Writing Snapped Inmates

Status: Incarcerated  In season 6, episode 27 the murder of her mother Janie Ballard by Leslie MacKool is shown. This murder occurred in the state of Arkansas. Oxygen describes this episode of Snapped as Leslie MacKool is accused of stabbing her mother Janie Ballard 74 times in September 2003 so she could inherit her parents' multimillion-dollar estate with her husband, Michael MacKool Leslie MacKool is sentenced to life imprisonment without parole on the capital-murder charge and five years' imprisonment on the theft-of-property charge. At 6:00 a.m., on September 13, 2003, Mickey Holloway, a crime scene specialist for the Little Rock Police Department, found Ms. Ballard dead in her home.   Ms. Ballard had been stabbed over seventy times, and her throat had been slit in an attempted decapitation.   Further, one of Ms. Ballard's vehicles, a coin collection, and jewelry were missing from the home. Holloway was a friend of Ms. Ballard's, and he checked

Status: Incarcerated  On Oxygen's Snapped, Season 8, Episode 5 the story of the murder of her terminally ill husband Joe Andriano by Wendi Andriano is shown. The show is described as Wendi Andriano was tired of waiting for her terminally ill husband Joe Andriano to die, so she decides to poison him, then bludgeon him to death and slash his throat in their apartment in a fatal argument in October 2000. This happened in Arizona. Wendi Andriano was Sentenced to death on December 22, 2004 The appeal includes:  Wendi Andriano, her terminally ill husband, Joe, and their two small children attended a barbeque on October 7, 2000.   They returned to their apartment around midnight and put the children to bed. At about 2:15 a.m. on October 8, Andriano called Chris, a coworker who also lived at the apartment complex, and asked her to watch the children while Andriano took Joe to the doctor.   When Chris arrived, Andriano met her outside the apartment.   She told Chris, “I ha

Status: Released  On Oxygen's Snapped, Season 8, Episode 6 the story of the murder of her yoga instructor, Michael Dojaquez by Amber Trudell is shown. The show is described as Amber Trudell's extramarital affair with her yoga instructor, Michael Dojaquez, comes to a violent end in September 2003 when she shoots him to death on his front porch. This happened in Arizona. Amber Trudell was Sentenced to 13 years in prison on October 17, 2005 The appeal includes:  After a second jury trial, appellant Amber  Lynn  Trudell  was  convicted  of second-degreemurder.  The trial court sentenced her to a thirteen-year prison term.  On appeal,Trudell argues that her conviction  should  be  vacated  and  charges  against  her dismissed with prejudice because the prosecutor’s misconduct had caused a mistrial.  In the alternative,Trudell contends her conviction should be  reversed and her case remanded for a new trial because of the trial court’s erroneous evidentiary rulings a

Status: Incarcerated  On Oxygen's Snapped, Season 8, Episode 11 the story of the murder of her husband Rusty Riggins by Jessica Riggins is shown. The show is described as Jessica Riggins was an Arizona woman in the process of divorcing her husband Rusty Riggins, but resolves to end her marriage by shooting him and stealing his truck in his home in August 2007. This happened in Arizona. Jessica Riggins was Sentenced to life in prison with possibility for parole in 25 years The appeal includes:  Riggins  was  indicted  on  first-degree  murder  and  related counts arising from the discovery by police of the body of her husband, dead in the master bedroom of his home from a gunshot wound to the back.  The evidence at trial, viewed in the light most favorable to sustaining the conviction,2 demonstrated that Riggins had purchased the murder weapon three days before the shooting, shortly before the couple’s final divorce hearing. Riggins’  relatives  testified  that  she 

Status: Released  On Oxygen's Snapped, Season 9, Episode 4 the story of the murder of her husband Mike Snyder by Ellen Snyder is shown. The show is described as Ellen Snyder was a New Mexico mother who shot her husband Mike Snyder to death in January 2002, buried his body under her house, and faked his disappearance for almost eight years. This happened in Arizona. Ellen Snyder was plead to manslaughter sentenced to ten years Ellen Snyder released. This is a sad case where basically Ellen was rewarded for being a good criminal. If police had acted sooner on his family's statements, enough evidence could have been gathered to incarcerate her. Links Snapped Episode  Family Stung by Plea Deal in Killing Confessed Killer Ellen Snyder Speaks In Jailhouse Interview To view graves or obituaries, click on the victim name link. To read the full appeal filed by the killer, use the link on the killer's name. Looking for o

Status: Released  In season 7, episode 4 the murder of her fiancé Kent Leppink by Mechele Linehan is shown. This murder occurred in the state of Alaska. Oxygen describes this episode of Snapped as Mechele Linehan's fiancé Kent Leppink is gunned down in the Alaskan wilderness in May 1996, and ten years later she is charged in the murder. Between mid-1994 and mid-1996 Mechele Linehan (whose name was then Mechele Hughes) maintained romantic relationships with several men, three of whom are important to this case: Scott Hilke, John Carlin, and Kent Leppink. Linehan's romantic relationships with these three men were essentially simultaneous, and all three men were aware (to a greater or lesser extent) of the nature of the others' relations with Linehan. Indeed, for several months, Linehan, Carlin, and Leppink all lived in the same house in Anchorage. (Hilke lived in California.) On the morning of May 2, 1996, Leppink was found shot to death outside of the small

Status: Paroled In season 6, episode 2 the murder of her ex-husband Alan Bates and his new wife, Terra Bates by Jessica McCord is shown. This murder occurred in the state of Alabama. Oxygen describes this episode of Snapped as Jessica McCord and her husband murder her ex-husband Alan Bates and his new wife in February 2002, then dispose of their bodies in a burning car Jessica McCord is Sentenced to life in prison without parole, however she was granted parole eligibility in exchange for detailing for prosecutors how he and his wife killed Alan and Terra Bates Jeff Kelley McCord who did the actual killing has been denied parole.  She has been paroled. Links Jessica McCord - Murderpedia Snapped Episode  You can not write to Jessica McCord as she has been released. You can write to Jeff McCord at: Jeff McCord, 00228703 LCF 28779 Nick Davis Rd Harvest, AL 35749   To view graves or obituaries, click on the victi