Next on Snapped: Kerri Faye Brown
Oxygen’s Snapped is All New on Sunday!
Oxygen’s Snapped chronicles the life of a woman who has been charged with murder. These shocking but true stories turn common assumptions about crime and criminals upside down, and prove that even the most unlikely suspects can be capable of murder. This week - Nursing home administrator Kerri Faye Brown was on the verge of being fired for cooking the books, but police claim she decided to fire first into her employer with a.38.
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Episode Summary
In April, 2001, 38-year-old Kerri Faye Brown had just given birth to a baby girl, fathered by her on-again, off-again boyfriend. He was a tribal police officer working in Arizona, and, after their latest breakup, Kerri had moved to Orem, Utah to live with her sister. She found a job as an activities director at an upscale retirement center owned by Mina Pajela. Mina was so impressed with Kerri that she promoted her to administrator. With her own daughter living in California, Mina came to view Kerri as a surrogate daughter, and Keri frequently stayed at Mina’s home. When Kerri discovered she was pregnant, Mina was supportive. Then, on April 25, 2001, Mina was found shot to death in her car. Witnesses reported seeing a woman trying to set the car on fire. Police began investigating, and while at first they didn’t come up with any suspects, they did discover that someone had embezzled close to $40,000 from the retirement center. Further investigation revealed the identity of the embezzler, Kerri Faye Brown. Kerri, in the meantime, had moved back to Arizona with her boyfriend and their baby. In November, 2001 Kerri was charged with multiple financial crimes. When forensic tests proved that the murder weapon belonged to Kerri’s boyfriend, she was also charged with Mina’s murder. But, in 2002, the charges were dropped; prosecutors felt they needed more time to build their case. Two years later, they refiled charges against Kerri. In August, 2005, before she was scheduled to go to trial, Kerri pleaded no contest to manslaughter and theft by deception. She told the judge that she took the plea, not because she was guilty, but because she was tired of fighting. She was sentenced to serve up to 30 years for manslaughter and theft.
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1 opinion for Next on Snapped: Kerri Faye Brown
Sickia
May 16, 2008 at 9:41 pm
“She told the judge that she took the plea, not because she was guilty, but because she was tired of fighting.”
Yeah, I’m not guilty, but I’ll just go to prison because it’s EASIER
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