Missouri prison nurse poisoned husband so she could be with convicted killer: court

A Missouri jail nurse who fatally poisoned her husband after falling in love with a convicted killer realized this week she’ll be spending the following 12 years behind bars.

Amy Murray, 47, accepted a deal from Alford prosecutors, getting into a plea to homicide, arson and tampering with proof fees on June 25, in keeping with court docket data.

In Alford, when a defendant pleads, they settle for a conviction, however preserve their innocence.

A choose sentenced Murray to 12 years on the homicide cost together with 7 years for the arson, and 4 years for tampering with proof.

All the sentences will run concurrently.

Murray killed her husband, 37-year-old Joshua, in late 2018.

He was discovered useless within the smoldering remnants of a home fireplace his spouse had set.

Authorities realized Joshua’s blood contained elevated quantities of antifreeze, and three months after his loss of life, arrested his spouse, in keeping with an affidavit.

Murray, the couple’s baby and their two canines had left their residence in Iberia simply half-hour previous to the beginning of the hearth.

Investigators quickly realized Murray had frequent contact with a prisoner named Eugene Claypool.

Murray labored as a nurse on the Jefferson Metropolis Correctional Heart, the place Claypool’s serving 25 years to life for homicide, the affidavit stated.

In recorded calls, Murray informed Claypool she was bored with her marriage.

After her husband’s loss of life, Murray informed the inmate they may get married now that Joshua was “out of the image.”