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Carol
HATLEY
Classification: Murderer
Characteristics:
Matricide - Dismemberment
Number of victims: 1
Date of murder:
July 30, 2012
Date of arrest:
Same day
Date of birth: 1970
Victim profile: Deborah Ann Hatley, 73 (her mother)
Method of murder:
Stabbing with knife
Location: Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
Status:
Sentenced to 22 years in prison on April 24, 2013
Carol Hatley gets prison in mom's dismemberment
ABC15.com
April 25, 2013
PHOENIX - A Phoenix woman accused of murdering and
dismembering her mother has been sentenced to 22 years in prison.
Maricopa County prosecutors say 42-year-old Carol
Hatley was sentenced Thursday after entering into a plea agreement for
second-degree murder.
Phoenix police say 73-year-old Deborah Hatley was
in the process of being dismembered at the home she shared with her
daughter when officers arrived on the scene last July 30.
They say Carol Hatley didn't confess to killing her
mother, but claimed she was wrapping her in plastic bags in order to
take her to a hospital.
Officers reported finding large garbage bags that
they believe she was planning to use to get rid of the body.
Police say the mother and daughter had a tumultuous
relationship with a history of domestic incidents.
$1M bond set for woman accused of dismembering
mother
By Cecilia Chan - AZCentral.com
August 3, 2012
A judge has set a $1 million bond for a woman
accused of matricide.
Carol Ann Hatley, 42, was arrested on suspicion of
second degree murder. Police said she stabbed her mother, Deborah Ann
Hatley, 73, to death and began dismembering her Monday in the home
they shared in the 12000 block of N. 47th Avenue near Cactus Road.
Hatley, who was drunk when officers arrived, gave
inconsistent statements of what had happened to her mother and was
"clearly deceptive" to investigators, according to a police report.
Initially, she told police she found her mother's
body at 7 p.m. Sunday.
The neighbor who called 9-1-1 told police that
Hatley alerted her of the mother's death at 3:30 a.m. Monday.
Hatley could not explain to police why she did not
immediately call 9-1-1 when she found the body. She also admitted to
police to "tampering with evidence."
She showed no remorse or emotions regarding the
death of her mother, police said.
Hatley admitted to police she wrapped her mother in
plastic bags and claimed "she was going to take her to the hospital."
Family members told police that Hatley was an
alcoholic and had the potential for violence when drunk.
They also told police that the mother and daughter
had a strained relationship. The daughter moved in with the mother 10
months ago, according to a police report.
Carol Hatley Accused of Murdering Her Mother and
Partially Dismembering Her Before Just Telling a Neighbor to Call the
Cops
By Matthew Hendley - PhoenixNewTimes.com
July 31, 2012
A 73-year-old Phoenix woman was murdered and in the
process of being dismembered in her home Sunday, and police think her
alcoholic daughter's the one who did it.
Phoenix police went to Deborah Hatley's house on
the west side around 3 a.m. Monday, finding Hatley dead and "in the
process of being dismembered," according to court documents obtained
by New Times.
Her daughter, 42-year-old Carol Hatley, said she
was the one who found her mother, and told her neighbor to call 9-1-1.
The first problem with that -- Hatley told police she'd found her
mother at 7 p.m. on Sunday.
According to the documents, Hatley told police that
for the 7 1/2 hours between finding her mother's body and having her
neighbor call the cops, she was tampering with the evidence.
She didn't have an explanation as to why she didn't
immediately call police, and "showed no remorse or emotions related to
the loss of her mother," the documents state.
"[Hatley] was extremely passive and did not express
concern," according to a detective's probable-cause statement.
Hatley -- whom police say was intoxicated when they
showed up -- admitted to wrapping her mother in plastic bags, as she
told police she was about to bring her to the hospital, according to
the documents.
The court documents say Hatley described her
mother's injuries in "graphic detail" -- police say she had "obvious
trauma to her body" -- and admitted to handling two weapons that were
"left" at the scene of the crime.
A probable-cause statement notes that Hatley was
inconsistent in her stories to police, and was "clearly deceptive to
investigators."
The statement says Hatley's story didn't quite
match up to what was found at the crime scene.
Hatley's family told police that she had an
"alcohol dependency," and "had the potential for violence when
intoxicated."
Hatley and her mother were the only ones who lived
at the house -- near 49th Avenue and Cactus Road -- and there were no
signs of forced entry, according to the documents.
Court documents note that police haven't responded
to any previous incidents between Hatley and her mother, but family
members told the cops they had a "strained relationship."
Hatley was jailed on one count of second-degree
murder, and her bond was set at $1 million.
Carol Hatley Stabbed Her Mother to Death,
According to Prosecutor
By Matthew Hendley - PhoenixNewTimes.com
July 31, 2012
Carol Hatley -- the daughter of 73-year-old Deborah
Hatley, who was found dead and "in the process of being dismembered"
yesterday morning -- stabbed her mother to death, according to a
prosecutor.
During her initial court appearance (which can be
viewed here), the prosecutor said he spoke with a detective who
informed him that Deborah Hatley died from "multiple stab wounds."
Carol Hatley told police she found her mother dead
around 7 p.m. on Sunday, and had a neighbor call police more than
seven hours later, according to court documents obtained by New
Times.
Hatley told police that for the 7 1/2 hours between
finding her mother's body and having her neighbor call the cops, she
was touching all the evidence.
She didn't have an explanation as to why she didn't
immediately call police, and "showed no remorse or emotions related to
the loss of her mother," the documents state.
"[Hatley] was extremely passive and did not express
concern," according to a detective's probable-cause statement.
Hatley -- whom police say was intoxicated when they
showed up -- admitted to wrapping her mother in plastic bags, as she
told police she was about to bring her to the hospital, according to
the documents.
The court documents say Hatley described her
mother's injuries in "graphic detail" -- police say she had "obvious
trauma to her body" -- and admitted to handling two weapons that were
"left" at the scene of the crime.
A probable-cause statement notes that Hatley was
inconsistent in her stories to police, and was "clearly deceptive to
investigators."
The statement says Hatley's story didn't quite
match up to what was found at the crime scene.
Hatley's family told police that she had an
"alcohol dependency," and "had the potential for violence when
intoxicated."
Hatley and her mother were the only ones who lived
at the house -- near 49th Avenue and Cactus Road -- and there were no
signs of forced entry, according to the documents.
Court documents note that police haven't responded
to any previous incidents between Hatley and her mother, but family
members told the cops they had a "strained relationship."
Hatley was jailed on one count of second-degree
murder, and her bond was set at $1 million.
She does not appear to have any criminal history in
Arizona, according to court records.
Daughter pleads not guilty in Phoenix mom's
murder, dismemberment
By Breann Bierman and Karla Navarrete - Kpho.com
July 30, 2012
A Phoenix woman
arrested in connection with the murder and dismemberment of her mother
has plead not guilty.
Phoenix police
said they found the body of 73-year-old Deborah Hatley on July 30 at
her home in the 12000 block of North 47th Avenue.
Sgt. Trent Crump
said the victim had obvious trauma to her body and was "in the process
of being dismembered."
Crump said the
victim's daughter, Carol Hatley, 42, provided a statement to police
and was arrested on one count of second-degree murder.
About 3:30 a.m.,
Carol Hatley went to neighbor Regina Martinez to call 911.
Martinez said,
"She just said her mother had passed and that she was dead and that
she needed some help. She was not all bloody, she was drunk."
Martinez said
Carol Hatley was so drunk she helped take her home until paramedics
arrived. Carol Hatley never mentioned allegedly hurting her mother
except for one alleged instance.
"Right before I
brought her home she said, 'Oh it was so bloody,' I said, 'What was so
bloody?' And she said, 'It was so bloody,'" said Martinez.
Phoenix police
said they found trash bags in the home that were apparently to be used
to dispose the body.
The victim was the
original homeowner and lived there since 1972.
"The family is
telling us about a history of domestic incidents involving the mother
and the daughter," Crump said. "We're also learning about alcohol and
prescription drug abuse."
Melanie Hatley was
Deborah Hatley's daughter-in-law until a few months ago. She tells us
Deborah Hatley had great love for her children and was a wonderful
lady.
Melanie Hatley
said, "She had that Southern charm. Uh, great sense of humor, very
kind, very loving ... she adored her children, absolutely adored her
children."
