The young mother of two dumped this bloody mattress in her
family's backyard. In 2004, Susan
Wright testified that her husband,
Jeff, abused her.
The prosecution hauled the blood-soaked mattress into the
courtroom for a vivid murder reenactment
for the jury. Prosecutor
Kelly Siegler grilled Susan Wright on the stand: "When you stabbed
him the
56th time, or the 89th time, or the 158th time, was your arm
getting tired?"
This is the dolly prosecutors say Susan Wright used to drag her
husband's body out of the bedroom.
The thin 5'5", blonde used it to
get Jeff Wright's 6'2" 220-pound lifeless frame to the patio.
Jeff Wright had started a home improvement project for the
family's patio. Instead,
he unknowingly dug his own grave.
Jeff Wright had started a home improvement project for the
family's patio. Instead, he
unknowingly dug his own grave. His wife,
Susan, used the hole to bury his body.
The ties Susan Wright used to bind Jeff to their bed were still
wound around his wrists and ankle
when police uncovered his body.
Prosecutor Kelly Siegler accused Susan of luring Jeff to his
death
with promises of an intimate, romantic evening.
Susan Wright bought cleaning supplies to cover up the crime
scene.
Her purchase included bags of compost.
Susan Wright bought cleaning supplies to cover up the crime
scene,
including several large jugs of bleach.
Wright also bought several large jugs of bleach, which marked the
housewife's jeans,
as she tried to clean the crime scene.
Police found blood spatter in multiple locations inside the
Wright home despite Susan Wright's
efforts to clean the crime scene
after the murder. Susan would tell the court that the week of
the
murder she was in a "fog".
Police found blood spatter in multiple locations inside the
Wright home despite Susan Wright's
efforts to clean the crime scene
after the murder. Susan would tell the court that the week of
the
murder she was in a "fog".
Susan Wright emptied several drawers of her children's clothing
and placed the clothes in the
family car shortly after she stabbed
Jeff. A few days later, she filed for an order of protection.