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November 03, 2022 - 16:35 GMT Francesca Shillcock Looking for a new true-crime watch? Netflix has the answer. The new documentary mini-series focuses on a notorious crime that took place in the mid-nineties which shocked the nation.Killer Sally tells the story of bodybuilder Sally McNeil who fatally shot her husband Ray.
"The media referred to her as the 'brawny bride' and the 'pumped-up princess'. Sally says she spent her life doing whatever it took to survive, caught in a cycle of violence that began in childhood and ended with Ray's death. This complex true crime story examines domestic violence, gender roles, and the world of bodybuilding.
Where is Sally McNeil now? A year after Ray's death, while on trial, Sally admitted to killing Ray. The bodybuilder's defense was that she was justified in her actions due to Ray's ongoing abuse and, on the night in question, his choking and hitting her. However, it's been reported that no DNA was found on him to back up this claim.
In 1996, the court decided she was guilty of second-degree murder, meaning that she did intend to kill her husband, but in the heat of the moment as opposed to in a premeditated fashion. She was sentenced to 19 years. Sally spent her sentence at the Central California Women's Facility in Chowchilla. In June 2020, she was released on parole and now resides in north California.
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