Scott Weinberger

Sanford directs investigators to a remote wooded area near Sand Crossing in adjoining Camp County.

Sanford directs investigators to a remote wooded area near Sand Crossing in adjoining Camp County.

The murder weapon would be recovered from the home of one of Sanford's accomplices, Octavius Rime.

The murder weapon would be recovered from the home of one of Sanford's accomplices, Octavius Rime.

It definitely raises some real questions. We have a body and the murder weapon and we have confessions and all of that Anastasia is lining up with the physical evidence. But at that very moment, a big question does still remain. Did she have anything actually to do with her husband's murder?

It definitely raises some real questions. We have a body and the murder weapon and we have confessions and all of that Anastasia is lining up with the physical evidence. But at that very moment, a big question does still remain. Did she have anything actually to do with her husband's murder?

I mean, maybe she planted a seed in their heads that she needed to get something done or she wanted him hurt. She never expected it to turn to murder. And maybe she truly was worried or feared retribution from her husband of getting beat up, or she feared retribution from the three offenders if she turned on them. So I don't think they had the actual answer at that very moment. Agreed.

I mean, maybe she planted a seed in their heads that she needed to get something done or she wanted him hurt. She never expected it to turn to murder. And maybe she truly was worried or feared retribution from her husband of getting beat up, or she feared retribution from the three offenders if she turned on them. So I don't think they had the actual answer at that very moment. Agreed.

I think her statements to police led them to believe that she wasn't being truthful, that she was putting on an act, and that she was really coming up with answers to questions, even though it seemed she was making it up on the fly.

I think her statements to police led them to believe that she wasn't being truthful, that she was putting on an act, and that she was really coming up with answers to questions, even though it seemed she was making it up on the fly.

Samantha's texts and cell phone records revealed extensive communications between her and Sanford in the day leading up to the murder. Her location data also matched up with Sanford's version of events and proved that Samantha Wolford was an essential part of their plan.

Samantha's texts and cell phone records revealed extensive communications between her and Sanford in the day leading up to the murder. Her location data also matched up with Sanford's version of events and proved that Samantha Wolford was an essential part of their plan.

And in the early hours of February 20th, Wolford gave her answer in the affirmative.

And in the early hours of February 20th, Wolford gave her answer in the affirmative.

In their second interview with her, detectives confronted Walford with the damning evidence against her, but she doubled down on her innocence, even going as far to suggest that maybe her husband was dealing drugs and had invited this violence on himself.

In their second interview with her, detectives confronted Walford with the damning evidence against her, but she doubled down on her innocence, even going as far to suggest that maybe her husband was dealing drugs and had invited this violence on himself.

But thanks to the confessions of two of Ernie's killers and a mountain of digital forensics, they had her dead to rights.

But thanks to the confessions of two of Ernie's killers and a mountain of digital forensics, they had her dead to rights.

Jonathan Sanford and Jose Ponce accepted plea deals in exchange for their testimony at trial.

Jonathan Sanford and Jose Ponce accepted plea deals in exchange for their testimony at trial.