According to the court documents, the 35-year-old stepdaughter, later identified as Samantha, was found guilty of first degree murder and is now facing mandatory life behind bars after she reportedly killed her stepmother and then bragged on a messaging app how she killed the elderly woman, 58-year-old Jodie, while she slept. Prosecutors claim the stepdaughter killed her stepmom because the older woman kicked her stepdaughter out of their home because she sneaked her boyfriend and things started missing from their home.
The 35-year-old stepdaughter, who was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, reportedly said that her boyfriend, Tacoa, controlled her and he killed her stepmom. Prosecutors said the boyfriend was also convicted of first-degree murder and was also sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
During the trial, prosecutors showed a video, which the defendant shared on a messaging app. In the video, the defendant can be seen confessing to the crime. Prosecutors claim that the stepdaughter made the video right after the killing. According to the court documents, in the video, the defendant can be seen smiling and saying: “I killed her. I killed her myself”. The 35-year-old stepdaughter also told prosecutors that she was high on drugs when she made the video.
The 35-year-old stepdaughter can be seen smiling and jumping in the video. During the trial, the 35-year-old stepdaughter reportedly said that she put pillow over her stepmom’s head, but said couldn’t ‘finish it’ because the victim reportedly vomited. The woman also said that her stepmom was still breathing when she left the bedroom. The woman also said that her boyfriend then held down her stepmom and suffocated her to death. But, authorities said that Samantha previously admitted to placing pillow all over her stepmom’s face while the much older woman was sleeping.