Oh Florida woman The man who killed her husband, buried him in their backyard and tried to frame her 7-year-old daughter has been sentenced to life in prison.
In September, Laurie Shaver, 41, was found guilty Second degree murder 2015 death of 36-year-old Michael Shaver.
Shaver appeared emotional during his sentencing Tuesday, as he looked straight ahead and nodded as the judge sentenced him to life behind bars.
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Michael, a Disney World technician, was last seen in November 2015, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.
Her body was discovered on March 9, 2018, after a friend reported her missing and police conducted a sobriety test at Shaver’s five-acre home in Claremont, west of Orlando. Authorities found Michael’s body Buried under the pit of fire And a concrete slab in the backyard.
Authorities said Shaver sent text and Facebook messages pretending to be Michael after he was already dead.
Shaver also reportedly told friends that Michael had left the family and moved to other states. He was arrested in 2020, five years after Michael’s death.
Michael Shaver, a Disney World mechanic, went missing in Florida in 2015. Her body was found three years later at the bottom of a fire pit in her backyard. (Lake County Sheriff)
During her trial, Shaver claimed that Michael was an abusive husband and had killed her 7-year-old daughter.
Shaver’s daughter, now 15, testified in her mother’s defense during the trial. Fox 35 reported.
“I shot him,” swore the young man.
“When you fired that shot, did you feel that you had to, or he would kill your mother?” Shaver’s lawyer asked.
“Yes, yes,” she said.
Lori Shaver, 41, who tried to frame her own 7-year-old daughter for her husband’s murder, has been sentenced to life in prison. (Lake County Sheriff)
“While justice may provide some relief, it will not heal the wounds,” Brian Shaver, Michael’s brother, said during the sentencing. A local outlet reported.
A friend of Michael’s also wrote to the judge asking that Shaver never be freed.
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“Laurie’s inhumane, callous, and brutal actions, and especially her lack of repentance, indicate that she will never change,” the letter read.
Shaver’s lawyer has filed an appeal against the decision.