"48 Hours" gets rare access to key players in complex murder case involving twice-widowed woman
Correspondent Erin Moriarty and "48 Hours" investigated the murder case against Raynella Leath in the death of her second husband, David Leath in "The Widow on Solway Road."
David Leath was found shot to death in the couple's bed. Raynella Leath, a nurse, called 911 to report finding her husband shot dead. There was no evidence linking her to the weapon or the shooting.
"There was more than one shot," said District Attorney Steve Crump. "And while that's not unheard of – well, it didn't look like a suicide scene."
"Everything good about this woman was twisted," said Leath's defense attorney Josh Hedrick. "Everything good about this woman was turned around to be evil. There's not any real evidence to suggest a homicide."
"How many times does this have to happen before someone says, 'enough'?" says Beth Roberts, David Leath's cousin.
Raynella's first husband, who was in the late stages of terminal cancer, also died after being trampled by cattle on the family farm.
"48 Hours" and Moriarty gained rare access to attorneys on both sides, family members, jurors and even the judge in a case that ended in a way that no one saw coming, all available on the podcast "Married to Death."
Will details surface to prove the former nurse from Knox County, Tennessee, is a murderous widow? Moriarty also reveals key details jurors never heard.
Listen to Moriarty's shocking investigation into Raynella Leath's case in the"48 Hours" podcast "Married to Death" from "My Life of Crime with Erin Moriarty," a six episode mini-series available on Amazon Music or wherever you get your get your podcasts.
