In season 10, episode 9, the murder of
husband by Delpha
Jo Spunaugle is shown. The show is titled
Unspeakable Acts and Discovery ID's Deadly Women describes as A high
school teacher stages her husband's murder to cash in on his life
insurance; a woman takes measures to eliminate her lover's wife and
child; a serial monogamist grows tired of her fourth husband..
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| Dennis Spanaughle |
Delpha Jo Spunaugle was Convicted of
1st Degree Murder and sentenced to Death which was commuted to life
without parole.
She and David Woodward, killed Dennis Spunaugle for his life insurance policy with a baseball bat.
Her appeal (see link) includes:
Delpha Jo Spunaugle tried for at least two years to find someone to kill her husband, Dennis. On the evening of August 14, 1993 she asked her friend David Woodward to come over and be with her when Dennis came home from a night of drinking. Spunaugle believed Dennis would not abuse her verbally if Woodward were present, and had invited him over on other occasions for this reason. Dennis Spunaugle came home and after some verbal exchange with his wife, went to bed. Some time later Woodward climbed into the Spunaugle's motor home which was parked on the driveway and went to sleep. Delpha Jo Spunaugle awakened him in the early morning hours of August 15th, announcing, “It's time.”
She
led Woodward into the bedroom. Dennis was sleeping with his head at
the foot of the bed. Woodward hit him with a baseball bat
, partially severing his ear and knocking him off the bed. A struggle
ensued and Woodward stabbed Dennis repeatedly. When Dennis appeared
to get the upper hand, Delpha Jo hit him with the bat. As dawn neared
and Dennis still was not dead, Delpha Jo got a rope and Woodward coiled
it around Dennis' neck. Woodward and Delpha Jo each pulled one end of
the rope until Dennis died.
Her appeal (see link) includes:
Delpha Jo Spunaugle tried for at least two years to find someone to kill her husband, Dennis. On the evening of August 14, 1993 she asked her friend David Woodward to come over and be with her when Dennis came home from a night of drinking. Spunaugle believed Dennis would not abuse her verbally if Woodward were present, and had invited him over on other occasions for this reason. Dennis Spunaugle came home and after some verbal exchange with his wife, went to bed. Some time later Woodward climbed into the Spunaugle's motor home which was parked on the driveway and went to sleep. Delpha Jo Spunaugle awakened him in the early morning hours of August 15th, announcing, “It's time.”
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| Woodward |
You can write to Delpha Jo Spunaugle
at:
Delpha Jo Spunaugle 233059
Mabel Basset Correctional Center
29501 Kickapoo Road
Mabel Basset Correctional Center
29501 Kickapoo Road
McLoud, OK 74851
At the end of the day, if you do not
learn that only the good die young from this, you never will.
Dennis Spunaugle was evil. He was, and I quote his mother, "a wife beater and a whore monger". He was my husband. He cheated, he lied, he was arrested at the state capital for indecent exposure and he beat me until he couldn't raise his arms. Do not portray this horrible person as anything but pure evil and karma finally caught up with him.
ReplyDeleteI was a roommate with Delpha at Mable Bassett prison I was 8 or 9 months pregnant she was by far the sweetest lil ol lady you could meet in prison or other wise I never saw a evil look in her eyes and I asked her why she was there and she told me the truth and I pray for her still to this day
ReplyDeleteDelpha Spunaugle; Was and is My Friend; If She still remembers me.We both were in South Housing. Dr.Alberty was good to the Ladies there
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