Tracey Richter One Scheming, Dangerous Woman #shorts

Tracey Richter One Scheming, Dangerous Woman A woman convicted of killing her northwest Iowa neighbour as part of an elaborate plot to frame her husband maintained her innocence Monday as she was sentenced to life in prison during an emotional hearing.
Tracey Richter Roberts, 45, claimed she shot 20-year-old Dustin Wehde in her home in 2001 after he and another man broke in and strangled her with pantyhose.
She appeared on national television soon after the shooting, telling how she killed Wehde to protect herself and her three children.
Senseless killing: Tracey Richter Roberts faces life in prison without parole in Iowa which has no death sentence
Senseless killing: Tracey Richter Roberts faces life in prison without parole in Iowa which has no death sentence Jurors sided with prosecutors, who said Roberts made up the story as part of a convoluted plot to frame her ex-husband, the Associated Press reports They said Richter shot Wehde to keep him quiet. She was convicted on November 7 of first degree murder, which carries a mandatory sentence of life in prison without parole.
Roberts said she plans to appeal. Iowa has no death penalty.
Roberts told the courtroom that she broke down and cried when she learned she had shot Wehde. All I know is what I experienced that night and that I was defending my family from two people and Dustin was one of them,' Roberts said.She apologised to Wehde's mother and for the pain his death has caused.
Murder trial: Tracey Roberts fired nine shots from two guns into Dustin Wehde in 2001, a 20-year-old neighbour who died on the floor of her bedroomDustin Wehde
Point blank range: Tracey Roberts, now 45, left, fired nine shots from two guns into Dustin Wehde, right, in 2001 - a 20-year-old neighbour who died on the floor of her bedroom

'I would rather spend the rest of my life in jail for a crime I didn't commit and have my three children alive then lose one of my children and be free," said Roberts, who lived in Omaha, Nebraska, before her trial.But she added: 'I didn't murder your son.'Wehde's family also spoke at the hearing.#shorts #crime #crimedocumentaries

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