257: The Insanity Plea - January 5 2020 - Today in True Crime History

Morning Cup of Murder

Society & Culture, History, Documentary, True Crime

4.7 • 723 Ratings

🗓️ 5 January 2020

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Keep up with current episodes of Morning Cup of Murder at morningcupofmurder.com We often hear stories of guilty men and women trying to use an insanity plea in order to get a lesser sentence for their crimes. On January 5th 2005, a man had a bipolar breakdown that left his own mother dead. This is a case where the insanity plea was rightfully used and a man was finally given the help he so desperately needed. William Marrufo Kills Mom (2005) Become a supporter of this podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/morningcupofmurder Follow Morning Cup of Murder on Twitter: https://twitter.com/cupofmurder @cupofmurder Follow MCOM on Instagram: @morningcupofmurder Have a Murder or strange true crime story you want to share, email the show here: [email protected] Morning Cup of Murder is researched, written and performed by Korina Biemesderfer. Follow Korina on Instagram: @kbiemesderfer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.1	There were two more murders, 15 miles away.
0:32.7	We have a electricity line here described by one investigator as reminiscent of a weird
0:38.6	religion.
0:39.6	We often hear stories
0:42.5	of guilty men and women
0:44.1	trying to use the insanity plea
0:46.3	in order to get a lesser sentence
0:48.2	for their crimes.
0:50.2	On January 5th, 2005,
0:52.9	a man had a bipolar breakdown that left his own mother dead.
0:57.3	This is a case where the insanity plea was rightfully used and a man was finally given the help he so desperately needed.
1:05.9	So, if you like your coffee hot but your bones chilled, sit back and start your day with a morning
1:11.5	cup of murder.
1:16.6	William Jesus Marufo was just 34 years old when his life was turned upside down.
1:23.7	The man, who was a drummer for an alternative Latin band called Ozo Motley, had been struggling
1:30.3	with untreated mental illness for years.
1:33.3	On January 5, 2005, while driving home from his sister's house, he and his 58-year-old
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