35-year-old Samantha Bevans found guilty of first-degree murder in Iowa for suffocating her stepmother in July 2022.

A jury in Benton County, Iowa, has found Samantha Bevans guilty of first-degree murder for suffocating her stepmother, Jodie Bevans, with a pillow in July 2022. Bevans, 35, faced a life sentence without parole. She had claimed her boyfriend, Tacoa Talley, who was convicted of first-degree murder last year, was controlling her and was responsible for the killing. The sentencing is scheduled for June 14.

May 20, 2024
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