Comments on: Death Without Mercy

A Seemingly Perfect Marriage Goes Up In Smoke

[carolcape]

As a previous writer indicated, why wasn''t this drug traced to how it got in her hands to be used, if she took it. I don''t think she murdered her husband. She is a nurse and supposed to be saving lives and apparently she was a good nurse. This would have to be a cold blooded killer that gives me the chills that would do this to a human being, what kind of hate would you have inside of you for the person, can''t imagine it. I feel that her solicitor touched on something here about suicide. Her husband could have known she found another man, who was his friend and you can''t hide that, especially if the three of you are in one room together at some point. He could have committed suicide and set the room on fire, which would be a horrible way to die or he could have gave himself the injection and the fire was accidental, it could have been electrical. They tried this fire five times as an experiment before it went up like they wanted it to. Yes, she lied because she was afraid. But having her boyfriend there on the day of her husband''s funeral was out of sight. Yes, she could be the killer, but so could his exwife. Why do they not check all alibis, all persons who were questioned on where they were should have their alibis checked. How can you have a fair trial if everything is not checked. That policeman had her in his sights to convict her and she wasn''t getting any help from him.

[marge555]

Why wasnt the drug Rocuronium (proved by the prosecutors to be the #1 motive in this case of the murder )able to be tracked- this drug is a controlled substance and is locked up in a medication dispenser than can only be accessed by certain medical professionals- so why wasnt the drug tracked by the hospital''s pharmacy- was it the wife who is the nurse or the husband who is the respiratory therapist that actually had possesion of the drug ? Why wasnt this mentioned in the show ? Also, why wasnt the anonymous caller in this case further investigated or questioned ? Still many questions that go unanswered ?

[laxlover5]

Does anyone know if Shelly gave up a baby girl for adoption in 1993?

[smokeeater15]

The defense attorney was so convinced that a fire could not have smoldered for hours then burst into flames. If he had talked to any fire marshal, arson investigator or even a rookie firefighter he would have found out that it is HIGHLY possible that a fire would smolder for a long time before being fully involved. Regardless, his "know it all" theory of the dynamics of fire did not create enough reasonable doubt for a "not guilty" verdict.
If this was a suicide, wouldn''t the victim have been breathing long enough after setting the fire to show that he was alive when the fire was set? Even with the limited information given in this story, it''s clear that it was a)not a suicide and b)not a fast moving fire.

[maeia]

A lot of evidence was not presented in the show. If you would have been at the trial you would have no doubt she is GUILTY!!!!!

[maeia]

He would not be able to inject himself and set the bed on fire. Why would Stephanie do this when Shelly would benefit? Doesn''t make sense.

[nlm2383]

I simply hope that the people involved were thoroughly interogated. I wonder if his ex-wife Stepanie''''s alibi really is worth believing. The story strongly showed that Stephanie hates Shelly.


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Posted by A-JI at 01:00 PM : Jan 07, 2008

You wouldn''t be a little bitter if someone stole your spouse?

[cricketmk3]

Could the victim have been injected with this drug without his knowledge? The article said he would have had time to start the fire after he injected himself (if it were a suicide). So if someone had injected him, he should have had time to call for help. I just can''t get that part straight in my mind.

[keiler1]

RUSHLIMPDRUG:::: I think you might have a point there. all these people that have degrees in figuring out how the fire was started and it takes 5 times.... but as they label cheerleaders (the only thing they know how to do is cheers...thats what kids said in my days) I don''t think she had the smarts to start a fire like that. If she did then she would of had to do massive studies on it. That way she had time for the perfect cover up. I really don''t think she was smart enough to do it. Look she even went to tell her side without a lawyer. If she would have had a lawyer then don;t you think she would of told the truth about the affair. I think the lawyer would of know about that and then she wouldn''t haev lied. Man people aren''t as smart as they think they are. They didn''t even look towards the guy she was having an affair with. Could he have done it... he had ways of the drug.... he would of know how to start a fire.... could it be that he wanted to be with her without him around. There are many factors in this story but I think she is innocent. people need to dig deeper and put pressure on someone else and see if they crack. But that is only my opinion and as everyone knows opinions are like A******* and everyones got one..... to me it looks like she has plenty lookin for her.

[grnqueen1725]

Most people are just going off of what they have read in the paper, gossip or what they have seen on t.v. I was actually working at the prosecutor''s office at the time of her trial, so I know the facts and still to this day everything DOES NOT fit into place. The so called "anonymous caller" that 48hrs kept referring to was actually her ex husband who was "friends" with the officer that he called. AND it was his sister (Shelly''s ex-sister-in-law) who told her bother to call his "cop friend" and to check Jimmy''s body for that specific drug. My question is how in would she know that Roc was used and the toxicology test come back positive. Obviously when Shelly and Jimmy had the affair may people were hurt and affected by the affair. The only issue i have w/ 48 hrs is that they failed to show the best part of the trial and that was at her sentencing. It was very emotional. I sat in front of her family and when she addressed the Court and i could hear her family behind me, I fought back tears. IF she did it, which I do not know and am not convienced, then she obviously had help. You can''t believe that she injected jimmy and he didn''t struggle with her whatsoever? Nonetheless, my heart goes out to both of their childern. Both of his childern were at her sentencing and wrote letters the little girl''s was more forgiving and his son''s reflected the hate he has for her. You can''t blame a child for hating someone who took away their father, but atleast make sure that he is hating the right one.

[maxwellrn]

Let me begin by saying I usually like these kind of shows. Being somewhat attached to this particular case and knowing the victims within, I find myself wondering how much truth is usually left out. I read these comments and think they are only ramblings of people who know nothing of the case, but feel that you should know that there was so many other findings that pointed to Shelly as the murderer. I feel the prosecuters did a wonderful job of pointing out Shelly''s faults, that there were indeed witnesses with proper medical backgrounds to describe the senseless and cruel way that Jimmy in essence suffocated by the dose of Rock. There were so many other good facts that prooved their case and truely shows Shelly for what she is...a selfish, greedy, b#@ch. She not only killed Jimmy and took a father away from two great kids, but also destroyed her own childrens lives. As for Stephanie looking "suspicious". Stephanie may have fought with Jimmy over child care issues, but she loved Jimmy, and she loves those kids, and would never do anything to hurt any of them. Shelly got what she deserved and needs to rot in jail!!!

[bwessels]

Time and again we see prosecutors only investigating one line of evidence. While I think it is highly probable that Michelle did this, I also find it negligent to not fully investigate the ex-wife, ex-husband, Teet, etc.

How anyone could do something so horrific is unfathomable. But I guess that reaction is what makes us normal human beings, and the murderer something else.

[jaxfax-2009]

Well this seems to be straight out of a good book by Koontz or King. One I wouldn''t mind reading. But the end seems to have gone astray. There is no doubt in my mind she planned "what she thought to be the perfect murder" But even a smart mind would have problems pulling this off. But a dumb liar, with what seems to be absolutely no sense what-so-ever(just watch the video, it speaks for it''s self). Either way I believe that the co-cheater should be looked at just a little bit more. Because this is what I think happened.
She injected him, probably when he was sleeping. Then goes to work preparing her "perfect" alibi, thinking that no one would ever notice anything else if she just went to work like usual. Then the boyfriend goes to the house, long enough after she has gone to work to make sure she is covered. Now as for her brief absence at work, this may be a stretch but what if she left to meet up with her boyfriend to make sure everything went as planned. Making sure not to leave a telephone trace of her calling him around the time of the fire.
I should become a writer.
No but seriously, the only people I feel sorry for are those children. They probably hear it all the time "your mom''s that lady that killed her husband, huh?"
Sad sad sad

[rushlimpdrug]

Sounds like the ex did it.
Oh, but she had a baby. Gimme a break!
It is probably his kid.

It took the professionals 5 times to get the fire tweeked right and it took a chearleader only once?

What a bunch of garbage.
This is one reason I don''t trust the "law".
They twist the law till it fits.

[a-ji]

I simply hope that the people involved were thoroughly interogated. I wonder if his ex-wife Stepanie''s alibi really is worth believing. The story strongly showed that Stephanie hates Shelly.

[wvrn]

After reading several of the comments made, I felt that I had to respond. First, Michelle was never considered a suspect based on her "lack of reaction" to the events. If you had paid attention to what the dectective had said, he said that he found her reactions interesting. It wasn''t until later that Shelly was made the prime suspect. Again, as shown on the show, she had made herself suspect by her more than numerous lies. I felt the defense team was making despairate moves by accusing Stephanie and the victim himself for this tragdey.
And to the person who commented that the drug had to be given IV. You must not be a nurse, or you would know that Roc can be given several different routes. It is given IV in the hospital as the preferred administration route.
I thank 48 hours for showing a accurate portrayal of the events. Unfortunately, there are time limits and alot of evidence against Shelley wasn''t shown.

[glaswolf]

Why do I get the feeling that a pretty cheerleader who behaved more like a harlot princess from England is being framed by someone filled with bitterness or psychotic jealousy? No debt families can be rare in these debt ridden times. Perhaps our flirty cheerleader was discriminated against because of the perceived ease of her perky cheerleader''s life.

[vani65]

I congratulate the jury for not being taken in by the "cheerleader" mentality she used to hook her husbands and lovers. Not to slam cheerleaders, but most grow up and leave the Glory Days of the 18 yr old and get on with life. Unfortunately for Shelly the jury was not made of her "peers" but made of reasonable, intelligent, thoughtful people. What a selfish, spoiled child who went thru life thinking she could prance and kick and take whatever/whomever she wanted. And she''s dumb enough to think she can work her wiles in prison with the guards and other inmates. Well...I''m sure there''s a big, strong "someone" there looking for a perky, back-flippin'' cheerleading wife...GO SHELLY!!!!!

[kaelinda]

The day will come when Michelle''s trial will be found to have been unfair. She''ll either be granted a new trial then or will be released. The fact that it took 5 tries for the prosecutor''s experts to arrange things so that the fire would smoulder for 2 hours and 12 minutes tells me that an amateur like Michelle wouldn''t have been able to do that without a lot more than 17 minutes'' preparation.

[madashell4lo]

I can not tell if this person is guilty of a horrendous crime or the accident victim of a suicide or the victim of an accidental suicide. I have a few questions about this one.