22 minutes? Wonder how long it took for that trusting preachers wife to die.
“The two men knocked on the door and informed Elizabeth Sennett that they had been told by her husband that they could explore the Sennetts’ property, because they wanted to hunt on the land. Elizabeth Sennett had the two men wait while she called her husband to verify their story. Charles Sennett apparently told his wife to allow them to walk around the property. Elizabeth Sennett remained inside the house while the two men walked around behind the property and, according to the appellant’s statement, drove down the road and then returned. The men again knocked on the door and asked Elizabeth Sennett if they could use the bathroom and get some water. Elizabeth Sennett allowed them into the house and, while John Parker was in the bathroom, the appellant talked to Mrs. Sennett. John Parker approached Elizabeth Sennett from the rear and “blind-sided her.” A beating then ensued, in which the victim apparently struggled for her life. The evidence indicated that during the beating any item within reach was used as a weapon. The men apparently used every piece of a fireplace set, a walking cane, and a piece of galvanized pipe and, after beating her, stabbed her eight times with a survival knife.”
Interesting article with an interview of the preacher’s wife’s son. Seems that this Smith guy is a trickster when it comes to the death penalty. I bet he DID practice holding his breath and jerking around in an attempt to have them stop it.
In 2022 he was supposed to be given a lethal injection, but he got himself so dehydrated (on purpose) that they couldn’t find a vein to give it to him!
I was curious as to what happened to the preacher. He killed himself shortly after his wife was killed. He had a previous breakdown, was put on meds, came off the meds and that’s when he came up with the idea to have his wife killed.
There is just something wrong with the way these words are combined.