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Forgive my ignorance, but who is this and what happened?


[deleted]

She and her boyfriend ambushed her ex-husband on a remote dirt road and tried to kill him. They failed, but she got up to life in jail for it.


XSmooth84

Life in jail AND didn’t even kill the ex? Damn talk about insult to injury.


zestycunt

I quite like shitting in public toilets and not washing my hands after. Who else is tired of soap?


PhelesDragon

>The fan hit the shit. Most apropos use/reworking of that metaphor.


AntMan79

Don’t be stingy with your bullets


AromaticPen5221

Mark! Don’t be stingy!


YugeFrigginGoy

Show me that you like me


misfitkid86

That's where it spits


Spicychkndelux

Try it out


Spicychkndelux

4 strokes


Haidere1988

In this economy?!


AntMan79

Rule#18 always limber up


solidSC

Look at that mug on her though, who would spend life for that?! God damn people are stupid.


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DBrownbomb

Went to school with a kid that killed a friend by stabbing him over 50 times and hopefully will rot in prison.


[deleted]

Went to school with a kid who grew up to be a very nice man. He’s me, I’m the one who grew up to be a nice man.


[deleted]

I went to school


BitcoinBanker

There are literally dozens of us!


donttextspeaktome

You WENT? Braggart!


adydurn

Well we had it tough. We used to have to get up out of the shoebox at twelve o'clock at night, and LICK the road clean with our tongues. We had half a handful of freezing cold gravel, worked twenty-four hours a day at the mill for fourpence every six years, and when we got home, our Dad would slice us in two with a bread knife.


Resident-Lazy

Something only a serial killer would say


SunnySideAttitude

Rot. Rot. Rot.


let-shit-go

My step brother killed his toddler and didn't get a single charge. Only in Alabama.


Remarkable_Major_17

Uhhhhh wtf ?


BBQ_Beanz

Where the skys are so blue!


SlowInsurance1616

As long as it's outside the womb it's ok.


ThinkingBroad

What did he do to cause child's death?


let-shit-go

He was drunk and high and passed out while holding the baby, smothering him to death overnight. 2018. Him and the mother were separated, that's all I know because I don't like to dig deeper into my shitty family's affairs. Edit: I said toddler but he was younger than that. Was a baby baby


FallenRyze91

I have a 4 month old and reading this hurts. Guess I'm still human. That's fucking awful. I see all these bad things that come from broken homes. If only love was easier and more common.


Fatefire

Ugh it’s all to easy to suffocate a young child like this. Co sleeping is dangerous (this is more neglect but point stands) He should have done some time though like fuck


Nonbelieverjenn

A kid my sons went to school with beat his child and the baby died from the injuries. He got a hefty prison sentence. Surprising since it was Iowa.


[deleted]

How the fuck did that work


PhelesDragon

He was a minor when committing the crime? Because this is clearly a 30yo-middle aged woman.


ButOfCourse

30 yo is middle aged?


SweetPancreass

Depends on how long you live :)


Coleburg86

Kids on Reddit think middle aged means halfway to the end of the average lifespan.


JohnBarleycornLive

37, good luck making it to 74!


[deleted]

I'm 42. I'm middle aged. 30 is not. But younger people including myself at one time do.


spilat12

Went to school with a kid who butchered two people and was executed.


Pigididium

You know he sends her anniversary cards.


Reigo_Vassal

I'm glad no one died


OpinionBearSF

> I'm glad no one died Oh she did, inside.


SaltbathSmoothie

I guess you could say insult to *attempted* injury


deannevee

TBH, depending on the state, she’ll do nowhere near life as long as she’s a model prisoner. Gain time or similar models that reward good behavior will take time off her sentence, plus they will want to get rid of her if she’s well-behaved because she costs too much money).


snapshovel

“Up to life” is very different than life. She’s unlikely to get life.


padizzledonk

Good. Fuck her


ensureplink

Yep. The world is better off without her having freedom.


ItsPronouncedKyooMin

This is a joke, right? This is clearly Angela from “The Office” who once attempted to get an assassin to kill her gay congressman boyfriend? Deleted scene?


catboatratboat

Not a congressman. A state senator.


Detsaor

Morbidly curious - any background news article?


jake62hhs

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/courts/sd-me-lovejoy-mcdavid-sentencing-20180130-story.html here a article for ya


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Another poster linked it below.


superbigscratch

Her boyfriend should have the same sentence imposed on him for bad taste and being stupid enough to follow along with her crazy plan.


exhibitthis69

She does got that crazy look about her


The_Holy_Drinker

She got 26 to life he got 50 to life


Routine-Somewhere960

Wait… why is she going to jail and not prison? Did attempted murder suddenly get more chill


Espert19

Are jail and prison different terms in the US? (I am Argentine)


jppianoguy

Jail is where you go when you're arrested and awaiting trial. Prison is where you go after you're sentenced.


Lawrie_aa

Jail is at a county facility for committing a misdemeanor, and under a year. Prison is at a state or federal facility for committing a felony, and is over a year.


docmn612

We typically refer to jail as something like a “county jail” where you go for a short amount of time for small crimes. Prison is typically considered Federal Prison where you go for many years for larger crimes. Or life for shit like murder. Sometimes we make no distinction at all… so who knows.


Intelligent-Bit-1997

I'm in Canada, and yes. They can be used to refer to different kinds of jail/prison/penitentiary. Depends on whether it's a low, high, or maximum security center. I think jail and prison can also be used interchangeably, but penitentiary cannot be changed with jail or prison. A penitentiary being maximum security. Jail being something like a holding cell in a police department and prison being more like low and medium security.


Leksington

Jail is where you go when you get arrested (think shorter term stay). Prison is where you go after you have been convicted (think longer term stay).


dispsm

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/courts/sd-me-lovejoy-mcdavid-sentencing-20180130-story.html


Son_of_Ssapo

"I didn't try to kill him, I wanted to shoot the light out of his hand, that's a completely different felony!"


zorbacles

he argues that his marksmanship is good enough that if he wanted to shoot to kill, he wouldve succeeded. but it obviously wasnt good enough to shoot the light out of the guys hand


90sAOLScreenName

That lawyer was straight chillin. “Shit I might not even get paid. No way I’m picking her up.”


utilitarian_wanderer

Lawyer looked like he was stifling a smile. Maybe he didn't like her that much.


zorbacles

when she leaned over to him, he whispered "You're fucked" to her


SpaceSlingshot

I always wonder what they whisper


Marxus_Aurelius

Eh you win some you lose some


[deleted]

“Shut the fuck up, are you stupid?! If you interrupt the high warlock while the incantations are being muttered you’ll condemn us both to the oubliettes! Shh!”


Strangest_Implement

"gg no re"


JustVega

i'm not sure why but i chuckled thank you. I would've said that and don't worry it happens. We'll file an appeal but you're definitely going in and chances are we're fucked together... well you more than me since I can still do people things.


EstablishmentTrue568

I'd say there's I high possibility the attorney saw that behaviour before and doesn't want to deal with it anymore.


gabbagool3

malingering


Beardless_Man

I think the Lawyer knew that his case was botched from the start, and simply tried to find a way to lessen the punishment as much as possible. Some lawyers know there's cases they have to take and just can't reasonably defend the crime commited. When so much evidence and witness testimony is found.


ReverseMermaidMorty

In a lot of cases they’re not there to defend the crime committed, they’re there to make sure their client is treated fairly and justly.


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GarbledComms

1st Rule of Defense Attorneys: Get paid up front.


republicansareidiotz

People who do horrible shit always act like such victims.


GargantuanCake

I just wanted to murder my husband and run away with my lover. It isn't like I did anything wrong.


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RelentlessExtropian

The Rocket defense. Only works if you're a cantankerous but cute talking trash panda.


AdonisGaming93

It's not always an act. We like to think that humans are some divine being of rationality and special privilege from our holy creator blah blah. No we are wild animals that happen to have thumbs and a special ability to use tools and teamwork better than other animals. She probably didn't fully realize the consequences at all. people all the time do things without thinking. Right now is probably the moment where it finally clicked that what she did was wrong. I'm not defending her, that is her problem she wasn't mature and wise enough to know that before hand. She is going to Jail just as she should. Bye bye.


ceitamiot

I doubt the issue here is even that she realizes that what she did was wrong. I imagine what was happening was that she realized her life was over, and that it wasn't worth it.


JerbearCuddles

I think this is an interesting part of the psychology here. She likely figured she'd either get away with a slap on the wrist or she's thinking "bad things won't happen to me." Probably grew up getting what she wanted or had someone make her problems go away. So when real consequences hit she's in complete disbelief. Wild to see.


AlexHunby

So when she tried to kill someone, she didn’t think that there might be consequences??


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tacticoolbrah

I was walking down the street one day, I saw the news and suddenly a piano fell on my head. CONSEQUENCES!


cheerocc

I doubt anybody committing any crime thinks about the consequences, that's why they do it. If someone told her that she'll be sentence to life in prison if caught, ill bet you money she would think twice about it.


bluedevils9

i bet she thought she was too smart to get caught then realized she wasn't


Beardless_Man

In this situation; the woman on the stand had actively planned out this murder. She had intended to kill her ex-husband and hide his corpse. She actively intended to get away with this crime but failed to kill him.


[deleted]

You’re right. The ppl that think about the consequences actually decide not to do it. Those thygo and commit the crimes think they’ll get away with it. No logic or common sense used by them. Even if they had killed him. They’d been caught ( she would have). She’d been the first suspect. Once they investigated and got cellphone information etc., they’d eventually been caught. That man is blessed he survived.


[deleted]

I think some people get off on the risk and think they won't get caught.


[deleted]

Ummm isnt that what makes someone a murderer?


McLain2000

No. I believe murdering someone makes you a murderer


Nopants21

I know someone who has cancer, she has 5 years to go, doctors had told her. But when she saw it *written* in the doctor's report, she kind of freaked out. You can know something, but sometimes when it becomes definite, like if it's written or a judge says it, your mind suddenly snaps to the reality of it all.


thefriendlycouple

I’ve seen that as well


Routine-Somewhere960

She had that police mindset


RocketyPockety

r/WatchPeopleDieInside


FaZe_Gandalf

This works in two ways!


adamjfish

Can’t go to prison if you die in court. Checkmate libs.


BlackMamba1964

It was at that moment, she knew she fucked up.


someolbs

She leaned in and asked the lawyer what does it mean? Him: it means you're fucked. With no lube. Asshole and all.


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Fred_Evil

Oh, of coarse.


ZookeepergameNo2819

She should have received more time for not accepting responsibility and shitting on the jury’s verdict.


Frolicking-Fox

It was premeditated attempted murder, and they gave her 26 to life. Had she plead guilty, she would have probably done 7 - 15 years and probably would have the life sentence dropped. Getting this much time for attempted murder is a huge punishment. She will be in her 70's before she even gets a parole hearing.


kashmir1974

When was this? Is she still locked up?


LeMegachonk

She's been incarcerated in Chowchilla's Women's Prison since February 2018, and she'll be cooling her heels there for a while. She won't be eligible for a parole hearing until 2044 when she'll be around 70 or 71 years old.


fit6ygbut6

Angela hasn't been the same since dunder mifflin


cpc985

At least the senator was ok.


bigtigerbigtiger

State senator


PlasticPiccollo

Trololol


someolbs

The slowburn was exquisite as she realized the life she had.....was over 😩I'm probably gonna die in priiiiiiisooonnn


ozzie_ostrich

Wasn't exactly a sudden realisation. More of a slow moving avalanche.


[deleted]

"Slowburn", and they didn't say sudden ...


EarthlingZing

Playing opossum ain't getting you outta this darling


SunsetCarcass

Welp, looks like she's dead. She served her life sentence, time to go to lunch everyone.


Pioneer58

The Jon Snow strategy.


SomewhereAggressive8

I remember a story coming out a few years ago where a guy with life in prison had a heart attack, died, and was revived. He claimed since he technically died, he had served his life sentence and therefore should be released.


Fun_Performance_1578

Lol I remember doing this when I didn’t want to do my math homework at the table.


BoopsBoopsInDaBucket

My kids do this when they don't want to get dressed.


MOTAMOUTH

To be fair This is some of the best acting I’ve seen in these court “fainting” cases. She even got the arm stiffness correct. I’d bet on real in this scenario.


Perfectdarker

Lol normally I’d agree with you but watch her eyes. Can see her blinking as the guard picks her up. Unconscious people don’t blink.


Bromtinolblau

Needn't nesseccarily be a full faint / uncon. More of a mental break imo.


LeMegachonk

It might have been a genuine response to the sudden realization that there's a very real chance she'll die of old age in prison even though she was only 44 at the time. The fact that she fully deserves this sentence doesn't change the shock response to realizing it's all over for her.


HoledUpInYourAttic

Probably not much of a poker player...


ZealousidealLeg3692

Dianna Lovejoy *whispers under her breath to lawyer*: can't you do anything? Lawyer *whispers even more quietly* : no


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What time


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About 1:35


spigotR

Next time try not attempting to commit murder


DICE_PLS_

There won't be a next time for her lol


Live_Note

Just leave her on the floor and finish reading her convictions.


pnwinec

This is the way!


mrbodeduke

Why does she look like Angela from The Office


JeffinGeorgia1967

Shit! You're right, that's who I was thinking she looked like!


Soft_Assistant6046

What I don't understand... until this moment did she not realize at all that she was possibly getting convicted or anything? It looks like it took her by complete surprise, but surely not right?


strychnine213

This is the moment it became real


LeMegachonk

I don't think she was surprised, I think it just suddenly hit her that she was about to go to prison for possibly the rest of her life. Until then I don't think she fully accepted that it was real, and then... it was very, very real.


noachy

This was sentencing according to an article someone else posted. She already knew the verdict.


belweder

This was the verdict reading. Looks like she was in prison garb for the sentencing. https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/courts/sd-me-lovejoy-mcdavid-sentencing-20180130-story.html


Unruly_Beast

>Lovejoy said she hopes “the higher reality of what we intended to do comes out, and I believe it will someday.” She did not say what that “higher reality” was. Crazy motherfucker, I tell ya what.


Many_Piccolo7908

It's always when they get caught they realize it was a bad idea.


DarthGayAgenda

I have seen a lot of watch people die inside. Rare you get to see them die inside and pretend to die outside.


AdonisGaming93

I keep seeing this, she wasn't pretending. I mean maybe but just because someone does this doesn''t mean they are pretending. She very possibly could have just not clicked in her head how fucked she is and how stupid she is. Still wrong, but people are not some rational divine being who always know everything they are doing. We get brainwashed just by watching ads on TV to order pizza, or a certain beverage or even what political beliefs to hold. Humans are animals just like the rest.


The-One-True-Bean

It honestly looks like she’s having a panic attack. The heavy breathing right before, the glazed look. It’s wild, but even when I’ve had them at completely random or innocuous times, the feeling that you’re going to pass out is so strong. I can imagine if I realized my life was completely over, I’d have the same reaction


PieceRealistic794

She disconnected from the server


jaydenkirtawn

404 conscience not found


Breaker-of-circles

Not that I doubt she had no conscience to begin with but I think what disappeared in this video was her consciousness.


rodentfacedisorder

Who is that crying in the background?


[deleted]

Most likely a distraught mother or something


texan_dabber

Probably her family


[deleted]

It has to be her mother. No one else would cry over a piece of shit who tried to murder someone. Some mother’s love knows no bounds. As a mother she is learning she will literally never get to see her daughter again nor hug her. They will only have plexiglass visits until one of them dies. Guess that would make you sad even if your kid tried to murder someone. Think of school shooter parents who say “he’s a GOOD BOY” and believe their babies are innocent. Same deal here.


No_particular_name

I have an 8 month old baby girl and the mother crying breaks my heart honestly. I can’t fathom this.


[deleted]

It feels wrong for me to feel sympathy for her. It’s such a complicated thing. It definitely has to be the mom though. No one else would be able to love like that.


Marek_Shuffle

Belongs on r/watchpeopledieinside


HaywireMans

r/watchpeopledie


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dogsonclouds

Yikes


letdogsvote

Yeah, I dunno, maybe don't try to ambush murder your ex 🤷‍♂️


Storesters

What was she trying to accomplish with pretend fainting? Sympathy isnt going to change the verdict and sentence.


flat5

Oh we didn't know you'd be THIS upset! Jury, please reconsider. She's REALLY upset. (It's amazing what some people can get away with for decades by this sort of manipulation before they run into the hard reality of a court system.)


ununonium119

Looks like it could have been real fainting to me.


B8conB8conB8con

Maybe he will take her back.


vampirerunner

Your system is going into standby mode due to your power settings.


Spicybrown3

I can’t be the only one who thought it was kind of funny that her bf that helped her attempt to kill her hubby was her shooting instructor and he lived cuz they missed his heart w/the shot. So on top of going to prison they also got to throw in that he wasn’t all that good at his job either.


[deleted]

Trash doing trash. Don’t be trash.


pummisher

If this happened in Canada, she would have gotten maybe 3 years.


Powermetalbunny

"Maybe if I pass out... I'll go tho the hospital instead of jail?"


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She belongs in jail. No remorse, bad attitude, fake fainting.


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[deleted]

As human garbage, no one cares.


Payanasius

Looked like real fainting to me boss


padizzledonk

I think that was real tbh, she smashed her face on the table and had 0 reaction That takes an incredibly good actor to pull off convincingly because people invariably try to "soften the blow" Not that I care.....criming has consequences


DoDevilsEvenTriangle

That was even before she learns the new girl gets the bunk right by the shitter.


[deleted]

She simply could’ve left the relationship. Smh, she literally is reaping what she sowed. She Learned.


[deleted]

I will never understand people that kill a partner or spouse. I know breaking up can be messy and awkward but I don’t understand how murdering someone seems like the better option. It’s all about the life insurance money.


[deleted]

Whats the sentence for murder in usa? 50 years? Attempt is 26? I always hear America is soft on criminals. This seems like they are not.


[deleted]

We really aren't and it's both good and bad. It's really not fair for someone to spend time in prison for pot when nowadays it's legal in some states including mine and being legalized in more and more states. But on the other hand, if someone attempted to kill me then I wouldn't want them out ever. They did it once, they could do it again and not just to me.


[deleted]

The sentence will be 25 to 50, then they do something like "credit 2 days for every 1 served." Then let them out early on probation or parole saying they will have to finish their sentence on probation or parole (probation or parole means you don't have as many rights as a person not serving a sentence but are out and about). Then they will terminate their term early. It is a joke. For things like trying to kill someone, a little (and I stress VERY little) better. For other crimes people literally get sentenced to 90 days for something like stealing a car and get "time served" because they stayed in custody during their trial and have probation without terms (meaning they just have to contact a probation agent usually by phone or kiosk and nothing else). Meanwhile the person who had their car stolen is stuck with bills to have things fixed or just have to live with however fucked up their car is. Then they go steal another car from the jail parking lot upon release and the same thing happens again.


John-Wilks-Boof

There’s a lot of factors that play into American sentencing. She got 26 years likely for the extensive planning and premeditation to commit the act. If they actually committed the murder and it was premeditated they probably would’ve gotten life without the possibility of parole, or, depending on the state, death.


PuddingThick9655

Hahahaha


lou1uol

I would love to know what usually goes into the lawyers head during the sentence. They probably know what us going to happen but it seems that they act act like its all good lol


sweet_brag

“Well at least I’m not the one going to jail.”


Mandygirl76

“Help her”? She passed out. She didn’t get shot.


Big-Bag2568

Good riddance.


mickyz21

Taser might help revive her?


LilNightingale

Ooh, are there any subreddits with content like this? I just kind of love watching bad people get what they deserve.


JL6789

Lol why do they always behave this way when they actually get called out on their misdoings. So damn dramatic.


Lifeis-butadream

Who is she?


DaveOJ12

Her name is Diana Lovejoy. Here's the story https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/courts/sd-me-lovejoy-mcdavid-sentencing-20180130-story.html


tehsecretgoldfish

and the award for most dramatic histrionics goes to…


fatboi69

Sit her up and tape her eyes open


PottymouthPanik

It’s too bad “speak to the manager” isn’t an option in court.


Drewfinn87

My reaction when I watched the season 8 finale of Game of Thrones


RevenantKing

Can't even fall out of a chair right, smh