The Murder Of Jack Wilson | Morbid | Podcast
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- On the evening of May 22, 1992, Betty Wilson returned home from an AA meeting to find her husband, Dr. Jack Wilson, had been beaten and stabbed to death in what she assumed was a burglary gone wrong. Betty ran to a neighbor’s house to call 911, and police arrived at the Wilson’s house a short time later to secure the scene.
At first, investigators agreed with Betty’s theory that Jack had surprised a burglar and was then killed. The problem, however, was that nothing appeared to have been taken, nor did it appear that the house had been ransacked. A few days later, a tip led detectives to James White, who quickly confessed that he murdered Jack Wilson at the request of Betty and her twin sister, Peggy Lowe, with whom he was in love.
Betty Wilson and her sister, Peggy, were both arrested and went on to be tried for capital murder, while James White accepted a plea deal in exchange for testifying against both women. After a brief trial, a jury found Betty guilty, and she was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Peggy Lowe, on the other hand, was tried for the same crime, but just a few months after her sister’s verdict was read, Peggy was found not guilty. How was it both women could face the same charges, under the same circumstances, and be tried with the same evidence, but receive opposite outcomes?
Thank you to David White, of Bring Me the Axe podcast, for research!
References
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omg i literally hopped on my mower as i started this episode 😂
My fyp gave me a video from a year ago! No no no give me the new yt. Happy to hear my weirdos!
Holy shit
I can’t even even begin to comprehend this
Appears even in contemporary times if a female is accused of a crime or even the victim of one her lifestyle especially sexuality is on trail aswell
On the bright side, Gadsden, AL has an annual dragon boat festival, including dragon boat races on the Coosa river. I realize that has nothing to do with the story, but that's the only bright side I could find.
tomato tomato, anesthetic anesthetic, potato potato lol
I thought for sure it was gonna turn out that Betty was pretending to be Peggy, too.
Thank you girls ✌️💙✌️
Finaly a new vid😂
Offthewallogist
Lol
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The way you speak of a fellow wonanin this is atrocious. Men abandon children all the time. I dont condem murder but abandoning children by a woman is for a reason and not for you to judge. To clarify, I have and lovingly raise both my children but agree to the fact that not all women are good mothers and giving them up is totally okay for men AND women! I’m trying hard to like your channel but please update your views.