In season 5, episode 15, one sees the
murder of Jeff Wright by Susan Wright in Texas. The show is titled
Lethal Lovers and Discovery ID describes it as, “Psychopathic
killers usually work alone but when they join with another can commit
murders beyond comprehension.”
At sentencing, she said, "I just want you to know that I'm sorry. I am. I'm sorry he's not here, I'm sorry you don't have your son and your brother and
your brother-in-law. And I'm sorry that the kids don't have their
father. I'm sorry he's not here." She has always maintained she was a victim of domestic violence. He was stabbed 193 times. Her reactions to the murder do seem to indicate that she was highly anxious and disassociated. This may be one of those murders where only God, the victim and the killer know what really happened.
Susan Wright was convicted of Murder
and sentenced to 20 years. She has a chance at parole in .
Her appeal includes (see link):
Following a trial in 2004, a jury convicted appellant of murdering her husband and assessed punishment at twenty-five years' confinement. This court affirmed the trial court's judgment. See Wright v. State, 178 S.W.3d 905, 911 (Tex.App.-Houston [14th Dist.] 2005, pet. ref'd). Later, appellant filed an application for writ of habeas corpus, claiming her trial counsel had rendered ineffective assistance. Upon granting partial relief, the Court of Criminal Appeals set aside the trial court's judgment and remanded the case for a new punishment trial. Ex parte Wright, No. AP–76245, 2009 WL 3474099, at *1 (Tex.Crim.App. Oct. 28, 2009) (not designated for publication) (per curiam).
At the new punishment trial, with the exception of a few exhibits, the trial court admitted into evidence all of the same evidence admitted in the guilt-innocence phase of appellant's 2004 trial. The medical examiner testified that, on January 19, 2003, he arrived at the home appellant shared with the complainant (her husband) and their two minor children. He found the complainant's dead body partially buried in the backyard. Ligatures bound each of the complainant's wrists and one of his ankles.
An autopsy was conducted. The medical examiner counted over 193 stab wounds covering the complainant's body. He ruled the cause of death as multiple sharp-force injuries. Almost all of the wounds were inflicted to the front of the complainant's body, which is consistent with a theory that the complainant was restrained on his back by ligatures on his hands and feet, or incapacitated to the degree he could not escape. According to the medical examiner, with the exception of the injuries to the complainant's brain, none of the wounds, singularly, were immediately incapacitating or even fatal, although the complainant would not have lived much longer after suffering some of the more life-threatening injuries.
Her appeal includes (see link):
Following a trial in 2004, a jury convicted appellant of murdering her husband and assessed punishment at twenty-five years' confinement. This court affirmed the trial court's judgment. See Wright v. State, 178 S.W.3d 905, 911 (Tex.App.-Houston [14th Dist.] 2005, pet. ref'd). Later, appellant filed an application for writ of habeas corpus, claiming her trial counsel had rendered ineffective assistance. Upon granting partial relief, the Court of Criminal Appeals set aside the trial court's judgment and remanded the case for a new punishment trial. Ex parte Wright, No. AP–76245, 2009 WL 3474099, at *1 (Tex.Crim.App. Oct. 28, 2009) (not designated for publication) (per curiam).
At the new punishment trial, with the exception of a few exhibits, the trial court admitted into evidence all of the same evidence admitted in the guilt-innocence phase of appellant's 2004 trial. The medical examiner testified that, on January 19, 2003, he arrived at the home appellant shared with the complainant (her husband) and their two minor children. He found the complainant's dead body partially buried in the backyard. Ligatures bound each of the complainant's wrists and one of his ankles.
An autopsy was conducted. The medical examiner counted over 193 stab wounds covering the complainant's body. He ruled the cause of death as multiple sharp-force injuries. Almost all of the wounds were inflicted to the front of the complainant's body, which is consistent with a theory that the complainant was restrained on his back by ligatures on his hands and feet, or incapacitated to the degree he could not escape. According to the medical examiner, with the exception of the injuries to the complainant's brain, none of the wounds, singularly, were immediately incapacitating or even fatal, although the complainant would not have lived much longer after suffering some of the more life-threatening injuries.
You can write to Susan Wright at:
Susan Wright
01220418
Crain Unit
1401 State School Road
Gatesville, TX 76599-2999
Gatesville, TX 76599-2999
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