The Murder Of Mary Ann Murphy [True Crime Documentary]

On July 16, 2012, the body of Mary Ann Murphy, 48, was found stabbed to death in bed in her family home in Humble, Texas.

It was a little after 1 a.m. Keri, Mary Ann's daughter, dialed 911 with a panicky call. She informed them that someone had kicked in the back door, and that she had run out of the house after hearing her mother scream. The stab wounds were numerous and extensive. She'd been stabbed a total of 70 times. Her legs, arms, hands, neck, and face were all covered in blood.

It was clear that this was a particularly severe assault. Zein Ahmed, a classmate of Murphy's daughter, was the first suspect in a murder inquiry into the savage attack on Murphy, who was sleeping at the time. According to Keri Murphy's brother Scott, investigators identified a motivation when they discovered that Mary Ann Murphy had barred Keri from speaking with her lover Rebecca after Keri's father spotted them together in the house alone. After Keri was grounded, Rebecca allegedly handed her a cell phone so she could connect with her. They called it "bunny phone".

The reality would soon be revealed: the ladies would continue to converse while awaiting trial, maybe unaware that their phone talks were being recorded. Rebecca, not Keri, had stabbed them, according to their chats. Rebecca Keller and Keri Murphy did not go to trial. Rebecca was sentenced to 60 years in prison and Keri was sentenced to 30 years. Keri and Rebecca appear to be friends and in touch, despite the fact that they are no longer together as a couple.

The Murder Of Mary Ann Murphy True Crime Documentary