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The story fell apart under investigation. Medical examiners found neither woman had been sexually assaulted and the only footprints came from Norwood and a pair of men's shoes that were still in the store. Norwood's blood was found in Murray's car, which Norwood explained as due to the assailants forcing her to move it and telling her to return in ten minutes or be murdered. She was charged with first-degree murder within a week of the crime, at the age of 29.<ref name=abc/> | The story fell apart under investigation. Medical examiners found neither woman had been sexually assaulted and the only footprints came from Norwood and a pair of men's shoes that were still in the store. Norwood's blood was found in Murray's car, which Norwood explained as due to the assailants forcing her to move it and telling her to return in ten minutes or be murdered. She was charged with first-degree murder within a week of the crime, at the age of 29.<ref name=abc/> | ||
At trial she admitted second-degree murder, claiming she killed Murray in anger but without intent before doctoring the crime scene in a panic; the jury did not believe her and she was convicted of first-degree murder. On January | At trial she admitted second-degree murder, claiming she killed Murray in anger but without intent before doctoring the crime scene in a panic; the jury did not believe her and she was convicted of first-degree murder. On January 27th, 2012, after apologizing to Norwood's family, she was sentenced by Judge Robert A. Greenberg to life.<ref name=patch/> | ||
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