Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. Ad Choices. Skip to Main Content. Saying goodbye to Jerry Stomps: Family of Corbett murder victim finally achieves closure Saying goodbye to Jerry Stomps: Family of Corbett murder victim finally achieves closure Jerry Stomps was killed by his wife, Hazelynn Stomps, in early Family members beg Hazelynn Stomps to tell the truth, condemn her for killing Jerry Stomps at her sentencing "You took someone I loved very much, and you stole him away with an act so violent and evil I can't even say the words," Adam Stomps, the couple's youngest son, said.
Jury finds Hazelynn Stomps guilty in death of her husband, Jerry Stomps; sentencing on Tuesday Hazelynn Stomps sat silently and showed no emotion as the jury delivered its decision, which required unanimous agreement and carries a year minimum prison sentence. Hazelynn Stomps found guilty of murdering her husband Prosecutors argued that Stomps fell and broke her hip the morning she was planting evidence to frame her husband's disappearance as a tragic fishing accident.
Broken pelvis foiled plan by Hazelynn Stomps, prosecutor says Deputy District Attorney Annie Shoen said Stomps fell and broke her hip the morning she was planting evidence to frame her husband's disappearance as a fishing accident. Prosecutors turn to financial problems as possible motive for murder in Hazelynn Stomps' trial Sgt.
Witnesses describe the gun allegedly used to kill Jerry Stomps Jason Stomps, the couple's oldest son, testified last week he "knew something was terribly wrong" when he searched his parents' home on Feb.
Detective says he thinks Hazelynn Stomps shot her husband twice Jason Stomps, the couple's oldest son, testified Friday it would be "sacrilegious" for his father not to reload his gun after firing a round.
Co-lead investigator testifies he believes Hazelynn Stomps killed her husband While Stomps' attorney, Randall Vogt, boiled down Jerry Stomps' death to an incident of domestic violence committed in the heat of passion, Pentheny said he didn't know with certainty why Jerry Stomps died, but that he was certain Hazelynn Stomps killed him.
Prosecutors were not able to prove definitively a motive for Jerry Stomps' murder but said. The next step is a military funeral for Jerry Stomps, a Vietnam War veteran, at. Stomps' remains, which were taken into evidence, have yet to be released. Family members will read statements, including one by Jerry Stomps' late mother, before Hazelynn Stomps' sentencing Tuesday morning. Note to readers: if you purchase something through one of our affiliate links we may earn a commission.
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Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. When investigators discovered the gun, which family members said Jerry Stomps carried everywhere with him, they found two spent casings in the cylinder, prosecutors said.
A criminalist testified Wednesday that she discovered a fine mist of blood on and inside the revolver, which a scientist said was consistent with a close-range or contact shot to the head or another body part with similar blood flow. Tests showed the blood came from Jerry Stomps. But Vogt said Jerry Stomps' death may have resulted from an incident of domestic violence and referenced Jerry Stomps' gun ownership after asking the jury who was "more likely to fly off the handle.
Prosecutors said they couldn't pinpoint a motive for Jerry Stomps' murder but suggested finances may have been the key factor. Keith Krafve testified Friday. He said none of her family knew about the debt. But when Jason Stomps, the couple's oldest son, took over his parents' trust after his father's death, the money soon ran out to pay bills, his girlfriend, Angie Sutton, testified last week. Now collection agencies call Jason Stomps, Sutton said. But the prosecutors said they don't need to show a motive for Hazelynn Stomps to be convicted of murder.
Jury deliberation begins Monday.
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