Corn Rake Killer | The Case of Todd Mullis - Summary

Summary

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This is a video transcript of a true crime case about the murder of Amy Mullis, who was stabbed with a corn rake on her farm in Iowa. The video narrator presents the evidence and arguments from the prosecution and the defense, and questions whether her husband Todd Mullis was the killer or if it was a freak accident. The video ends with Todd being found guilty and sentenced to life in prison.

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1. Amy Mullis died on November 10, 2018, at the age of 39.
2. She was found dead in a red shed on the family farm in Earlville, Iowa, with a corn rake sticking out of her back.
3. Amy was married to Todd Mullis, and they had three children together.
4. The couple was married for 14 years, after meeting in 2004.
5. Amy was a nurse in the emergency department at Manchester Hospital.
6. Todd was a farmer who worked on the family farm.
7. In 2013, Amy had an affair, which Todd discovered, but they decided to work on their marriage and attended counseling.
8. However, their trust issues persisted, and Todd became increasingly controlling, limiting Amy's interactions with others.
9. In 2018, Amy began another affair with a man named Jerry Frazier, who was the farm's bookkeeper.
10. Amy told friends that she felt like a prisoner in her own home and was planning to leave Todd and take half of the farm with her.
11. On the day of her death, Amy was feeling dizzy and unsteady after a recent medical procedure.
12. Todd and their 13-year-old son, Tristan, were working on the farm when Amy went to the red shed to retrieve a pet carrier.
13. Tristan found Amy's body in the shed, and Todd rushed her to the hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
14. Initially, the police thought it was an accident, but further investigation revealed that Amy had six holes in her body from a four-pronged corn rake.
15. The police discovered that Todd had been searching for information on how to kill unfaithful spouses and what happened to cheating spouses in historic Aztec tribes.
16. Investigators found a security camera system on the farm that didn't work on the day of Amy's death.
17. Todd was arrested and charged with first-degree murder.
18. During the trial, Tristan testified that he didn't see his father leave his side, but he didn't know how long his father was out of sight.
19. The prosecution presented evidence that Todd had motive to kill Amy, including her plans to leave him and take half of the farm.
20. The jury found Todd guilty of first-degree murder, and he was sentenced to life in prison.