snyder could be found not guilty. mike s family was willing to risk that. we felt that that strongly that it was premeditated. it was a gamble we were willing to take. when it comes to murder, prosecutor isn t willing to gamble. maybe she gets convicted of first-degree murder and maybe that s what he did all along and that would have been justice but with all or nothing when you try to convince beyond a reasonable doubt 12 jurors. you didn t want to roll the dice. a huge risk to roll the dice and not have somebody held accountable at all for the death of another human being. it was a risk for ellen, too. she knew going to trial could mean a life sentence. one month before the case was set for trial, prosecutors offered ellen a plea deal, which she accepted.
expired on anything less than first degree murder. there was the chance ellen snyder could be found not guilty. mike s family was willing to risk that. we felt that strongly that it was premeditated. you know, that was a gamble we were willing to take. but when it comes to murder, the prosecutor isn t willing to gamble. maybe she gets committed of first degree murder. but with an all or nothing where you re trying to convince beyond a reasonable doubt 12 jurors you didn t want to roll the dice? that s a huge risk to roll the dice and not have someone held accountable at all for the death of another human being. it was a risk for ellen, too. she knew that going to try could mean a possible life sentence. one month before the case was set for trial, prosecutors offered ellen a plea deal, which she accepted. ultimately, ellen snyder agreed
set for trial, prosecutors offered ellen a plea deal, which she accepted. ultimately ellen snyder agreed to waive the statute of limitations prestrixs and plead guilty to voluntary manslaughter admitting she shot her husband and she pled guilty to tampering with evidence for the burying and concealment of mike s body. and to one count of tax fraud for filing mike s tax returns after his death. in all, the maximum sentence possible was not life in prison, but just 11 years. mike s side of the family was devastating. she s definitely getting away with murder. nothing is going to be long enough for us. in july of 2011, sfrauns of
doubt 12 jurors. you didn t want to roll the dice. a huge risk to roll the dice and not have somebody held accountable at all for the death of another human being. it was a risk for ellen, too. she knew going to trial could mean a life sentence. one month before the case was set for trial, prosecutors offered ellen a plea deal, which she accepted. ultimately ellen snyder agreed to waive the statute of limitations prestrixs and plead guilty to voluntary manslaughter admitting she shot her husband and she pled guilty to tampering with evidence for the burying and concealment of mike s body. and to one count of tax fraud for filing mike s tax returns after his death. in all, the maximum sentence possible was not life in prison, but just 11 years. mike s side of the family was devastating. she s definitely getting away with murder. nothing is going to be long enough for us. in july of 2011, sfrauns of both ellen and mike gathered in the courthouse for ellen s sentencing. ellen
set for trial, prosecutors offered ellen a plea deal, which she accepted. ultimately ellen snyder agreed to waive the statute of limitations prestrixs and plead guilty to voluntary manslaughter admitting she shot her husband and she pled guilty to tampering with evidence for the burying and concealment of mike s body. and to one count of tax fraud for filing mike s tax returns after his death. in all, the maximum sentence possible was not life in prison, but just 11 years. mike s side of the family was devastating. she s definitely getting away with murder. nothing is going to be long enough for us. in july of 2011, sfrauns of both ellen and mike gathered in