Jill Coit
Jill Coit is an ex-model, who has been married over ten times and is currently in prison for murder.[1]
Whilst renovating a bed and breakfast with her sons, she regularly visited Gerald Boggs' hardware store. Boggs married her at the age of 50, his first marriage after Coit faked a pregnancy. Boggs' brother Doug was concerned by Coit's interest in her husband's finances. He hired a private investigator, who discovered that Coit was a fraud: she had been married 11 times and had several aliases and had been involved in various financial and insurance scams. In addition she was still married to her seventh husband. Boggs annulled the marriage.
Coit began a relationship with Michael Backus, and convinced him to help her murder Boggs. Wearing a disguise (which included a false moustache) Coit murdered him using a 22-calibre pistol and a stun gun, with the assistance of Backus. She then informed her son who reported her to the police. She was found guilty of first degree murder. She is currently serving a life sentence with no possibility of parole.
William Coit, her third husband, was also shot dead in the back.[2] She was suspected of the murder, but the police could never find sufficent evidence to charge her (and she checked herself into a mental hospital to avoid further questioning).[3]Coit also persuaded an elderly gentleman to adopt her, and subsequently inherited his money.[4]
She was portrayed by Bonnie Bedelia in the film Legacy of Sin.[5] Her case was also featured on Deadly Women and Facing Evil with Candice DeLong.[6] New DetectivesTrue Crime
References
- ↑ ROBERT WELLER (1993-12-26). "After 10 Marriages, Woman Is Jailed on Murder Charges : Violence: Jill Coit and a boyfriend are being held in death of husband No. 9. No. 3 also met an untimely end. - Los Angeles Times". Articles.latimes.com. ASSOCIATED PRESS. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
- ↑ "Fortune Hunters". Deadly Women. Season 4. Episode 4E3. August 26, 2010.
- ↑ http://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/jill-coit
- ↑ "Crime Library: Jill Coit | Black Widows". Crime Museum. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
- ↑ "Legacy of Sin: The William Coit Story (1995) - Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast". AllMovie. 1995-10-03. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
- ↑ http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/facing-evil-2011/episode-5-season-2/the-black-widow-bride/308030