Doctor Martin MacNeill from Utah was been accused of the murder of his wife, Michele MacNeill. Michele MacNeill's death occurred April 11, 2007. She was found in the bathtub of the family home. When being questioned about the death of his wife in 2007 MacNeill stated that it was an accident.
Now six years later, Martin MacNeill was on trial for 22 days in Provo, Utah. He pleaded not guilty to the charges of murder and obstruction of justice. During the last days of the trial, jurors evaluated the fact that medical examiners of the case could not surely determine if the death of Michele MacNeill was a homicide. Prosecutor Chad Grunander stated Friday morning that Martin MacNeill's wife did not die of an accident or heart condition. While the defendant stated that Michele MacNeill was found with a powerful cocktail of prescription drugs in her system and died of natural causes.
The verdict was reached early Saturday morning. Martin MacNeill was found guilty of his wife's murder. Although screams were heard from family members in the court room, MacNeill showed no emotions while the verdict was read. The jury believed the prosecutors allegations that MacNeill drugged then drowned his wife in attempt to be with his mistress.
The entire thing sounds like a typical Lifetime movie. I can see it being on Lifetime early Saturday morning. The entire thing sounds fake but it's true. If he didn't want to be with his wife instead murdering the women a divorce would have been so much easier.
Source: http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/09/justice/martin-macniell-verdic/index.html?hpt=us_c2
Wow! This is seriously intense. Yeah these type of cases always surprise me but not really. It is kind of sad to say this is normal in our world, when it really is. I wonder why he killed his wife. Most people just go do whatever and leave everything behind them be, but obviously that was not the case. No one is entitled to kill anyone under any circumstances period.
ReplyDeleteTyra Harris 5th period
ReplyDeleteThere is definitely some reasonable doubt in this case. If medical examiners could not determine whether or not her death was a homicide and prosecutors could not PROVE that he'd done her any harm, MacNeil should not have been convicted.
This is really sad! It would have been so much easier to divorce her rather than to kill her. But I also feel like the prosecutors did not meet there burden of proof. Hopefully he did do the crime so he isn't in jail for nothing...but if he didn't do the crime, then that's our fault for our defective justice system.
ReplyDeleteIt's a tragic situation. This boils down to more than just cruelty, but cowardice. He deserves his sentence and his wife deserved better.
ReplyDeleteMcKenzie Hartmann, 4th