Wife in alleged murder-for-hire could face death penalty
Karla Porter, the White Marsh woman accused of enlisting her family members to help murder her husband, is considering a psychiatric defense and will argue that she suffered from decades of physical and emotional abuse, her attorney told The Sun's Nick Madigan this morning.
A prosecutor, meanwhile, said Thursday that Porter could face the death penalty for her role in the murder of William “Ray” Porter, who was shot outside his Towson-area gas station March 1 and died two days later.
His 47-year-old widow was denied bail for a second time Thursday, despite pleas from her attorney that she “desperately needs to meet with psychiatrists and her legal counsel.”
As details of the alleged murder-for-hire scheme continue to trickle out of the courts and police records, Thursday’s hearing offered the first glimpse at a suggested motive for the killing. Check The Sun's web site later for a more detailed account.
Comments
Interesting that she could enlist her family to kill her husband, but they wouldn't help her get out of an abusive relationship?
Posted by: Gina | March 11, 2010 4:52 PM
Maybe she did not think of divorce?
Posted by: Apedroman | March 12, 2010 7:30 AM
Are contract killings DP eligible under the new requirements? And does that mean they have evidence-- videotaped confession etc-- that meets the DP requirements?
Posted by: mjb | March 12, 2010 7:53 AM
They should give Ray Porters family control of his assets to keep Karla from spending all of his money on her defense. The money ought to be used to support their children not her defense. Her family is obviously willing to help her let them pay for her court defense!
Posted by: Herman | March 13, 2010 11:20 AM