Nicole Abusharif

Nevada Township, Illinois. The case made national news because of the intrigue of a "lesbian love triangle

first-degree murder and concealing of a homicide.^[5]

life partner.^[6]

alcoholic, claimed to have liver cancer and told Sodaro that her alcoholism would lead to her death. Abusharif also took Sodaro to a funeral home, where she dramatically selected her own casket.^[8]

obstructing justice for allegedly lying about his whereabouts when Klein was believed to have been murdered.^[9] Police focused on Edwards during their initial investigation because he was at Abusharif and Klein's residence on March 16, 2007, during the search for Klein. He later admitted to police that he and Abusharif were "drug buddies who shared wild sex fantasies."^[10] Initially, Edwards was on a $1 million bail, which was later reduced to $500,000.^[11]

home confinement in her Oak Lawn apartment. However, on April 25, 2008, Abusharif violated her bail by leaving her apartment to visit a family member's home next door.^[12]

obstructing justice. Villa Park police still believed he was not involved in Becky Klein's murder,^[10] but he was convicted of the obstruction charges and was sentenced to 75 days at the DuPage County, Illinois work camp.^{[citation needed}

jury deliberation. She faced up to 60 years in prison, but Judge John Kinsella sentenced Abusharif to 50 years of incarceration. She will have to serve all of her sentence before being eligible for parole,^[4]

affirmed by the Second District of the Illinois Appellate Court on March 4, 2011.^[5] She is currently held at Logan Correctional Center^[14]

Lifetime Movie Network's Wicked Wives. The story also appeared on Snapped