Wife found guilty of murder after stabbing spouse to death

A Texas woman was found guilty of murdering her husband in 2012 after she staged a home invasion and stabbed her spouse to death. 

Sandra Melgar, 57, now faces life in prison for the December 23, 2012, stabbing death of her husband Jaimie Melgar. She also isn’t eligible for probation.

On Wednesday, Sandra Melgar cried hysterically in court when the judge read the verdict. 

Sandra Melgar (center in red), 57, was found guilty on Wednesday of murdering her husband, Jaimie Melgar, in 2012 after she staged a home invasion and stabbed her spouse to death in Texas

Melgar (center in red) now faces life in prison for the December 23, 2012, stabbing death. On Wednesday, she cried hysterically in court when the judge read the verdict. Photos showed her slumped forward with her hands covering her face

Melgar (center in red) now faces life in prison for the December 23, 2012, stabbing death. On Wednesday, she cried hysterically in court when the judge read the verdict. Photos showed her slumped forward with her hands covering her face

Jaimie Melgar was found two days before Christmas tied up and stabbed to death in a closet by neighbors

Meanwhile, his wife was discovered tied up in a separate closet claiming she blacked out and had no idea what happened

The emotional case was centered on the prosecution’s claims that Melgar (right) stabbed her husband, Jaimie (left), 31 times before she tied herself up in a bedroom closet to stage a home invasion

Photos showed her slumped forward with her hands covering her face. 

The emotional case was centered on the prosecution’s claims that Melgar stabbed her husband 31 times before she tied herself up in a bedroom closet to stage a home invasion.  

Prosecutor Colleen Barnett argued that the crime scene did not match Melgar’s story of a home invasion, and that she was motivated by a $500,000 life insurance policy, according to Chron.com.

But defense attorney Mac Secrest laid bare the problems with a lead investigator on the case, who was later fired for backdating a search warrant in a different murder case.

Melgar had been married to her husband for 32 years when the murder occurred. 

Jaimie Melgar was found two days before Christmas tied up and stabbed to death in a closet by neighbors.

Meanwhile, his wife was discovered tied up in a separate closet claiming she blacked out and had no idea what happened. 

At the time Sgt Robert Spurgeon said: ‘Mrs Melgar says that they were in the bathroom together.’ 

Melgar had been married to her husband for 32 years when the murder occurred. She is pictured in court in 2012

Melgar had been married to her husband for 32 years when the murder occurred. She is pictured in court in 2012

She maintained innocence throughout her trial, claiming she blacked out and had no idea what happened during the night of her husband's death 

She maintained innocence throughout her trial, claiming she blacked out and had no idea what happened during the night of her husband’s death 

‘At some time, she blacked out and next thing she remembers is waking up in the closet tied up,’ Spurgeon added.

She later blamed robbers, but no items were missing from the home, according to reports.

Neighbors said they doubted her tale and, more than a year and a half later, a grand jury agreed when she was indicted in 2014.

Melgar had been free on bail since her arrest, but moments after the verdict she was hauled off to the Harris County Jail.  

When she appears in court on Thursday for sentencing, she faces five years to life in prison. 

Jaimie Melgar was found two days before Christmas tied up and stabbed death in a closet by neighbors. Investigators (pictured) said the found his wife tied up in a separate closet 

Jaimie Melgar was found two days before Christmas tied up and stabbed death in a closet by neighbors. Investigators (pictured) said the found his wife tied up in a separate closet 

Sandra Melgar had been free on bail since her arrest, but after the verdict she was hauled off to the Harris County Jail. When she appears in court on Thursday for sentencing, she faces five years to life in prison. Pictured is the home they shared throughout their 32-year marriage 

Sandra Melgar had been free on bail since her arrest, but after the verdict she was hauled off to the Harris County Jail. When she appears in court on Thursday for sentencing, she faces five years to life in prison. Pictured is the home they shared throughout their 32-year marriage 

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