Writing Snapped Inmates

Status: On Oxygen's Snapped, Season 8, Episode 2 the story of the murder of her truck driver husband James Kelly by Marcia Kelly is shown. The show is described as Marcia Kelly was a respiratory therapist who had convinced her teenage daughter & her friends to gun down her truck driver husband James Kelly in October 2005 to collect on life insurance. Colton Weir was also involved in this murder as was Shaina Sepulvado. This happened in Texas. While murder is never a viable answer, why take two very young people down with you? These were teens and young adults, who are serving life without. Cold as hell. Marcia Kelly was Sentenced to life in prison without parole in August 2006 Conlton's appeal includes: Appellant was fifteen years of age at the time of James Kelly’s murder.  Witnesses described him as “socially immature,” “of below average intelligence,”and“easily led” but intensely loyal to his friends.  In the months leading up to James Kelly’s murder, Ap...

Status: Incarcerated  In season 7, episode 13 the murder of her husband, James Orr by Rhonda Orr is shown. This murder occurred in the state of Texas. Oxygen describes this episode of Snapped as Rhonda Orr's husband died in a house fire in May 2003, and she becomes suspected of arson when police learn that she is pregnant with another man's child. Rhonda and James Orr married in 1999. James, who was disabled from a childhood injury and confined to a wheelchair, died in a house fire in the early morning hours of May 14, 2003. The State's theory at trial was that Rhonda, motivated by insurance money, intentionally started the fire that killed James. Rhonda contended that she and James, although in the process of a divorce, did not have a contentious relationship and that the cause of the fire could not be determined. Former Little Elm Police Officer William Miller 2 received a 9-1-1 dispatch around 3:45 a.m. that the fire department was en route to a house f...

Status: Incarcerated  In season 7, episode 19 the murder of her boyfriend, police officer Wayne Irby by Denise Miller is shown. This murder occurred in the state of Texas. Oxygen describes this episode of Snapped as Denise Miller is suspected of killing her on-again, off-again boyfriend, police officer Wayne Irby, in December 2004 after a bitter breakup In December 2004, Miller lived at 2604 Elk Horn in Little Elm, Texas (the AElk Horn home@).  Miller shared the Elk Horn home with her two high-school -aged children and Little Elm police officer Jonathan Wayne Irby.  When Officer Irby failed to report for his 6:00 a.m. shift and failed to call in on December 10, his fellow officers became worried because it was unusual for Officer Irby to miss work and unusual for him to not call in.  Little Elm police officers James Wynn and Jerry Walker attempted to contact Officer Irby on his cell phone on numerous occasions that morning but to no avail.  After faili...

Status: Incarcerated  In season 7, episode 22 the murder of her satanic boyfriend Jimmy Joste by Rhonda Glover is shown. This murder occurred in the state of Texas. Oxygen describes this episode of Snapped as Rhonda Glover, a Texas beauty queen, is charged in the July 2004 shooting death of her satanic boyfriend Jimmy Joste, in his Austin, Texas home The jury heard evidence that on July 25, 2004, authorities discovered the body of James “Jimmy” Joste in an upstairs hallway at Glover’s home in southwest Austin.  Evidence at the crime scene established that Joste had been shot to death.  William Gibbons, a bloodstain pattern analyst with the Austin Police Department, analyzed the bloodstains found around Joste’s body and testified  about  his  findings.    According  to  Gibbons,  Joste  was  first  shot  in  the  bedroom,  near the  entry  door.    The  bloo...

Status: Incarcerated  In season 6, episode 5 the murder of her boyfriend Al Benitez by Elizabeth Reynolds is shown. This murder occurred in the state of Texas. Oxygen describes this episode of Snapped as Elizabeth Reynolds is charged with soliciting the murder of her boyfriend Al Benitez in August 2003 after he breaks up with her. Elizabeth Reynolds is Elizabeth Reynolds, appeals from her conviction of criminal solicitation of capital murder. A jury found Reynolds guilty and assessed punishment at life in prison. Al survived the shooting. You can write to Elizabeth Reynolds at: Elizabeth Reynolds 1338582 Hobby Unit 742 FM 712 Marlin, TX 76661 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 other female inmates? Try these sites Deadly Affairs | Deadly Women | Fatal Attraction | For My Man   Snapped Killer Couples | Twisted Sisters | Wom...

Status: Incarcerated, Unknown In season 6, episode 13 the murder of her second husband, a preacher and school bus driver, David Daniels by Sharon Daniels is shown. This murder occurred in the state of Texas. Oxygen describes this episode of Snapped as Sharon Daniels, a teacher, claims abuse in the shooting death of her second husband, a preacher and school bus driver, in September 2005 Sharon Daniels was found guilty of first degree murder by a jury. The same jury was hung on sentencing, causing a new trial. The second trial was held in July of 2019. She was sentenced to ten years in prison, however is out of custody at this time. You can not write to Sharon Daniels as she is either out of custody or has yet to be entered. 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 other female inmates? Try these sites Deadly Affairs | Deadly Women | Fatal Attracti...

Status: Incarcerated In season 6, episode 16 the murder of her husband Keith Gentry by Darlene Gentry is shown. This murder occurred in the state of Texas. Oxygen describes this episode of Snapped as Darlene Gentry shoots her husband Keith in their home in November 2005 and stages the scene as a robbery so she can collect life insurance. At about 6:15 a.m., on November 9, 2005, police responded to a 9-1-1 call at the home of Keith and Darlene Gentry.   When police arrived at the home, they found Keith unconscious, having suffered a gunshot wound to the head.   Keith was taken by ambulance to the hospital, where he died later that day. On the night of Keith's death, Gentry volunteered to be interviewed by police.   After some questioning, she invoked her Fifth Amendment right to be silent and her Sixth Amendment right to counsel.   At that time, police immediately stopped the interview, Gentry was released, and she hired an attorney. Later that day, Gentry gav...

Status: In season 6, episode 24 the murder of her boyfriend, David Nixon by Tracey Frame is shown. This murder occurred in the state of Texas. Oxygen describes this episode of Snapped as Tracey Frame, an accountant, allegedly shot her boyfriend David Nixon in April 2002 then dumped his body in a storm drain The decedent, David Nixon, and Frame lived together for approximately three years in Grapevine, Texas. By April 2002, the couple had begun to experience problems in their relationship, and on April 9, 2002, the Grapevine Police were called to their residence for a domestic disturbance. On April 22, 2002, Nixon's burning body was found near a Grand Prairie industrial park. A missing-person report had been filed by one of Nixon's ex-wives, Donna Lella, when their son had not heard from Nixon after his baseball game. The medical examiner testified that Nixon's body was burned postmortem and identified the cause of death as a single gunshot wound to the torso. Nixon...

Status: Incarcerated Yalanda Lind's story is told in Oxygen's Snapped, Season 16, episode 1. The show is described as Yalanda Lind is accused of orchestrating the October 2008 home-invasion murder of her mother, Rebecca, for an inheritance. The murder of her mother Rebecca Lind is depicted in the state of Texas. The jury convicted Yalanda Lind of the offense of capital murder and the offense of aggravated assault.   The trial court assessed punishment at life in prison without the possibility  for  parole  for  the  capital  murder  conviction,  and  the  trial  court  assessed punishment  at  twenty  years  confinement  for  the  aggravated  assault  conviction. Yalanda Lind is convicted of capital murder LWOP You can write to Yalanda Lind at: Yalanda Lind 1941674 Crain Unit 1401 State School Road Gatesville, TX 76599-2999 To view...

Status: Incarcerated In Oxygen's Snapped, Season 1, episode 1 the story of Her husband, Steven Beard and Celeste Beard Johnson is shown. This happens in the state of Texas. Oxygen describes this show as: Celeste Beard Johnson is accused of convincing her lesbian lover, Tracey Tarlton, to shoot her wealthy fourth husband, Steven Beard, in their Austin mansion in October 1999. Celeste Beard Johnson was guilty of capital murder and injury to an elderly individual. She was sentenced to life in prison. Her appeal includes: Appellant met Steven Beard in 1993 while working as a waitress at the Austin Country Club, where Beard was a member.   Beard's wife of forty-two years, who was seriously ill when he met appellant, died in October of that year.   Appellant divorced her third husband, Jimmy Martinez, in April 1994, and Beard and appellant were married in February 1995.   At the time of the marriage, appellant was thirty-two years old and Beard was seventy.   A...

Status: Released In Oxygen's Snapped, Season 1, episode 1 the story of Celeste's husband, Steven Beard and Tracey Tarlton is shown. This happens in the state of Texas. Oxygen describes this show as: Celeste Beard Johnson is accused of convincing her lesbian lover, Tracey Tarlton, to shoot her wealthy fourth husband, Steven Beard, in their Austin mansion in October 1999. Tracey Tarlton was given a 20 year sentence for her role in this murder. She has since been released. She has always been honest about her role and what lead her to kill. The same can not be said of Celeste. Her appeal includes: You can not write to Tracey Tarlton as she has been released. 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.  Links S.A. residents help convicted murderer bounce back into society     Looking for other female inmates? Try these sites...

Status: Released In Oxygen's Snapped, Season 1, episode 3 the story of Her unfaithful husband, David Harris and Clara Harris is shown. This happens in the state of Texas. Oxygen describes this show as: Clara Harris runs over her cheating husband David Harris, a wealthy dentist, with her Mercedes in a hotel parking lot in July 2002 with his teenage daughter in the car.. Clara Harris was sentenced to a twenty-years after presenting a heat of passion defense. Her appeal includes: On July 24, 2002, appellant was notified by a private investigator, whom appellant had hired, that her husband, the complainant David Harris, and Gail Bridges had checked into the Nassau Bay Hilton Hotel. Shortly thereafter, appellant and her step-daughter, Lindsey Harris, drove to the hotel. The person at the front desk told them that neither David Harris nor Bridges was registered with the hotel. Appellant and Lindsey walked to the parking lot and found Bridges s Navigator. Appella...

Status: Incarcerated In Oxygen's Snapped, Season 1, episode 9 the story of Her love rival, Adrianne Jones and Diane Zamora is shown. This happens in the state of Texas. Oxygen describes this show as: Diane Zamora, an Annapolis naval cadet, orchestrates the murder of her high-school rival, Adrianne Jones, with her boyfriend David Graham in December 1995. Diane Zamora is Sentenced to life in prison on February 17, 1998. She will not be eligible for parole for 40 years Her appeal includes: A jury found Appellant David Christopher Graham guilty of the December 4, 1995 capital murder of a fifteen-year-old high school student, Adrianne Jones, by shooting her in the head twice with a handgun.   The State had not sought the death penalty, and the trial judge sentenced Appellant to life in prison.   Appellant does not challenge the sufficiency of the evidence, but with fifteen points of appeal presents procedural and constitutional issues about his trial.   Appellant asse...

Status: Incarcerated In Oxygen's Snapped, Season 1, episode 9 the story of Her love rival Adrianne Jones and David Graham is shown. This happens in the state of Texas. Oxygen describes this show as: Diane Zamora, an Annapolis naval cadet, orchestrates the murder of her high-school rival, Adrianne Jones, with her boyfriend David Graham in December 1995.. David Graham was sentenced to life. His appeal includes: Kristina Mason testified that Zamora told her, “That's how [Appellant] proved his love for me.   He killed [Jones].”   Zamora told Mason that Appellant killed Jones because she had slept with him and that there was a plan to get Jones out of her house.   Appellant drove and Zamora hid in the trunk of her Mazda while they drove Jones to Joe Pool Lake. Zamora told Mason that there had been a struggle at Joe Pool Lake between [Jones], Zamora, and Appellant and that Zamora tried to hit Jones with a weight.   Zamora told Mason that Jones escaped and ran ...

Status: Incarcerated In Oxygen's Snapped, Season 1, episode 10 the story of Her husband, Jeff Wright and Susan Wright is shown. This happens in the state of Texas. Oxygen describes this show as: Susan Wright, a middle class housewife, claims self-defense after tying her husband Jeff Wright to their bed, stabbing her husband 193 times, and burying his body in their backyard in January 2003. Susan Wright is Convicted of murder, 25 years in prison Her appeal includes: A jury found appellant guilty of first-degree murder in the death of her husband, and assessed her punishment at twenty-five years' confinement in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division.   Appellant's primary issue on appeal is that the trial court erred in permitting the prosecution to stage an in-court demonstration of its theory of how Jeff Wright died, because it caused the jurors to confuse high drama with reality. Appellant claimed her husband raped her a...

Status: Paroled In Oxygen's Snapped, Season 1, episode 12 the story of Her boss, Jerry Sternadel and Debra Baker is shown. This happens in the state of Texas. Oxygen describes this show as: Debra Baker is accused of killing her millionaire boss, Jerry Sternadel, with arsenic poison in June 1990 after she is caught embezzling.. Debra Baker is She was sentenced to 10 years' probation and fined $10,000 but served decades for parole violations Her appeal includes: Appellant Debra Lynn Baker was convicted of murder and sentenced to ten years' confinement, probated for ten years. Subsequently, the State filed a motion to revoke Baker's probation, alleging various violations of the terms of her probation. Following a hearing, the trial court found that Baker had violated terms "a," "l," and "n" of her probation. The trial court granted the State's motion to revoke Baker's probation, revoked her probation, and sentenced...

Status: Released In Oxygen's Snapped, Season 3, episode 6 the story of her daughter Christina's ex, Joey Fischer and Dora Cisneros is shown. This happens in the state of Texas. Oxygen describes this show as: Dora Cisneros, a doctor's wife, orders a hit on her daughter Christina's ex after he breaks up with her in March 1993.. Dora Cisneros is the judge sentenced Cisneros and Garza to life in prison Sentenced to 30 years to life in prison on April 19, 1994 Her appeal includes: Following a jury trial in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, petitioner Cisneros was convicted on a federal murder-for-hire charge, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1958. She was sentenced to life imprisonment, to be followed by a five-year term of supervised release. The court of appeals affirmed. Pet. App. 31-63. Following the entry of a guilty plea in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, petitioner Marek wa...

Status: Deceased In Oxygen's Snapped, Season 3, episode 13 the story of her third ex-husband Tony and Gail Bennett is shown. This happens in the state of Texas. Oxygen describes this show as: Gail Bennett shoots her third ex-husband Tony in the driveway of their rural Texas home in July 1990 during a drunken argument, then she is later raped by the county sheriff, Sheriff P.L. Pippin . According to the Dallas Observer ,  "Gail screamed that it was over--this time for good. Tony shoved her against a wall. "If you leave, I'm going to kill your children, all your friends, then come after you," he said.  Gail broke free and ran to the garage where she locked herself in her pickup truck and tried to figure out what to do next. Tony seemed to calm down. He walked into the garage, beckoned Gail to roll down the window, and told her that he would leave the house for a few days and give her time to collect her things and move back to Austin. He made a...