In season 11, episode 7, the murder of
her boss, Hal Sasko by Sarah Gonzales-McLinn is shown. The show is
titled Death Watch and Discovery ID's Deadly Women describes as
Deadly women who get their kicks from watching others suffer..
Sarah Gonzales-McLinn was convicted of
1st Degree Murder with and sentenced to 50 years. She is eligible for
release in 2064. Since being incarcerated, she has had 4 infractions.
She claimed she wanted to see what it felt like to
kill someone
Her appeal includes (see link):
In January 2014, Sarah Gonzales McLinn confessed to law enforcement officers that she killed Hal Sasko. At her trial on a charge of first-degree premeditated murder, McLinn did not deny that she killed Sasko but argued she was not criminally responsible because a mental disease or defect prevented her from forming the culpable mental state necessary to convict her of the charge. The jury nonetheless convicted McLinn of first-degree premeditated murder. Then, during the sentencing proceeding, the jury determined McLinn murdered Sasko in an especially heinous, atrocious, or cruel manner, and the district court ultimately imposed a hard 50 life sentence.
On appeal, McLinn raises numerous arguments which relate to her mental disease or defect defense, including several jury instruction issues. McLinn contends these and other errors require us to reverse her conviction. Although we determine the district court committed one instructional error, we determine the error was harmless and we affirm McLinn's conviction.
Her appeal includes (see link):
In January 2014, Sarah Gonzales McLinn confessed to law enforcement officers that she killed Hal Sasko. At her trial on a charge of first-degree premeditated murder, McLinn did not deny that she killed Sasko but argued she was not criminally responsible because a mental disease or defect prevented her from forming the culpable mental state necessary to convict her of the charge. The jury nonetheless convicted McLinn of first-degree premeditated murder. Then, during the sentencing proceeding, the jury determined McLinn murdered Sasko in an especially heinous, atrocious, or cruel manner, and the district court ultimately imposed a hard 50 life sentence.
On appeal, McLinn raises numerous arguments which relate to her mental disease or defect defense, including several jury instruction issues. McLinn contends these and other errors require us to reverse her conviction. Although we determine the district court committed one instructional error, we determine the error was harmless and we affirm McLinn's conviction.
You can write to Sarah Gonzales-McLinn
at:
Sarah Gonzales-McLinn # 0111666
Topeka CF-Central
815 S.E. Rice Rd
Topeka CF-Central
815 S.E. Rice Rd
Topeka, KS 66607
At the end of the day, if you do not
learn to not let just anyone stay in your home from this, you never will.
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