Due To Self-Defense, Mercy Or Rage, Here Are 10 Times Women Brutally Slayed Famous Men

3. Dave Laut

1984 Olympic medalist Dave Laut was found fatally shot in the yard of their Oxnard, California, home on August 27, 2009. His wife Jane Laut had called 911 and claimed her husband had been shot by a prowler in the area. But when all the evidence pointed at her, she claimed she acted in self-defense and had suffered domestic violence throughout their 29-year marriage. She said she shot him only after he threatened to fatally harm her, their adopted son Michael, and their dogs. But she showed a “consciousness of guilt” on the night of the shooting by changing her clothes, hiding the weapon in a grandfather clock, and calling 911 to report an intruder that never existed, the court said. “At the time of her arrest, the defendant was in possession of a legal article which detailed how to claim self-defense in a murder prosecution by alleging battered woman’s syndrome,” Ventura County Senior Deputy District Attorney Rameen Minoui told People . “By trial, the defendant changed her story, claiming a history of domestic violence and that she shot her husband six times during a physical struggle.” The last bullet was found to have pierced into the back of his head. Jane’s attorney Ron Bamieh said more than 40 witnesses testified to seeing “black eyes and unexplained bruising on [her] legs and arms,” indicating signs of violence at home. But the jury concluded that her claims of domestic violence were uncorroborated. Dave’s family didn’t buy the claims either and claimed the Olympic medalist planned to leave her on the night he was shot. “[He] was planning on leaving her. He was looking up divorce attorneys hours before his d****. I believe he was leaving her that night and he was planning to take their son and she was not going to allow it to happen,” Dave’s sister-in-law Rebecca Laut told the outlet. Jane was sentenced to at least 50 years in prison for his passing.