The first of the two stories in this episode features Cindy Countess, who was convicted of murder in 2004. Cindy grew up in Virginia. She moved to Las Vegas in the 1990’s to pursue a career as a model and singer. In 2001, 43-year-old Cindy Countess moved back home to care for her ailing, elderly mother. Exhausted and depressed by her mother's unrelenting demands, Cindy was put on antidepressants, but had not been taking her medication consistently. On May 2, 2002, Cindy claims that she put her mother to bed, and had two drinks. Soon thereafter, according to police, a violent fight broke out that ended with the death of Cindy's mother. The prosecution claimed that Cindy murdered her mother, and in April 2004, she was sentenced to 30 years in prison. Cindy claims she couldn’t be capable of such an act and doesn’t remember killing her mother.

On the night of December 10th, 2000, Jennifer Blake and her boyfriend Corey Jackson allegedly suffocated and strangled Jennifer’s mother in her bathroom. Jennifer denies murdering her mother, claiming that when she awoke on December 11th, her mother was already dead. She does admit that she helped Corey Jackson dispose of the body. Almost a month after the murder, police arrested Jennifer and Jackson, and charged them with first-degree murder. In exchange for testimony against Jennifer, Jackson pled guilty to second-degree murder. On January 11, 2002 Jennifer was found guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment without parole. She still maintains her innocence.

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