Rhonda Carlson avoided the death penalty in a deal with prosecutors in exchange for testifying against her husband, Christopher Henderson, in the death of his pregnant ex-wife and three others.
“The parents were as much on trial as Lyle and Erik Menendez were on trial and why the prosecution tried to stick to a just the facts ma'm narrative. The defense strategy was emotion, emotion, emotion, emotion," a former Los Angeles Times reporter said of the sensational nature of the case.
Brian W. Coulter has been charged with the murder of his girlfriend Gloria W. Williams' 8-year-old son, whose siblings lived with his remains for a year.
Ali Abulaban fatally shot his wife, Ana Abulaban, and her friend, Rayburn Barron on Oct. 21 after spying on his estranged spouse using spyware installed on his daughter's iPad, prosecutors said.