A federal jury on Friday found a pair of sisters guilty of plotting to kill a Louisiana man engaged in a bitter child custody battle with their niece.
A federal jury in Mobile, Alabama, on Friday, January 10, 2025, found Judy Owen, left, and Mitzy Smith, right, a guilty of conspiring to hire someone to kill a Louisiana man.) -
Jurors heard testimony from three co-conspirators, including the defendants’ other sister, Sandra Grimes, who already had pleaded guilty. Prosecutors alleged that Grimes was so angry at her estranged son-in-law, Raul Mina, that she wanted him dead – and that she got help from Owen and Smith to pay someone to do it.
“This case is about a group of women who came together and took matters into their own hands,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Jessica Terrill said during her closing argument. Barre Dumas, an attorney who represented Owen, said the verdict was not surprising given the evidence. He reiterated his contention that it was Grimes who was the most culpable.
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