Prosecutor Steve Crump
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Best-selling author Diane Fanning has written about this case and the players.
Raynella Leath, a 68-year-old grandmother, is at the center of this extraordinary tale.
Raynella Leath, a 68-year-old grandmother, is at the center of this extraordinary tale.
Raynella Leath, a 68-year-old grandmother, is at the center of this extraordinary tale.
And ever since 2003, the former nurse has been the prime suspect in the death of her second husband, David Leith.
And ever since 2003, the former nurse has been the prime suspect in the death of her second husband, David Leith.
And ever since 2003, the former nurse has been the prime suspect in the death of her second husband, David Leith.
It was Raynella's 911 call on the morning of March 13, 2003, that sent police rushing to the Leaf home.
It was Raynella's 911 call on the morning of March 13, 2003, that sent police rushing to the Leaf home.
It was Raynella's 911 call on the morning of March 13, 2003, that sent police rushing to the Leaf home.
These are audio and video recordings made by police at the scene.
These are audio and video recordings made by police at the scene.
These are audio and video recordings made by police at the scene.
Listen to investigators as they begin wondering about that death called in as a suicide.
Listen to investigators as they begin wondering about that death called in as a suicide.
Listen to investigators as they begin wondering about that death called in as a suicide.
Detectives wanted to establish where Raynella had been all morning, and she agreed to talk, the only time she's spoken on the record. She remembers watching television with her husband, David, that morning before leaving his breakfast on the nightstand.
Detectives wanted to establish where Raynella had been all morning, and she agreed to talk, the only time she's spoken on the record. She remembers watching television with her husband, David, that morning before leaving his breakfast on the nightstand.
Detectives wanted to establish where Raynella had been all morning, and she agreed to talk, the only time she's spoken on the record. She remembers watching television with her husband, David, that morning before leaving his breakfast on the nightstand.
It was close to 9.30, she says, when she headed to the hospital to visit her mother-in-law. When she arrived home shortly after 11, she found her husband laying in a bloody bed with a gunshot to his head.