Episode 5: Tracy Lawson 30 photos Next GalleryEpisode 4: Catherine Hamborsky 356336Tracy Lawson and her husband Andy had been friends since childhood. 356341Then a shocking 911 call would leave the authorities wondering... 356346...Did Andy have a dark secret? 356351Or was it Tracy that had something to hide? 356356Did Tracy cheat death at the hands of her husband? 356361Or will the crime scene cast doubt on her story of self defense? 356366 356371 35637637-year old Tracy told the 911 dispatcher she had been fighting with her husband, Andy. 356381The ambulance was for Andy. 356386Tracy spent her whole life in Alamance County, North Carolina. 356391Tracy knew Andy Lawson while she was growing up, but they never dated. 356396After they both had gotten divorced, Tracy and Andy reconnected. 356406Tracy treated Andy's daughter like she was her own. 356411Tracy was devastated that her own child has medical complications. 356416Tracy lost her job, and Andy could barely support the family. 356421Tracy said she wanted to protect her daughter from her enraged husband, so she grabbed a pipe. 356431All the signs of a domestic disturbance. 356436 356441Tracy said that she used a pipe to strike her husband, she really used this- a weighted metal stake post driver. Was it an honest mistake? 356446Puzzling: blood stains on the sheets and mattress. Tracy never said Andy was in the bed when he was struck. 356401 356426 356451 356456 356461 356476Tracy and Andy's relationship was strained over finances and Tracy's addiction to prescription medications. 356466Tracy started to make threatening comments and "joke" about Andy's life insurance policy. 356486Tracy was charged with one count of first degree murder. 356471The defense called two witnesses that backed up Tracy's story that Andy was abusive. 356481Tracy was found guilty of first degree murder. And she was sentenced to life in prison without possibility of parole. Previous Pause Next 1 of 31
