#89 - Anna Marie Jeitani

There’s overkill, and then there’s overkill.

Anna Marie Jeitani stabbed her husband, Toni, 17 times. She also did it in front of their toddler (there were 6 kids total). Finally, she did it 3 times in view of the first responders 

All of this went down in San Antonio, TX. Really couldn’t find out too much on these two other than that he was Lebanese and she was a Latina (maiden name Salinas).

Anna Marie claimed years of abuse, multiple affairs, and that she attacked Toni in self-defense. That said, she did plead guilty, and was given a sentence of 25 years (with a possibility of parole after 12). She later claimed that she was railroaded into the plea, but her request for an appeal was denied.

The victim

I’m surprised this one didn’t get any more press. She’s beautiful, he’s movie-star handsome, and the overkill makes for great press. That said, there is tons of discussion on Facebook, a lot of it between friends & family:

• “Nut head” 
• “Satan child” 
•  “The police LIES [sic].”
• “He probably deserved it.”

•  “U DON'T and CAN'T even begin to understand what she was feeling and going through!!!!!” 

#90 - Dana Sue Gray *

Unlike male serial killers, female serial killers typically don’t kill random people just for the thrill of it.

Typically, money’s involved. Instead of the typical insurance money, though, what we’ve got here is stolen credit cards and checkbooks used in shopping sprees. Yup, Dana is officially known as the “Shopping Spree Killer.”

Her victims were 4 elderly women in Riverside County, just east of LA. What was unusual, though, was how brutal each killing was, including stabbing, strangling, and bludgeoning with heavy objects like a wine bottle and an iron. 

Sure enough, a profiler called in to help out the investigation was certain the killer was a male. A shoe print, some long blonde hairs, and a couple of artist’s sketches, though, all pointed to a woman.

The case turned when the daughter-in-law of one of the victims thought that one of those sketches looked a lot like her stepdaughter. Sure enough, the stepdaughter’s house was jam packed wih fancy clothes, jewelry, and shoes. Turns out she had lost her nursing job (for stealing drugs), was $10K in debt, but still couldn’t stop shopping.

What really stood out in this case, though, was the exceptional callousness the killer showed. In one instance, she hauled her boyfriend’s 8-year-old son along on one murder, making him wait in the car while she did her dirty deed. In another, she went for a stolen-credit-card-fueled spa treatment only 45 minutes after offing her victim.

Overall, Dana Sue Gray showed she could keep up with the boys when it came to brutal violence and psychopathic behavior. Except, of course, for the shopping part.

#91 - Melissa Zitterman

You do some dumb stuff when you’re 16 years old. For me, it involved things like drinking Boone’s Farm, throwing apples at cars, shooting bottle rockets at neighbors’ houses, streaking … You know, pretty normal dumb teenager stuff.

For Melissa Zitterman, it involved killing a friend’s dad. For all of $180. Yup, count ‘em – 180 big ones.

On the other end of that $180 was her friend’s mom, Connie Tomich. Seems Connie was having an affair, confiding to her lover (Roger Zurcher) that her marriage was troubled and that she would be happier without her much older husband, Ron (he was 51, she was 35). 

Connie's mug shot

Instead of going the divorce route, though (custody might have played a role here), Connie had an idea. Why not get somebody else to help out? 

She first went to Roger, who declined. She then tried Alyssa’s boyfriend (Aaron Bixler), who Ron, an overly strict stepparent, disapproved of. After he turned her down, she then asked one of her daughter’s friends, Melissa Zitterman. 

Melissa said yes, ending up putting two .38 slugs into Ron's head in the kitchen of the family’s Indiana home - on Valentine’s Day, no less. To cover things up, Melissa, Alyssa & Connie said they found the bloody mess when they got back from shopping, calling the cops right away. 

Not too surprisingly, there was no forced entry, nothing taken, and no signs of a struggle. So, the cops put two and two together and decided that it must have been a hit. Aaron was the first to crack, leading the cops to Melissa, and then to Connie.

Alyssa was granted complete immunity, Aaron got 6 months probation (for failing to report the conspiracy), Connie got 85 years (for being the mastermind), and Melissa got 20 (for pulling the trigger).

Melissa got out after 10, and is now happily married with her own family (hubby above).

You can catch Melissa’s story on Snapped, Killer Kids & Blood Relatives. You can also connect with her on Facebook.

#92 - Sheila LaBarre *

Geez, this one is practically in my own backyard. My wife and I have a summer home in New Hampshire, about 20 miles away from where this all went down.

The story starts, however, about 1,300 miles away, in small-town Alabama. The victim of childhood abuse (verbal, physical & sexual), Sheila Bailey couldn’t wait to leave home. Two short marriages later (and a serious suicide attempt to boot), she decided to try her luck elsewhere.

Answering a personal ad, she hooked up with a doctor, Will LaBarre, who lived on a horse farm in Epping, NH. He was in his 60s and recently widowed; she was still in her 20s. Sheila would eventually take control of the farm and the doctor’s practice, isolating and controlling him, and getting him to change his will to make her the beneficiary.

The two did not marry, however, though she would take his name. At the same time, she did marry their hired hand. The victim of Sheila’s abuse, he fled quickly after, helped along by the good doctor. 

 Dr. Bill died soon after, with Sheila inheriting his estate. No one thought, at the time, to look into what seems like a death from old age (the two had actually been together 13 years), and Sheila had him quickly cremated.

Sheila next took up with a Michael Deloge, basically picking him up from a homeless shelter. DeLoge would disappear, though police would later find his drivers license in Sheila’s septic tank.

She then met Kenny Countie on a sex chat line. The low-IQ 24-year-old had just flunked out of the Army and survived a subsequent suicide attempt. Sensing his vulnerability, she would control, abuse, torture & eventually kill him.

Finally, the police investigated, finding Kenny’s shoes, blood marks in the house, and a burn barrel with human bones in it. A more thorough investigation of the huge property turned up several human toes, matching neither Deloge nor Countie’s DNA.

In the interim, Sheila fled the state, hitchhiking into Boston. She spent the night with the guy who picked her up, who would later see her on TV. She then picked up another guy, who would subsequently call the police, who would in turn nab our Sheila.

At her trial, she claimed insanity, citing the extensive abuse in her childhood. She would eventually plead guilty, though, earning 2 life sentences without parole.

Needless to say, her story has appeared on multiple TV shows.

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#93 - Ashley Humphrey *

You just got married. It’s the first day of the honeymoon. What better way to celebrate than to murder your hubby’s ex-girlfriend?

Tracey Humphrey and Sandee Rozzo worked together at a nightclub in the Tampa area. He was a doorman and she was a bartender. The two had a brief, volatile relationship. 

That relationship would end in Humphrey facing Rozzo in court for battery and sexual assault. Indeed, Humphrey had a lengthy record, being previously convicted of car theft, kidnapping, and aggravated assault. Nice guy, right?

In the interim, Tracey met Ashley Laney at a local gym. She couldn’t resist his charms either, and the two decide to marry (Ashley was just 20; Tracey was 35).

Oddly, the day after they wed, Sandee Rozzo would end up dead in her garage (8 shots, from her head to her foot). Suspicion immediately fell on Humphrey, but he came up with an alibi. 

His alibi was backed up by cellphone records, which put him firmly at home. Ashley’s records, however, pointed to her being in the area where the murder took place, and at the time of the shooting. 

Confronted by the police, she confessed, stating that he had manipulated her to do the deed. She also confessed to a previous attempt, with a high-powered rifle, that had not been successful.

Accepting a 2nd degree murder charge, Ashley turned state’s evidence on Tracey, who would get life. Ashley’s slated release date is 2028.

#94 - Deidre Hunt *

Kosta Fotopolous, the owner of a Daytona Beach pool hall, had a couple of problems on his hands.

One involved a counterfeiting operation he ran on the side. The other concerned his wife, Lisa, who had just been made aware that Kosta had a girlfriend.

That girlfriend, 20-year-old Deidre Hunt, worked for Kosta at the pool hall as a bartender. Interestingly, she would come in handy in resolving both of Kosta’s issues.

As for the counterfeiting scheme, it appears that one of his employees, 19-year-old Kevin Ramsey, had gotten wind of the operation, threatened to expose Kosta, and was demanding money. Kosta‘s solution was to lure him to a remote location where he tied him to a tree, then forced Deidre to shoot him, videotaping the act.

Kosta then thought he’d try something similar with his wife. Lisa was threatening to divorce him, taking her share of several family businesses with her (he also had a $700,00 insurance policy on her). Once again, he enlisted Deidre’s help, threatening to blackmail her with the tape of the previous shooting.

Deidre then enlisted a friend, 18-year-old Bryan Chase, with the promise of a cut of the insurance money. As directed by Kosta, Chase entered the Fotopolous’s house, went to their bedroom, then shot Lisa in the head. Never intending to pay Chase a cent, Kosta whipped out a gun and shot Chase dead, making the whole thing look like a failed burglary. There were, however, a few details that made the police a little suspicious.

It all fell apart when Mike Cox, whom Deidre had previously approached about doing the shooting (he wasn’t the only one), came to the police. When Deidre was pulled in for an interview, she sang like a canary.

Lisa would miraculously survive. Kosta and Deidre would both get the chair. On appeal, however, Deidre would get two life sentences. Kosta's still hangin' around as well.

Her story has appeared on Snapped & Killer Couples.

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#95 - Angela Hill *

Mormons gone bad … Very bad.

Angela Hill (AKA Atwood) came from a traditional, conservative Mormon family. Somewhere along the way, though, things went a little awry.

In particular, Angela got hooked on drugs. She got clean, though, and seemed to be turning things around.

Then she met Logan McFarland. Not only did he get her back on drugs, but the two embarked on a multi-state crime spree.

In particular, they committed burglary, murdered an elderly couple during a home invasion, and shot the driver in a botched carjacking. In the second incident, Angela played getaway driver, while Logan did the dirty deed. In the third, it sounds like Angela may have pulled the trigger herself (though, of course, she denied it).

It all ended with a high-speed chase, then the tracking of the couple through the desert. McFarland would subsequently plead guilty, getting life instead of the chair. Angela got 30, with the possibility of parole after 11.

The couple have appeared on Killer Couples (of course) and Snapped.

#96 - Cynthia Coffman *

It was your typical storybook romance …

Cynthia Coffman met James Marlow after his release from prison, they started smoking crack together, then got married. It was her 2nd and his 7th. In celebration, Cynthia got a tattoo saying “Property of the Folsom Wolf,” after Marlow’s nickname from his previous abode.

The pair would then roam the country, committing armed robbery to support their drug habit. They subsequently upped their game to murder, killing 4 young women in Arizona & California (plus maybe some guy in Kentucky). Typically, they would kidnap their victims, rape them, strangle them, then use their credit & ATM cards.

Cynthia was raised a devout Catholic in a wealthy St. Louis family. Things went south, though, when she became pregnant at 17. Forced to marry the father, she would not stay in the marriage long, abandoning both her husband and 2 children. 

Fleeing to Arizona, she took up with a low-level drug dealer. After the pair were busted for a traffic violation in California, police found some meth and a handgun in Cynthia’s purse.

After getting off, Cynthia would later hook up with her boyfriend’s cellmate, Marlow. A career criminal, he was in and out of prisons his whole life. In them, he would join the Aryan Brotherhood and earn himself quite a reputation.

After leaving some evidence at one of their crimes, the pair were identified by the owner of a motel they were staying at in the California mountains. They were actually apprehended while out hiking.

In the subsequent trials, the two would turn on each other. In particular, Cynthia would plead battered woman syndrome, claiming that Marlow “burned her face with a cigarette, cut off her hair, stabbed her in the leg with a knife and offered her sexually to a friend.”

Both would receive the death penalty. And they’re both still around today. Cynthia is, in fact, the longest living women on death row (37 years & counting).

The pair appeared on Killer Couples.

"I don't wanna die!"

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#97 - Laura Hall *

This one’s still a bit of a mystery …

Jennifer Cave was a 21-year-old college dropout, working as a waitress in Austin. She had, though, just landed a much more fulfilling job as a legal assistant, and was out celebrating with friends.

The victim

One of those friends was Colton Pitonyak, a finance major & scholarship student at the University of Texas. It doesn’t appear the two were in a relationship. They may have simply been friends, though there were also hints that Cave was Pitonyak’s dealer. Indeed, the two were both druggies, with Pitonyak having been previously busted for drugs and spending some time in rehab. Anyhoo, the two wrapped up the night by returning to Pitonyak’s apartment. 

When Cave didn’t report to her new job the next day, though, she was listed as missing. This caused her parents to come to Austin, where they would then play detective. Hearing that she had been with Pitonyak, they next discovered her car at his apartment. 

Informing the police, but getting nowhere, Cave’s stepfather decided to break into Pitonyak’s place. There, he found his stepdaughter’s dismembered corpse in the bathtub. 

Now, how she got that way is the big mystery. It appeared that Pitonyak had shot Cave in the arm, with the bullet ultimately making its way through her chest and into her heart. He was so wasted, though, that he doesn’t remember pulling the trigger.

As for the dismemberment, though it could have been Pitonyak, it could also have been a girl he was seeing at the time, Laura Hall. The 25-year-old was a student at UT, and appeared to be obsessed with him.

Before the police could apprehend them, though, Pitonyak and Hall fled in Hall’s car to Mexico. There, a Mexican SWAT team, tipped off by some crimestoppers show, found the pair. They subsequently sent Pitonyak back to the US for trial and Hall back home on her own recognizance.

Pitonyak would be tried and convicted of murder, getting a 55-year sentence. Hall would be sentenced to 5 years for tampering with evidence (i.e., taking part in the dismemberment) & abetting Pitonyak’s escape. She got out in 2018.

What exactly may have happened in Pitonyak’s apartment, though, may never be totally known.

The two have been featured on Killer Couples.

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#98 - Diane Zamora *

You do some crazy stuff when you’re 17.

Diane Zamora and David Graham were honors student at high schools just south of Forth Worth. Meeting in the Civil Air Patrol, the two started dating and eventually became engaged. They had similar ambitions – Graham wanted to be a pilot and Zamora an astronaut – and were both very high achievers. They were able to pursue their dreams at, respectively, the Air Force Academy & the Naval Academy.

It was at the latter, though, that Diane spilled the beans. And, believe me, it was quite the story.

Turns out David had a confession of his own to make. While they were dating in high school, he had hooked up with a friend, Adrianne Jones. Zamora freaked out, insisting that Graham kill Jones to prove his love.

With Zamora in the trunk of the car, Graham lured Jones to a local lake. Popping out, Zamora harangued Jones, then hit her over the head with a dumbbell. When Jones fled, and fell, Graham pumped her with two slugs from a 9mm, one right between the eyes.

The victim (her Glamour Shot, I would presume)

Both would eventually confess to the police. Ironically, Graham’s confession of having sex with Jones turned out to be most likely made up – a ploy to make Zamora jealous. 

Not too surprisingly, the trial was a sensation, getting some of Court TV’s top ratings. Zamora would eventually get death, though the Jones family’s beliefs against capital punishment would net her life instead. Graham also got life. 

The two have been busy in prison. Zamora got married, to another con that she met through the mail. Graham, meanwhile, is studying to be a minister.

The case has resulted in a couple of books, a made-for-television movie & several TV documentaries.

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#99 - Sandra Bridewell *

Our first black widow!  

Sandra Bridewell liked to spend money. Not having any herself, she solved that particular problem by going after guys who did. Three of them, to be exact. 

Her first husband, dentist David Stegall, shot himself. Supposedly, he was distraught because Sarah’s spending had bankrupted him. She was more than happy to cash the insurance check. 

Her third husband, Alan Rehrig, turned up murdered. The two had separated, but Sandra had asked Alan to meet her at a storage facility they owned. Next thing we know, Alan is found in another state, slumped over the wheel of his Bronco, with gunshot wounds in his head and chest. Ka-ching on that insurance policy.

The second husband? Developer Bobby Bridewell died of cancer. Can’t implicate Sandra for that one.

Oh, and then there’s that friend. Betsy Bagwell took Sandra to the airport so she could rent a car when hers gave up the ghost. Next thing we know, Betsy’s slumped over the wheel of her Mercedes in the airport parking lot, with a GSW in her head, and an unknown gun in her hand. Another suicide?

Somehow or other, Sandra managed to escape charges for any of these incidents. After she appeared in an expose in a local (Dallas) magazine, though, she effectively went on the lam. 

In San Francisco, she milked two suitors for a total of $100.000. She did something similar in Boston, Connecticut, Alabama, Georgia, and Hawaii. She even went so far as to max out her three kids’ credit card accounts.

Things finally caught up with her, however, in North Carolina. As Camille Bowers, Sandra had met up with an old lady she met at church, then proceeded to rob her blind. The woman’s son helped the police set up a sting operation, and Sandra/Camille was finally behind bars.

Here's some weird thing on the Interweb that somebody came up with for Sandra:

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