Snap[ed Martha Freeman and Jeffrey Freeman

Status: Incarcerated 

In season 5, episode 2 the murder of her husband, Jeffrey Freeman by Martha Freeman is shown. This murder occurred in the state of Tennessee. Oxygen describes this episode of Snapped as Martha Freeman strangles her husband to death in April 2005 with the help of her illegal lover who was sleeping in her bedroom closet



A Davidson County jury convicted the Defendants, Martha Ann Freeman and Rafael DeJesus Rocha-Perez, of the first-degree murder of Martha Freeman’s husband, Jeff Freeman.

 In describing Freeman’s demeanor, Beverly stated that she was “somewhat stern” and was not crying; Beverly never gave Freeman any tissues. Freeman simply sat down on Beverly’s interior steps.  Relaying answers through Beverly, Freeman stated she knew the man who killed her husband and that her husband had “found him.”  Beverly told the operator that Freeman did not know if theman was still inside her house.  On cross-examination, Beverly stated she had not been in the Freemans’ house very often.She  described  them  as  friendly  neighbors,  and  they  would  often  talk  in  the  yard.    Beverly  also testified that some weeks prior to the hearing she called Freeman’s attorney to check on Freeman’s mental health out of “concern[] for her welfare.”



You can write to Martha Freeman at:



Martha Freeman 411819
West Tennessee State Penitentiary
480 Green Chapel Road
P.O. Box 1150
Henning, Tennessee 38041-1150


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