Convicted...

A Florida widow was found guilty of murder in connection to her husband’s 2000 slaying that was staged as a boating mishap.

Denise Williams, 48, was convicted  in the death of her high school sweetheart, Mike Williams, who disappeared in December 2000 while on a hunting trip to Lake Seminole in Florida. She faced charges of first-degree murder, conspiracy and accessory after the fact. 

Denise was having an affair with Mike’s best friend, Brian Winchester, before his death. They alleged the lovers plotted to kill him so they could be together and she could cash in on his $1.75 million life insurance policy.

Denise and Winchester  carried on with their relationship after her husband’s death, they married in 2005. The pair separated then divorced in 2016.

Winchester allegedly became paranoid that Denise would tell authorities the truth about Mike’s disappearance. He was arrested in 2016 for kidnapping Denise at gunpoint to convince her not to turn him in to police. 

He was offered immunity in Mike’s case and he confessed. The details Winchester provided to police were corroborated by the discovery of Mike’s body in Carr Lake.

Denise  thought she can manipulate Winchester to do the dirty work and he did. But what happened after her husband's death indicted her. Just a thought.