Wife convicted of poisoning Marine (For life insurance and benefits)

AP ^ | Jan. 30, 2007 | Allsion Hoffman

[BladeLWS]

Rot in hell scumbag.

[snowrip]

She's gonna burn.

[muawiyah]

Can you go over the part in the trial where it was explained HOW and WHEN she poisoned him?

Must have missed that piece.

[pitinkie]

I dont think the evidence proved beyond reasonable doubt. The evidence that it was arsenic was weak.

[BladeLWS]

Don't know how and when. I just know it was in small amounts using arsenic. If I had to guess it was in his food.

[green iguana]

How: With arsenic.

When: Dinner time.

[muawiyah]

No, no, no ~ when, exactly? And what was the "form" of arsenic used ~ the chemical compound?

[Tanniker Smith]

I'm suddenly picturing Peter Lorre and Boris Karloff....

[muawiyah]

Seems you caught on to the "problem" in this case ~ the LINKAGE.

Remember, she not only had to poison him, she had to avoid poisoning the four children as well, and not leaving behind any residue on the counter, table, floor, in the rugs, etc.

Now true enough arsenic sublimates but if it was in a compound the other elements would show tell-tale traces.

I simply don't think she's smart enough to pull it off.

[snowrip]

I was speaking about where she'll be headed after she dies in prison.

[Sword_Svalbardt]

C'ya!.

[NinoFan]

Apparently the harshest punishment she can get is life in prison. Hope she gets it.

[newzjunkey]

Another thread with local coverage. I figured the mods wouldn't want this story in breaking news.

[toldyou]

I haven't been following the trial closely, but I did see her on the witness stand briefly. In my opinion, she appeared innocent. I'm assuming the rest of the evidence was damning. The "experts" on CourtTV are shocked and disappointed in the verdict.

[SmithL]

Well, she'll have the plasti-boobs to keep her company in jail.

[Moonman62]

I haven't been following the trial closely, but I did see her on the witness stand briefly. In my opinion, she appeared innocent.

Oh, she was really good, but I think she was crying because she knew she was going to get nailed.

[bremenboy]

Too many people are being found guilty based on what others think of them and not on the evidence. It is clear that there was no evidence that would have connected her to any crime. Yet the prosecution had know problem bring charges and getting a Jury to find her guilty.

I would like to see the Jury system be required to explain their verdict the same way a judge explains their opinions.I hope that those on the jury find themselves in the same boat

[Spunky]

"Cynthia Sommer, guilty of 1st degree murder by poisoning her Marine husband with arsenic for financial gain."

I would like to be clued into who Cynthia Sommer is and where is she from.

Do you have a picture of her and details of what this case was all about?

[~Vor~]

"I haven't been following the trial closely, but I did see her on the witness stand briefly. In my opinion, she appeared innocent. I'm assuming the rest of the evidence was damning. The "experts" on CourtTV are shocked and disappointed in the verdict."

As was I...granted the girl had no morals when it came to sleeping around and in her actions (wet t-shirt contests, thong contests) after the death of her husband, but that does not make her a murderer. It just makes her a person with very poor judgement and I do not believe the prosecution made their case for murder in the first.

As one of the "experts" on Court TV said, this verdict from a state where a jury found O. J. innocent with ALL the evidence they had in that case, and then find this girl guilty when there was no evidence. It's a shame our justice system has come to the point where you are actually considered guilty until proven innocent and you cannot do that without the money, power and resources to buy the best lawyers around.

This girl is going to prison for life without possibility of parole and leaves behind 4 young children. I am very disappointed in the verdict also.

[HEY4QDEMS]

From what I can gather, if the forensics are reliable then there is little doubt that her husband died from arsenic poisoning.
However, I'm not sure how they proved that she was the perp aside from the fact she had access.