Michele Anderson

Michele Anderson and boyfriend Joseph McEnroe are still on trial for six murder charges, in Seattle. She is accused of having shot six members of her family (parents, nephews, brother and sister-in law) in December 2007, right on Christmas Eve. Her boyfriend is accused of aggravated murder as well.

Immediately after the killings, she admitted her guilt and she seemed to be conscious of the terrifying massacre she told the press all she wanted was to die.During the trial, it was clear that the prosecutors aimed at obtaining a death penalty sentence and Anderson initially agreed to that, but she has changed her mind since then and now she had decided to put up a fight, because she does not want to die anymore.

Her lawyer, Stephen R. Illa, will now have to work twice as hard, because on the first trial Anderson did not allow her defendants to present evidence on her behalf.

According to his declarations, he is very confident that his client will not face the death penalty. He did not comment on the only remaining option, that of life in prison without any possibility of getting out on parole.