commitment Type: INMATE
Conviction Date: 04/09/1993
County Of Conviction: DUPLIN
Service Status: EXPIRED
Sentence Begin Date: 04/09/1993
Actual Release Date: 12/06/2002
Punishment Type: FAIR FELONS
Projected Release Date: DEATH
Sentence Type 1: DEPT OF CORR DIV OF PRISONS
Sentence Type 2: DEATH ROW
Minimum Term:
Maximum Term: DEATH

Commitment: INITIAL
Docket#: 93001027
Offense (Qualifier): MURDER FIRST DEGREE (PRINCIPAL)
Offense Date
Type: FELON
Sentencing Penalty Class Code: CLASS A

Sentence Number: BA-002
Commitment Type: INMATE
Conviction Date: 04/09/1993
County Of Conviction: DUPLIN
Service Status: EXPIRED
Sentence Begin Date: 04/09/1993
Actual Release Date: 04/08/1998
Punishment Type: FAIR FELONS
Projected Release Date: 04/08/1998
Sentence Type 1: DEPT OF CORR DIV OF PRISONS
Minimum Term:
Maximum Term: 10 YEARS

Commitment: CONCURRENT TO SENTENCE NUMBER BA-001
Docket#: 93001028
Offense (Qualifier): MURDER FIRST DEGREE (CONSPIRACY)
Offense Date:
Type: FELON
Sentencing Penalty Class Code: CLASS H

Deadly Women: Cynthia Jean McKay killed a husband and boyfriend and got her sons to help her

Pansy St. house where Clarence Downs died

Victims
Clarence “Buddy” Downs III (husband) [12/25/2002]
Anthony Frank Fertitta (boyfriend) [2/22/2006]

Girlfriend charged in death
Woman linked to death of burning man is denied bond
Teen charged in Arundel slaying case
Arundel teen is denied bail in man’s killing
Man, 21, gets 5 years as accessory in ’06 killing
Woman, 52, convicted of murder, theft
3rd plea in man’s death
Notorious killer’s son sentenced to 5 days
A son looks to the future
Police review ’02 fire death
Probe of death renewed
For police detective, an intriguing suspect
A fatal romance

Movies/Documentaries
Pretty Bad Girls: Born Bad

Matthew Joseph Haarhoff

Defendants
Cynthia Jean McKay – convicted, sentenced to 30 years in prison
Christopher James Haarhoff – pled guilty, sentenced to 5 years (accessory after the fact)
Matthew Joseph Haarhoff – pled guilty, sentenced to jail time and probation (accessory)

INMATE INFORMATION

Last Name: DOWNS
First Name: CYNTHIA
Middle Name: JEAN
Date of Birth: 03/09/1956
DOC ID: 920363
Maryland Correctional Institution for Women

Address: 7943 Brock Bridge Road, Jessup, MD 20794
Phone: 877-280-1185

INMATE INFORMATION

Last Name: HAARHOFF
First Name: CHRISTOPHER
Middle Name: JAMES
Date of Birth: 06/22/1986
DOC ID: 348260

Brockbridge Correctional Facility

Address: 7930 Brock Bridge Road, Jessup, MD 20794
Phone: 866-219-1161

Deadly Women: Marni Yang killed Shaun Gayle’s pregnant girlfriend Rhoni Reuter due to jealousy over the pregnancy; She was convicted and sentenced to LWOP

Rhoni Reuter

AMW: Marni Kay Yang
Woman called fit for trial in slaying of ex-Bear’s girlfriend
Ex-Bear: Suspect in killings ‘had a crush’ on me
Tapes lay out cops’ case against Yang
Shaun Gayle Exclusive: Pregnant Girlfriend’s Killing Exposes Obsessive Stalker
Trial to start for Marni Yang in the killing of ex-Chicago Bear Shaun Gayle’s pregnant girlfriend
Yang’s Friend Testifies In Murder Trial
Yang trial: Parts to make silencer found at her home, investigators say
Pathologist: Reuter Tried To Protect Unborn Baby
Yang’s ex-boyfriend testifies of odd birthday gift
Yang trial: ‘I took one last shot in the head’
Prosecutors Call Rhoni Reuter Murder an ‘Execution’
Prosecutor: Witness in Yang trial got ‘no promises’
Marni Yang guilty: ‘This verdict means justice’
A look at photos used to convict Marni Yang
Marni Yang sentenced to life for murder of Shaun Gayle’s girlfriend
Yang gets life in prison for Deerfield murders
Jury Awards $40M To Reuter Family In Suit Against Marni Yang

Shaun Gayle and Rhoni Reuter

Movies/Documentaries
Dateline: Dangerous Liaisons
Snapped: Marni Yang

INMATE INFORMATION

R87186 – YANG, MARNI K.
Parent Institution: DWIGHT CORRECTIONAL CENTER
Offender Status: IN CUSTODY
Location: DWIGHT
Sex Offender Registry Required

PHYSICAL PROFILE
Date of Birth: 12/29/1967
Weight: 113 lbs.
Hair: Gray or Partially Gray
Sex: Female
Height: 5 ft. 00 in.
Race: White
Eyes: Green

MARKS, SCARS, & TATTOOS
TATTOO, BACK – TRIBAL MIDDLE OF BACK

ADMISSION / RELEASE / DISCHARGE INFO
Admission Date: 06/08/2011
Last Paroled Date:
Projected Discharge Date: INELIGIBLE

SENTENCING INFORMATION
MITTIMUS: 09CF926
CLASS: M
COUNT: 1
OFFENSE: MURDER/INTENT TO KILL/INJURE
CUSTODY DATE: 03/04/2009
SENTENCE: LIFE
COUNTY: LAKE
SENTENCE DISCHARGED?: NO

MITTIMUS: 09CF926
CLASS: M
COUNT: 1
OFFENSE: MURDER/INTENT TO KILL/INJURE
CUSTODY DATE: 03/04/2009
SENTENCE: LIFE
COUNTY: LAKE
SENTENCE DISCHARGED?: NO

Deadly Women: Sandra Maria Jessee hired her son & 2 others to kill her husband, Jack Jessee, so she would not have to pay for his cancer treatments

Jack Jessee

1998 killing suspects held
STEPSON CONVICTED OF MURDER-FOR-PROFIT CONSPIRACY TO HAVE CANCER-STRICKEN STEPFATHER KILLED
Brett Schrauben: Confessed Hit Man with Vocabulary Woes
Latest Jack Jessee Murder Suspect Stayed Free Because of “Scheduling” Dispute
Sandra Jessee’s Murder Trial: A Rhetorical Knife Fight
Sandra Jessee: Accused Murderous, Pot Smoking Granny Takes Witness Stand
Final arrest made in 1998 OC murder case
Sandra Jessee Murder Trial: Defiant Defendant Faces Her Prosecutor For An Ugly Collision
Sandra Jessee Convicted For Hiring Hit Men to Kill Her Husband
Woman gets life for killing sick husband
Sandra Jessee Finally Pays for the 1998 Ambush Murder of Her Placentia Husband

Movies/Documentaries
Snapped: Sandra Jessee
Dateline: Deadly Conspiracy (you can watch it here)
Blood Relatives: Family From Hell

Defendants
Sandra Jessee – convicted, sentenced to LWOP plus 25 years
Thomas Dayton Aehlert -pled guilty, sentenced to 15 years to life in prison
Brett Schrauben – pled guilty to manslughter,
Thomas Joseph Garrick – acquitted

INMATE INFORMATION

Name: JESSEE, SANDRA MARIE
CDCR#: WE4651
Age: 62
Admission Date: 07/02/2012
Current Location: Women’s Facility
23370 Road 22
Chowchilla, CA 93610
(559) 665-5531

Deadly Women: Sheila LaBarre sentenced to two sentences of LWOP for the murders of Michael Deloge and Kenneth Countie

Victims
Michael Deloge, 38
Kenneth Countie, 24

Find-A-Grave: Michael Deloge
Find-A-Grave: Kenneth Michael Countie
Someone Is Missing: Kenneth Contie
The Sheila LaBarre Case
The Sheila LaBarre Murder Case
Archive: Sheila LaBarre
Woman agrees to face murder charge in New Hampshire
Details revealed in murder case against Sheila LaBarre
Sheila LaBarre Sentenced to LWOP in NH Murders of 2 Boyfriends
Murderpedia: Sheila K. LaBarre
Profile of Sheila LaBarre
Sheila LaBarre case: Mother wants justice for her murdered son
A somber birthday gathering for mother of LaBarre murder victim
Murderer Sheila LaBarre’s farm auctioned for $600K
N.H. mystery toes: Cops seek more LaBarre vics
Human toes found near Sheila LaBarre’s Epping horse farm may lead to new homicide probe
Facebook: Wicked Intentions
Wikipedia: Deadly Women (season 4 episode 6)
Serial Killers Podcast: Sheila LaBarre

Books
The Burn Farm
Wicked Intentions: A Remote Farmhouse, A Beautiful Temptress, and the Lovers She Murdered

Movies/Documentaries
Pretty Bad Girls: When Cougars Attack
Deadly Women: Master Manipulators

INMATE INFORMATION

NAME: SHEILA KAYE LABARRE
DOB: 07/04/1958
INMATE ID: 79895
TERM ID: 49122
BOOKED DATE: 1/1/1900
MAXED: 5/27/2107
FACILITY: Florida

CaseID: 98695
Offense Date: 3/31/2006
Minimum: 5/27/2107
Maximum: 5/27/2107
Mandatory: 8/27/2106
Parole Date:
Docket: 218-2006-S-02506 ROCKINGHAM SUPERIOR COURT

CaseID: 98694
Offense Date: 6/20/2008
Minimum: 5/27/2107
Maximum: 5/27/2107
Mandatory: 8/27/2106
Parole Date:
Docket: 218-2008-S-00517 ROCKINGHAM SUPERIOR COURT