Snapped Michelle Byrom and Edward Byrom

Status: Released 

In Snapped Season 19, Episode 7, the story of Michelle Byrom is shown. This ends badly for her husband Edward in the state of Mississippi.

Michelle Byrom who was nearly executed won a new trial and has since been released from prison.

In late May and early June 1999, Byrom began looking for someone to kill her husband.   After attempting to hire at least one other person, Byrom contracted with Joey Gillis (Gillis) to kill Byrom, Sr. Byrom and Gillis negotiated a price of $15,000, which was to be paid from the victim's life insurance proceeds.   The Byroms' son, Edward Byrom, Jr. (Junior), who assisted his mother in finding a killer, was aware that Gillis had been hired to kill his father.   Gillis attempted to kill Byrom, Sr. on two separate occasions prior to the murder.   Both attempts went unnoticed by Byrom, Sr.

Byrom suffers from Munchausen Syndrome  and had been intentionally ingesting rat poison for at least three years prior to the death of her husband.   On the morning of June 4, 1999, Byrom visited her physician, Dr. Ben Kitchens, who informed her that she had pneumonia and needed to go to the hospital.²  Byrom, Sr. took off work and drove Byrom to the hospital.   He stayed at the hospital with Byrom for awhile, then left, promising to return after lunch.   Byrom, Sr. went home, told Junior what room his mother was in, and then went into his private room to watch television.   A few hours later, Byrom, Sr. was shot to death with his World War II relic Luger 9-millimeter pistol.   There was no allegation or evidence of forced entry.

You can not write to Michelle Byrom as she has been released.

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