faylene grant
To the defense, Faylene Grant’s death was either a suicide or a strange accident. [1]
That’s what she was,” said Jody Stratton, Faylene Grant’s sister. [2]
Faylene Grant was clearly a troubled woman. [3]
On the morning of Sept. 27, 2001, Doug Grant says he woke to find his wife Faylene, drowning in their bathtub. [2]
Douglas Grant was originally charged with first-degree murder of his wife, Faylene. [4]
Faylene tells her ex-husband God communicated with her in a Mormon temple. [...] All along, the prosecution’s case had been built on premeditation, accusing Doug of implanting visions of death in his devoutly religious wife, then drowning her in their bathtub so that he could be with his ex-girlfriend. [1]
But for the jury, in the end it all came down to recklessness. [5]
Though Doug Grant was originally indicted on first degree murder, in the last weeks of trial the prosecution argued for and the judge agreed that the jury could consider two lesser offenses — second degree murder and manslaughter. [...] “If it was first degree, we definitely would have hung,” the jury foreperson, who did not wish to be identified, told ABC News. [1]
And undetermined it has remained, until just last week when a Maricopa County jury decided whether Doug Grant was responsible for his wife’s death. [...] If so, please click here to contact the editors of ABC News. [2]
Doug told ABC News that his ex-wife said to him, “I was told in the San Diego [Mormon] Temple, from God, to remarry you.” [1]
What the jury seemed to have a tougher time explaining were the strange circumstances surrounding the couples second marriage. [...] Ultimately, it came down to manslaughter — for not making the 911 call and possibly by him not calling 911. [5]
Sources:
[1] Jury Finds Doug Grant Guilty in Bizarre Bathtub Drowning …
[2] Final Judgment: Dramatic Court Verdict After Wife’s Death …
[3] Court Says Faylene Grant Victim of Manslaughter - Associated …
[4] Faylene Grant News | Hot Web Trends
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