Indicted Keller mom stood to benefit from policies
By Domingo Ramirez Jr., Fort Worth Star-Telegram | |
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The documents filed by prosecutors in preparation for the murder trial next month of
Williams was indicted on a murder charge in her husband's death. She later pleaded guilty to deadly conduct and tampering with evidence as part of a plea agreement. But after Williams told a 48 Hours TV crew that she was innocent, state District Judge
Wisch then recused himself from the case and agreed to her defense attorneys' request to recuse themselves.
Her murder trial is scheduled for
<p>"This murder trial is fast-approaching and it would be inappropriate to talk about anything in regard to this case at this time," she said.
Defense attorney
Prosecutors filed dozens of business records related to the case on
He signed a policy worth
In
The couple's 4-year-old daughter was the beneficiary in a third,
In
He was killed on
Then she changed her story and told police her husband killed himself. She said she had lied to protect their daughter -- who was in the house at the time of the shooting -- from finding out that her father committed suicide.
A search warrant affidavit indicated that investigators thought Williams might have sedated her husband and turned up the TV to cover the sound of the gunshot. It also implied that she used the Internet to research how to stage a crime scene.
She was indicted on the murder charge in
Records indicate
She pleaded guilty to the deadly conduct and tampering with evidence charges in
Sentencing was set for April because she was supposedly pregnant with twins, but the date was moved to February when court officials learned she was no longer pregnant.
After her husband's death, she worked at a fitness center. She later worked as a waitress at a strip club after she told court officials that she was pregnant and while she was free on bail and supposed to be wearing an ankle monitor, according to court testimony earlier this year.
Strip club job
Williams' probation officer testified that she had worked at a sports bar and as a waitress at a "gentleman's club."
The probation officer also said that data from Williams' ankle monitor did not indicate she visited a doctor's office even though she had told court officials she was pregnant.
In February, Wisch threw out the plea agreement after prosecutors questioned statements Williams made professing her innocence during a jailhouse interview with 48 Hours. During a hearing in March, Williams told Wisch: "Your honor, I'm not guilty and I can't sit here and answer the question the way everyone wants me to."
In an earlier jailhouse interview with the
Williams declined during the
But she apparently was more forthcoming the next day with 48 Hours. The segment was not scheduled to air until after Wisch formally sentenced her.
Williams remained in the
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