Nichole Maks sentenced to 35 years for murdering her elderly roommate and tampering with evidence.

Nichole Maks, 37, was sentenced to 35 years in prison for murdering her 79-year-old roommate and trying to tamper with evidence by pouring Mountain Dew on herself. Police found the victim with signs of blunt force trauma and stab wounds. Maks, initially denying knowledge of the victim, later admitted living with him briefly. She pleaded no contest to charges including second-degree murder, resisting with violence, arson, and tampering with evidence.