Anastasia Nicolazzi

The challenge in this case for prosecutors, the biggest one, it wouldn't be proving who killed Maria Munoz if that was the fact, but if a murder had been committed at all.

The challenge in this case for prosecutors, the biggest one, it wouldn't be proving who killed Maria Munoz if that was the fact, but if a murder had been committed at all.

And with the realization that she could be held accountable for withholding key evidence or possibly even being complicit in a plan to cover up the murder, Joel's girlfriend was convinced it was time to make a deal.

And with the realization that she could be held accountable for withholding key evidence or possibly even being complicit in a plan to cover up the murder, Joel's girlfriend was convinced it was time to make a deal.

According to Janet, Joel had claimed that Maria's death was not suicide or homicide, but rather a terrible accident.

According to Janet, Joel had claimed that Maria's death was not suicide or homicide, but rather a terrible accident.

Janet's account of Peyote's actions painted the picture not just of a manipulative, abusive husband, but a cold, calculating killer.

Janet's account of Peyote's actions painted the picture not just of a manipulative, abusive husband, but a cold, calculating killer.

In his trial, prosecutors would argue that Peyote intentionally and deliberately incapacitated his wife and injected her with a deadly mix of powerful drugs, then attempted to stage her murder as a death by suicide.

In his trial, prosecutors would argue that Peyote intentionally and deliberately incapacitated his wife and injected her with a deadly mix of powerful drugs, then attempted to stage her murder as a death by suicide.

As for motive, prosecutors argued that it went beyond Peyote's desire to be with another woman. They believed his motive might have also been financial.

As for motive, prosecutors argued that it went beyond Peyote's desire to be with another woman. They believed his motive might have also been financial.

Throughout the trial, Peyote refused to admit any wrongdoing and showed little remorse for the murder of his wife.

Throughout the trial, Peyote refused to admit any wrongdoing and showed little remorse for the murder of his wife.

Maria Munoz was a mother, a wife, a woman navigating her way through a marriage that wasn't working, with a husband who was in a relationship with someone else. None of it's easy, and unfortunately too many people understand the type of pain Maria was living. But that's the key. She should have lived. She should have left him or stayed. They should have divorced or not. But that's it.

Maria Munoz was a mother, a wife, a woman navigating her way through a marriage that wasn't working, with a husband who was in a relationship with someone else. None of it's easy, and unfortunately too many people understand the type of pain Maria was living. But that's the key. She should have lived. She should have left him or stayed. They should have divorced or not. But that's it.

That's the type of decision people in relationships make, whether difficult or no longer viable. Those are the reasonable choices for every person to consider. Not murder. Not taking a mother from her young kids. Not taking a woman's life. Maria Munoz, we remember you.

That's the type of decision people in relationships make, whether difficult or no longer viable. Those are the reasonable choices for every person to consider. Not murder. Not taking a mother from her young kids. Not taking a woman's life. Maria Munoz, we remember you.

We hope that your boys are well and that they remember your strength, all the good qualities you surely passed down to them, and most importantly, that they still remember and feel your love for them both. So, what do you think, Chuck? Do you approve? No! No!

We hope that your boys are well and that they remember your strength, all the good qualities you surely passed down to them, and most importantly, that they still remember and feel your love for them both. So, what do you think, Chuck? Do you approve? No! No!