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Jesse Williams' hopes for an amicable divorce just went down the toilet ... he's now in a nasty custody fight with his estranged wife.

The "Grey's Anatomy" star filed docs saying he went above and beyond to informally handle custody issues withAryn Drake-Lee. Jesse filed for divorce back in April and we were told things were civil. But Jesse says it's now turned into a legal war.

In docs obtained by TMZ, Jesse's asking to get more time with 3-year-old Sadie and 2-year-old Maceo, claiming Aryn only lets him see them shy of 3 hours a day and she refuses to allow sleepovers.

Jesse says he rented a home less than 3 miles from Aryn's home so he could be close to the kids. To prove he's a hands-on dad, Jesse listed their nicknames and their favorite food -- mac & cheese for "Sadie Munchkin" and "anything we put in front of 'Mace.'"

Still ... Jesse says Aryn's made things impossible so he's asking the judge to step in and issue a formal custody agreement.

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The Seattle Sounders secured their second road win of the season on Tuesday with a convincing 3-1 victory over the Colorado Rapids. Clint Dempsey recorded a brace and gave the Sounders the lead just six minutes into the match with a neat left-footed finish from 12 yards out.

It only took 17 seconds to go from the hands of Stefan Frei to the back of Tim Howards net in a clinical counterattack. Dempsey will rightfully get the credit, as will Joevin Jones, who tallied his sixth assist of the season, but Nicolas Lodeiro catalyzed the entire sequence with his impetus in attack and finished it with his off-the-ball movement in front of goal.

After Marlon Hairston crossed in a ball from the left side of the field that Frei snagged, Frei unleashed a long outlet pass. Lodeiro received it in traffic, and after playing through an advantage call on a foul, he nutmegged Bismark Boateng and immediately turned up field.

Lodeiro picked out left winger Jones, who was already sprinting into acres of space.

Rather than sit back while Jones attacked, Lodeiro made a half-field run in support. When Jones was roughly 30 yards from goal, there were four defenders in front of him. Lodeiro recognized this, split them and raced toward the corner flag.

Look at where Lodeiros trailing run took him.

His off-the-ball movement instinctively dragged Mike da Fonte (No. 2) out of position and, more importantly, away from Dempsey in the middle.

A final subtle reason why Dempsey was so open as well was because of how much Will Bruin stretched the Rapids back line. One of the most underrated aspects of a true No. 9, even more than holding up the ball and collecting balls over the top, is the ability to push defenders deeper and create pockets of space for teammates to work in behind.

Bruin drew the attention of both Mekeil Williams and Eric Miller, and with da Fonte effectively taken out of the play, there wasplenty of space for the United States second all-time leading goalscorer to bag his sixth tally of the year.

Dempsey did what Dempsey does, but the opportunity was created by Jones' penetrating run, Lodeiro's movement and Bruin's depth.

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The New York State Blues Festival will celebrate its 25th anniversary on Friday, July 7, and Saturday, July 8, with two days of free music events at downtowns Clinton Square. The fest, which started in 1992, took pauses in 2010 and 2013, but came back strong and seeks to continue the tradition with this years acts including The Nighthawks, Amy Helm, Chris OLeary Band, Slam Allen and more.

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The festivals closing show provides a strong example of the continuing Southern blues rock tradition with JJ Grey and Mofro. The Jacksonville, Fla., band came up the hard way starting in the mid-1990s, as Mofro, with years of day jobs and touring before finding greater success with the 2007 release of Country Ghetto on Alligator Records. The Sun is Shining Down was featured on the third seasons finale of the Netflixseries House of Cards and the 2008 LP Orange Blossom continued the bands growth. Since then, the band has released The Choice Cuts (2009), Georgia Warhorse (2010), Brighter Days (2011), This River (2013) and Ol Glory (2015).

Grey says the next album is on the horizon. I just got out of the studio yesterday, he said in a phone interview with the Syracuse New Times from his 26-acre Jacksonville farm. Im just getting started.

Grey, now 49, discussed his philosophy on music, his connection to the late Gregg Allman and his temperamental rooster, all with a sense of humor, yet also with a sincerity that comes through vividly in his music.

Where are you right now?

Im on my farm. Its full of pecan trees. It used to have 60,000 chickens in the houses. My grandparents got out of the business, thankfully. Its tough on people their age. I have 15 chickens now, or used to. Bobcats, eagles, hawks, all kinds of stuff are trying to get at them. I love chickens. Here, its one part chicken paradise and one park Jurassic Park.

Any other animals around?

My rooster. Hes a good rooster. He was gonna start with me, but he walked off. If I was here every day, hed settle in with me. But Im in and out. Im not here all the time. Everything is automated for the chicken house. It can run itself for days. Solar doors let him in and out.

What got you started in music?

I never really gave it a whole lot of thought. It just kind of happened. I compare it to a salmon swimming upstream. Whats going on in my life is me swimming: I have to go in that direction. I feel compelled to do it. Its not something Ive ever had a choice in, in a wonderful way.

When did you decide its what you wanted to do for a living?

It happened over a period of time. At first, you just dont want to look like an idiot. You want to look cool when you first do it as a kid. Then, time goes on and you start being you and you stop being who you thought you should be, without effort. Your idea of how good or bad you thought you did that night starts to fall away and you just want to share a moment with the audience and yourself. I really enjoy it.

When did you start touring full time?

I started singing in bars when I was 17 and touring full time around 2001. It was a struggle at first. I worked at the lumberyard, too. I would go on the road and go right back to work. I wouldnt have been able to do it without them allowing me the time off.

When did you quit the lumberyard to pursue music full time?

Probably around 2005, 2006. The first four years of touring I slept four hours a night perpetually. But I never even thought about it like that (relief upon quitting the lumberyard). I still come home and go to work. Theres always something, like whatevers broken on the farm.

My house got flooded in the hurricane in October. They made me lift my house. There were five inches of water in it and its sitting up in the air right now, so Im figuring stuff out. Its no big deal. It is what it is. But theres always something.

You never felt relief upon quitting the day job?

Music is a byproduct of my life, not the center of it. I dont have a process for songwriting as much as the process is just part of life as its coming to me. It finds me more than the other way. I dont take it seriously. I want to honor it and be dignified with it, treat it with dignity, but I dont take it seriously. Same as life.

So what is your goal with your music?

The most I can hope for is it will lead to a place, for me, where I can share an honest moment with an audience. You start to become so in your own skin for a few hours at a show, that it starts to permeate the rest of your life. Youre living these moments, not once in a while or only on stage. You try to live in the zone all the time, where things flow and move a lot easier, to a pace thats enjoyable.

As far as Im concerned, speed and time, theyre abstractions. Theyre things that fluctuate depending on whos experiencing them and the frame of mind youre in. Take that into perspective. Reality isnt as real as were led to believe coming up.

How does that translate into your live show?

I just go where the microphone takes me. We all go together. I tried to be an entertainer years ago. I wasnt any good at it. Honestly, it was boring to me. Some people are really good at it and blow you away. They suspend reality for a while. I was never good at it.

Honesty was always the best policy for me. So I try to be as honest as I can. I reckon Im about half-honest. Its not always easy to let go of the nonsense and let it all be what it is.

Can you tell me about your experiences with Gregg Allman?

Gregg did a lot for me over the years. I played shows with the Allman Brothers and with Gregg himself. Hes a character. Hes awesome.

Now Derek (Trucks, nephew of Butch Trucks, the late Allman Brothers Band drummer who performed at the 2016 Blues Fest) and Susan (Tedeschi) have assumed the mantel of the Southeast music mafia. Theyre at the top of the family now. I wouldnt have been able to do what Ive done without all of them. Its a family, incestuous in a great way, and Im happy to be part of it. Families fight each other and love each other, but theyve all helped me tremendously and Gregg was at the pinnacle of that.

What is most important for people to remember about Gregg?

I dont need to add anything to that. Everybody knows what he was. Dude had soul. His brother (Duane) had soul. Those guys, theres nothing I can add to who they are. Theyre heroes and great people. I was fortunate enough to meet a lot of them. Its been a great thing to meet these people and learn from them. Theyre all down to earth and cool.

One music promoter said that its a crucial time for music to bring people together. How do you feel about that?

I go out there and travel a lot and meet lots of people. Friends and families of mine have different perspectives of the world, and its a great thing.

I truly dont find that we are as ultra-divided as the news media paints. There are always people who are extreme, whatever direction theyre coming from. People build an identity and ideology and they feel threatened because theyre tied to that. But with an identity, you can change your mind about things.

If Im JJ Grey and Im a singer, if I lose my voice, am I still a singer? All those things are just thoughts. And the craziness they show on TV, the handful of people doing and saying crazy things, makes the world appear to be so divided, but its miniscule compared to the 300 million living in the country. You can be politically divided, one red, one blue, but have 99.99999 percent in common.

So things arent as bad as they seem?

People think things arent as good, but they are. Theyre as good as theyll get a chance to be. Dont get me wrong: Someone will get their ass beat tonight, drunk at a bar in Jacksonville, but do we all need to tune into that and develop an opinion on that? Whether someones drunk on booze or drunk on power? Im not much of a political-stand person. Im not much about government, but I am about people. The more attention we give the bad, the worse it is.

What do you want to tell people who are seeing you for the first time?

Be ready to share an honest moment. Let go and let it happen. Dont try to fight it or resist it. Let it go and let it happen. Lets have a party.

What advice do you have for up-and-coming musicians?

Its almost clich, but just do what youre doing. Dont get caught up in the idea of thinking this should be this way or that way. Thats what kills most bands: Young guys or girls going out there thinking theyll be big, partying, people screaming. No, this shits work!

I compare it to Michael Jordan. He doesnt think out every step. He goes in, puts in the work, and then lets go and lets it happen. If youre beating your head against the wall, youre either wasting your time or you shouldnt be doing it.

And never make a decision based in fear. Its the wrong decision no matter what. Let go of the fear and go with your gut.[snt]

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February 23, 1991. Arizona businessman Dan Willoughby and his family were on vacation in Las Conchas, Mexico. Dans wife Trish stayed behind to take a nap, according to Snapped on Oxygen, while Dan and the kids spent the afternoon touring the coastal community. When Dan and his three children came back to the vacation home, the kids found their 43-year-old mom with her skull crushed and a butter knife sticking out of one of the fractures. She had been beaten and stabbed, and she was grasping for life. Not long after, she was dead.

Dan told Mexican police that over $400 in cash and two rings were missing from the scene. The crime scene appeared to be a robbery gone bad. This murder is the subject of this week's Martinis& Murder podcast.

The child of Mexican farm laborers, Yesenia Patino was 6 years old when her family immigrated to the United States in 1962. She hustled men in bars and on the streets, and she occasionally supplemented her income by shoplifting. She lived all over, but by the late 1980s, Yesenia moved to Mesa, Arizona, near her family. According to Yesenia, she and a friend were waiting on a bus when she met Dan Willoughby.

I start unwrapping the Reeses peanut butter cup and walking the street, she said. All of a sudden I saw this car driving by, a Jaguar.

Driving the Jaguars was Dan, a successful 50-year-old businessman. Dan worked as a sales manager for a international air freight company. Trish Willoughby, Dans wife, was even more successful than he was.

She and her mother ran a lucrative herbal supplement company, with over a million in sales.

Dan saw Yessenia drop the candy wrapper to the ground, so he jokingly reprimanded her for littering. Then, he offered Yesenia and her friend a ride,and drove them to a mall. When he dropped them off, he gave Yesenia his number, and offered to buy her a drink sometime. When he met Yesenia for drinks a few days later, they discussed some business: Dans company had a lot of contacts in Mexico and he was trying to acquire other business contacts south of the border. So, he wanted to learn Spanish.

Just few weeks after they met, Dan invited Yesenia to meet his family.

Dan takes me to his house and introduces me to his kids as his Spanish teacher, said Yesenia.

But she was a lot more than just his teacher. They began seeing each other frequently and Yesenia even accompanied Dan on a few trips to Mexico. Dan was able to give Yesenia a lifestyle that she had never experienced. Soon, she moved to a nicer apartment right down the road from the Willoughbys, and Dans wife foot the bill.

Dan had me living up within a half mile from where they lived, where their actual house was. He would take the kids over there in the afternoons to swim in the pool so the four of them would be out by the pool and Dan would have his Spanish homework papers and he would be basically studying Spanish.

Despite learned Spanish but Dans quest for Mexican business was too little, too late. In July of 1990, his job at the airfreight company came to an end. But, he still paying Yesenias bills and traveling with her. Trish began to resent paying for everything.

She couldnt even find him on the cell phone. She could never find him anywhere and I kept telling her, Trish something is going on theres something wrong here. Why, why cant you get in touch with Dan? said Thera Huish, Trishs mother.

In the fall of 1990, Trish went looking for her husband. The first place she looked was at his Spanish teachers apartment.

She walks in and goes straight in the bedroom tried to turn the light on switch on and saw Dan putting his shirt on. She didnt see me because I got, I got, I hided.

Yesenia said that later in the day, Dan called her and said, Yesenia, my wife is coming to talk to you. If she say something about you and I just deny it. Just tell her that youre my Spanish teacher.

Yesenia said Trish came over the next day and approached her, saying, My understanding Yesenia is that youre going out with my husband.

Yesenia denied it and even volunteered to stop tutoring Dan if it was causing problems in his marriage. But, Yesenia and Dan continued to see each other.

In February of 1991, the Willoughby's went on vacation. They headed to the beachside resort of Las Conchas, Mexico and on the afternoon of February 23, Dan loaded the kids in the car for a trip to a nearby museum. Trish stayed behind for a nap. She was still in bed when Dan and the kids piled out of the car after their trip to the museum. Dan told his children, Go on and tell your mom what, what you saw at the museum.

Instead, the kids found their mom in bed, with a pillow over her head, covered in blood.

The Mexican police took a few Polaroid pictures of the crime scene. They didnt have proper equipment to do forensic evidence and fingerprinting at the time. Items were strewn around the apartment, and it looked like a robbery. But immediately, after the murder, detectives back in Arizona began getting some interesting tips.

Detective Joseph Ruet recalled, We received numerous calls from people telling us, I cant believe he finally killed his wife. And I said, Who? Dan Willoughby, I cant believe Dan Willoughby finally killed his wife.

Several tipsters claimed that the Dan they knew had been cheating on his wife for years. Apparently, when Dan was still employed, he would often use the office restroom and come out smelling like strong cologne. He would say he was going to Digital, one of the companies they did business with. Everyone knew when Dan said he was going to Digital it meant he would be with a woman for the rest of the afternoon. Plenty of callers provided police with the name of Dans current lady friend. Dan was starting to look kinda guilty: It became known that upon Trishs death Dan would stand to inherit Trishs position in her business and gain millions by the death of his wife. A little digging from police revealed that Dan paid the rent for Yesenias apartment, her monthly dues at a local health club and put money in the joint checking account the couple shared. He also went with Yesenia to get engagement pictures shot. He bought a set of his and hers diamond rings, and he and Yesenia were engaged to be married. They had been engaged in the fall of 1990, when both Dan and Yesenia had assured Trish that their relationship was nothing more than student and teacher.

Detectives brought Dan in for questioning and he at behaved like a grieving husband, at first. But when detectives inquired about the money he stood to inherit due to Trishs death, his composure changed. According to detectives, when the issue of finances came up, he was notably perspiring. Dan acknowledged that he would gain several million dollars from Trishs business assets and life insurance. But, he also insisted that he was happily married. He denied that he was having an affair with anyone.

Police also questioned Yesenia. When they asked for her ID, she gave them her social security card. It said Alfredo Patino. The only piece of information police learned was that she had gotten a gender reassignment operation in the 80s.

At a later date, officers took Yesenia to the police station for questioning. During a search of her purse, police found what they believed to be Trishs missing rings. In the interrogation room, Yesenia denied being involved in Trish Willoughbys murder, but she did admit to being in Mexico, partying with friends on the weekend of Trishs death. And, she said she bought that ring from a man that she didnt know on the beach on the day of Trishs murder. Yesenia had a shoplifting warrant from an adjourning jurisdiction, so Mesa police ended up arresting her on that warrant. While incarcerated, the police called Trishs mother in for a positive I.D. on the rings they had found in Yesenias purse. She confirmed they were in fact her daughters jewelry.

On March 4, investigators flew to Mexico to conduct their own investigation of the crime scene and they discovered fingerprints on a Coke bottle in the kitchen.

On March 5, Yesenia was released from jail without restrictions. That same day, the Arizona authorities returned from Mexico and sent the crime scene evidence to the lab. Turns out, the fingerprint was from Yesenia Patino. Police had everything they needed to charge Yesenia with Trishs murder -- except Yesenia. She had run off.

Trishs family blanketed the border with posters offering a reward for information leading to Yesenias capture. They bought advertising space. They put missing posters on the sides of buses and they kept Yesenias picture in the news. And a cross border love triangle with millions at stake was an easy sell for the media.

In December of 1991, the media exposure finally paid off: Crime Stoppers got a phone call from someone who saw Yesenia working in a bar in Mexico.

I was working there and had a good time there but I was afraid, said Yesenia. I was afraid that, that I would, I would get arrested sooner or later.

She was soon arrested in a crowded cantina in Matzatlan.

I said, Yes, Im ready to face the law.

In a detailed confession, Yesenia told police that it all started three months before the Trish was killed, when Trish confronted her about the affair. Yesenia said she gave Dan an ultimatum at that point: her or Trish. Yesenia claimed Dan had agreed divorce his wife. But, he came up with an alternative plan a few days later.

He start telling me on our way to the gym about murdering his wife. I said, No Dan, we cant do that. Divorce her.

Yesenia eventually agreed to the murder plan, once Dan promised he would use the crimes payoff to move to Mexico with Yesenia.

Dan said, according to Yesenia, Yesenia, I cant do it myself. In order for us to be together forever you going to have to help me.

Yesenia claimed her job was to sneak into the vacation house and make Trishs death look like a robbery. She said Dan had murdered Trish earlier by bludgeoning her in her sleep.

Once he hit her, he left with the kids like a go out for a tour or something and I go in and see that shes covered up from head to toes, a lot of blood around the walls.

Yesenia did admit to stabbing Trish in the head. But, according to her, it was an act of mercy. She said she could hear Trish moaning, so she tried to finish her off, by putting a butter knife into her temple.

The day after Yesenias confession, Dan was arrested.

In April of 1992, Dan Willoughbys murder trial began, and by May the jury found Dan Willoughby guilty of murder and he was sentenced to death. Following Dans trial, Yesenia returned to Mexico and pleaded guilty to murder. She expected to be granted leniency because of her plea, but a Mexican judge sentenced her to the maximum - 35 years in prison.

In 1995, three years after the murder case was closed, Yesenia Patino penned a letter to the judge who had sentenced Dan to death. In it, she claimed that she murdered Trish all by herself, and that Dan Willoughby had nothing to do with it. Arizona authorities flew to Mexico to interview Yesenia. According to her new story, she had snuck into the house after Dan had left with the kids, then bludgeoned Trish to death.

I was upset with that because the ring that it was bought for me, Yesenia said of writing the letter. It was never returned to me. They kept it as a state evidence. They also, they, they didnt help me in getting released like they told me that I would be.

In November of 1999, a judge overturned Dans conviction, agreeing that his attorney had done a poor job representing him. Dan faced a new jury and this time, the prosecution didnt seek the death penalty because they said they could no longer rely on Yesenias testimony. Dans new defense team had hopes for an acquittal when his second trial began in 2001.

But rather than recant her previous testimony as everyone expected, Yesenia told the same exact story she told at the first trial.

My sister said to me, Please Yesenia, say the truth, speak on with the truth. Dont make up things, dont lie, dont, uh; let them, uh, for Dan to be release. He doesnt deserve to be out Yesenia.

So, Trish said again that both she and Willoughby participated in the murder of Trish. A forensic scientist testified that blood spatter at the scene was consistent with Yesenias original testimony and not the letter: the forensics indicated that Trishs body had endured two attacks at two separate times.

The jury found Daniel guilty, again. He received two consecutive life sentences consecutive.

Trishs mother wrote Yesenia a letter, telling her she forgave her for what she did.

Because I think she was a victim, just like everybody else.

It is nice to know that she has nothing against me, said Yesenia. She says that Dan is where he belongs to be, and that she feels sorry for what Im going through.

Yesenia Patino is serving her 35-year sentence at the state prison in Hermosillo, Mexico. Dan Willoughby is serving two life sentences and he maintains his innocence. Trishs brother raised the Willoughby children, who are now all adults.

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Everybody feels like they are a contender at training camp. Sometimes optimism can get the best of us before the hard dose of reality can set in. Every league has a set of favorites before the first puck is dropped.

There is one common denominator within the heart of just about every championship team; confidence and unconditional faith in the system. It takes more than just talented players and just about any mega-rich guy can spend his money on hired guns to be a competitor. In most cases, it is the team that did not take the shortcuts that get to raise the cups.

How to make a champion

Foundation- There are good owners and there are great owners. The guys that provide a great foundation for a coach to work with are the same guys that get to kiss the hardware.

Support- The team needs an iron clad support staff and diehard supporters that will go down with the ship if needed.

Coaching- The right guy can make all the difference. Championship caliber coaches are made at championship winning programs. Talking about winning and having the experience to actually do it are entirely different animals. The coach needs to have confidence in the players he brought to the table and be able to actually coach them through the developmental process.

Chemistry- It only takes a single floater in the punch bowl to keep everyone from drinking the Kool-Ade. Coaches need to select guys that are going to fit into the system and get along with the rest of the group. The programs that create a family atmosphere often experience a high degree of success.

Leadership- From the guy signing the checks, to the coach and to the team captain, the leaders of the team are always going to be the most important component of a champion.

Confidence- This cannot be taught or bought. It has to be installed at the first day of training camp and reiterated all along the way with practice, patience, and execution. A champion goes the distance expecting to win.

In 1990-1991, the Anchorage Aces formed a team to compete at USA Hockey's National Championships and managed to win the hardware. In 1992 and 1993, the team worked itself to both finals, only to come up short. In 1994, everything was in place for the club's second championship. 1995 saw the third 2nd place finish. During these years, I learned about the difference between a champion and contender.

In 1995-96, I skipped out on the Aces move to pro hockey to help jump start a new junior program in Alaska. Because the closest junior teams were in Seattle or British Columbia, we played an entire season against Alaska's strongest men's open adult clubs. We begged USA Hockey's Dave Tyler to allow us to enter the "B" tournament, but he would have none of it and forced us into the "C". He can't say we did not warn him. Our team headed to Pittsburgh with confidence and a roster choke full of guys with "A" level experience. We leveled the competition and cruised to the championship.

Today, every player on that team can reach back to that season for an easy smile. I am still very proud of that group, a perfect mix of leadership, talent, and confidence.

There is an old saying that you can't teach old dogs new tricks. I have a better one. A few old dogs can teach the younger ones all kinds of new tricks.

Carry on with your summer boys.

Stephen Heisler has spent a lifetime in the game of hockey. Stephen is also working as a consultant with individual teams, coaches, and players with the Heisler Hockey Group. When not on the road, Stephen and his family spend most of their time at home in Orlando, Florida.

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From the outside, the couple seemed to have a bright future together. But a gunshot shattered that facade onMarch 10, 2007 in Knoxville, Tennessee. Just after 9 p.m. a 911 dispatcher received a call from 31-year-old Eric McLean, who said he had an intruder in his house. The dispatcher asked if he wanted to speak to an officer. But Eric changed his mind claiming that the intruder was now leaving.

Less than five minutes later, a second call was placed to 911 from the same house. This time it was Erics wife, 29-year-old Erin McLean.

My husband just killed someone, she said, according to Snapped on Oxygen.

The dispatcher asked if her husband was there with her.

No, but the... the bodys here.

Erin met Eric at a coffee house in 1994. Eric was a freshman at the University of Tennessee. When he wasnt in class, he played in a local rock band. Erin was a junior in high school. The two immediately hit it off.

I just really, fell in love with her.

After Erin graduated from high school, the pair moved in together. Within a few months, they were able to buy modest home in North Knoxville, Tennessee.

Financially it was extremely tight, but it didnt really matter that much we had a lot of fun together and we were able to get by and have a good time, said Eric.

The pair married in 1996. They had two sons together.

But being a full-time mom wasnt the long-term goal for Erin. Eric put his own education on hold and took on extra jobs so that Erin could go back to school. A top-notch student, Erin graduated with honors in 2002 and quickly followed up by earning a Masters Degree in Literature. In 2006, she re-enrolled in school to earn a second Masters in Education.She was hoping to get a Ph.D. and become a college professor. But first, Erin had to go back to high school as an intern, part of her training to get a graduate degree. During her internship, Erin met a smart but rebellious 17-year-old boy named Sean Powell. He had a troubled past and was an aspiring artist. He began confiding in Erin, who was then 28.

She started tutoring him because she said he was going to fail school if she didnt, Eric said. He said he ended up taking care of the kids most of the time while Erin was working her internship and tutoring Sean. Eric was also back in school, which he was juggling in between delivering pizzas and playing in his band. This left little romantic time for Eric and Erin, which allegedly bred resentment from Erin.

It was almost like she was regressing back to her teenager kind of emotions. She just stopped talking to me all together in November. It was like there was no communication at all, said Eric.

Well, at least no communication with Eric. Erin was spending her time communicating a lot with someone else: Sean.

I would come home and find you know the phone on the floor and the sleeping bag on the floor whered she been up you know all night talking to him on the phone, Eric said.

Sean got suspended from school after being caught with alcohol and was sent to a rehab facility. He turned 18, left school, and soon moved in with the McLeans. Eric, who didn't suspect an affair, put Sean up in his bands practice studio at Erins request, thinking that the favor could help out their relationship. Eric even befriended the troubled teen. They all hung out together. Sean would watch movies with the kids. Sean may have watched G-rated movies with the children, but he was having an X-rated experience with their mom. It got to the point where Erin and Sean walked into a club where Eric and a band mate were watching a performance, and Erin was openly hanging all over Sean, sticking her tongue in his ear.

Just one week before the shooting, Eric walked in on Erin and Sean having sex.

I said, you know, I should have known that you didnt care about me at all thats basically all I said to her and she didnt even care, Eric said.

On the night of the shooting, Sean Powell drove up to McLean house. Eric told him to leave, that he wasnt welcome there anymore.

He just ignored me, walked right down my sidewalk and walked right into the house, Eric said.

According to Eric, he immediately called 911, only to hang up once it looked like Sean was starting to leave. But, Sean didnt fully leave. Eric claimed that Sean and Erin began taunting him.

They were making fun of me for calling 911 like I couldnt even get him out of my house on my own like Im just a big [expletive] or something.

Erin allegedly began telling Eric that Sean was twice the man he was. She allegedly told Eric that she didnt want the kids to grow up like him. She then threatened to leave and take the children with her.

Thats when Eric got the rifle. He claimed that he just wanted to scare Sean. But, Sean wasnt scared. In fact, he laughed and allegedly said something along the lines of, Hey, in two weeks theyll be calling me daddy.

Then, according to Eric, Sean had lunged forward and grabbed at the gun. And, thats when the gun went off. At least thats what Eric later said on the stand. But when Eric turned himself in to police after the shooting, he didnt mention anything about Sean lunging for the gun. The contradiction was brought up in court.

The news got hold of the shooting and the salacious scandal, and it made national headlines. Despite being negatively portrayed in the media, Erin wasnt charged with any crime. There was no evidence shed had a sexual relationship with Sean until after hed turned 18. Erin packed her bags and headed west with her two boys. She hid out at her mothers home in Nashville. A few days after the shooting, Erin attempted suicide. She took a bunch of pills and locked herself in a bathroom. 911 was called and she was brought from her mothers house to a hospital where she was diagnosed with PTSD, put on medication and started therapy.

Shifting the blame for Seans death to Erin was Erics only chance at not going to jail for murder. The fact that Erin had an affair with her former student more than ten years her junior would give Erics attorneys plenty of ammo.In a taped interview aired on the Today Show, Eric came across as a heartbroken man driven to desperate ends by his wifes betrayal.

Matt Lauer: Why not leave her?

Eric: I know, I just couldnt leave her.

Matt Lauer: Explain that. Why not?

Eric: Cause I love her [sobs].

Erin soon resurfaced in the news after a story broke that she had gone back into teaching. She had used her maiden name to get hired at a private school. Several parents accused Erin of inappropriate behavior at that school: allegations of her inviting boys over, and giving them alcohol. Once those allegations broke, Erin left her kids with her mom and checked herself into a mental health facility in Nashville. Two days later, Eric filed for divorce. He also, despite having a murder trial only months away, requested custody of his two sons. The week after Eric filed for divorce, Erin left the mental hospital, snuck into her mothers house, and grabbed the kids. Her sister called 911.

My sister has taken her children and shes completely unstable and shes a harm to her herself and to her children. Shes not supposed to have them. DCS has put her kids with my mom.

Erin and the kids disappeared, and began traveling around with a man Erin met at the mental hospital. She didnt show up for the divorce hearing. Erin didnt know there was a divorce pending. She was living in and out of hotels with her friend from the mental hospital along with her kids. The judge ordered the McLean children to be placed in protective custody and granted Eric visitation rights. Eric got what he asked for: the property, the house, and fifty-fifty time with the boys.

Erin was not asked to testify during Erics 2008 murder trial.

The prosecution said in court, Look, youre not going to like her. We dont like her. Shes, you know, a bad woman she had an affair with a student. They claimed that Eric was aware of the relationship between his wife and Sean. The prosecution alleged they were in an open relationship, and that Eric just got jealous. They also pointed out that it looked like Sean had a defensive wound, which meant he may have died trying to defend himself. Additionally, it was Erics contradictory confession was brought up. When he turned himself in at the police station he didnt mention that Sean reached for the gun or that the gun went off by accident, like Eric claimed in court.

But, the jury believed Eric.

He was found not guilty on all murder charges and on voluntary manslaughter charges. He was found guilty of reckless homicide and was sentenced to a mere ninety days in jail, with credit for time served.

I dont believe that any of us believed that he intentionally went out there to kill Sean Powell, said juror Chris Rowher.

Erin actually ended up spending more time in prison. A judge sentenced Erin to 95 days in jail for contempt. The sentence was five days more than Eric had received for shooting Sean, a fact that left both the Powell family and Erins attorneys pretty upset. Eric was released early with credit for time served. He is appealing his 12-year probation sentence. He has been awarded primary custody of the children. Erin is currently out on bond and is also appealing her sentence. Sean Powells family has set up a memorial in his name with Childhelp Childrens Center of East Tennessee.

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January 21, 2005: Police in East Moline, Illinois, got a call from a man named Tony Reynolds. His daughter Adrianne was missing. According to Adriannes father, the 16-year-old hadnt come home after school that afternoon, or shown up for her after-school job at a local fast-food restaurant.

He told Snapped on Oxygen: I knew immediately something was wrong, because she didnt go to work. She loved going to work. Shed get ready an hour before she was supposed to be there. Her boss said she would never miss work. She was a dependable kid.

Adrianne Reynolds had recently moved up to Illinois from Texas, just a couple months earlier. Her classmates, Cory Gregory and Sarah Kolb, were the last ones to be seen with her.

Like Adrienne, Sarah Kolb knew what it was like to be the new kid in town. She was born into a military family that traveled all over the world. Sarah was trying to find her identity, and she found solace in the horror-themed hip-hop group called the Insane Clown Posse. She and Cory met and become friends a year earlier, after meeting at a local mall and sharing a joint. They were inseparable. It was common knowledge that Cory had a crush on Sarah but Sarah was more into girls. Sarah and Cory started hanging out with the local group of Juggalos and after years of feeling like an outcast, Sarah finally felt like she fit in. She became the groups leader, the alpha female. She was the one who called the shots.

Then Adrienne Reynolds showed up.Adrianne had grown up fast. She was smoking pot almost daily as a youth and she went into treatment for crystal meth as a young teen. In November of 2004, two months after her sixteenth birthday, she was sent to Illinois to live with her father. The first time Sarah laid eyes on Adrianne, she told a friend, Look at her. Shes hot.

The feeling was mutual. They two teens wanted to date each other.

After a few weeks of flirtatious note passing, the girls went off to a party together. Adrianne got romantic, but not with Sarah. Adrianne left the party for a few hours, and when she came back she allegedly told Sarah that she had slept with two guys she met at the party. After that confession, Sarah decided that she didnt want to date Adrianne anymore but Adrianne wasnt ready to give up. She began pursuing Sarah and wrote her letters stating, Oh, I really like you. Give me a second chance.

Sarah began telling everyone that she was going to kick Adriannes ass.For weeks, the teens went back and forth. Adrianne would write notes to Sarah asking, Why do you hate me? Why do you hate me so much? Why are you telling everybody you want to kick my ass?

After that party Sarah just thought that she was, she felt threatened by her I guess, like she thought that she was gonna take all of her friends, leave her all alone, said Jonathan Polanchek, a friend of Adriannes.

On January 21, 2005, Sarah finally talked to Adrienne in the school hallway, asking her to lunch. They headed off to Taco Bell and Adrianne was never seen again.

That evening, Tony Reynolds called the East Moline Illinois police to report Adrianne missing. Based on what Adriannes father and stepmother told them about Adrianne's life, police initially thought the teen had just run away from home. But she had left her paycheck and all her clothes behind.

Police were soon given the names of Sarah Kolb and Cory Gregory. An officer called Sarah. She told the officer that after lunch, she had dropped Adrianne off at McDonalds, at Adriannes request.

If you do hear anything, I would appreciate it if you would call me and let me know, Sarah told police.

Police also called Cory. He said he was with the girls, and that they had gotten into a disagreement over something on the way to Taco Bell.

Police called Sarah again. She explained that the argument in the car was over a letter that Adrianne had written to Cory.

She had been hanging out with my friend who likes me and I like him, but she likes him and we got into an argument about that because she wouldnt leave him alone," Sarah said over the phone.

Sarah was soon interviewed in an interrogation room at the police station. She said that she and Adrianne had argued, got into a punching match and then parted ways. Police asked if Adrianne was in good condition when Sarah left, and Sarah replied yes.

Corys family began noticing that something was bothering the teen. He was unable to sleep for days. Guilt was eating away at him.

Four days after Adriannes disappearance, Corys father called police and said his son wanted to talk.

Cory told police that Sarah had been angry when she drove to Taco Bell that Friday. He said that Sarah was mad at Adrianne because Sarah did not want Adrianne to hang out with her friends anymore, especially her best friend Cory. Cory said that when Adrianne had started writing him notes, Sarah decided she needed to put her foot down. But Adrianne wasnt having it. The two teens started punching and choking each other. Cory told police that he stayed completely out of the fight, that he was mostly looking out the car window during the altercation. When Cory claimed he decided to intervene, the fight was over. Sarah had locked Adrianne into a chokehold. Adrianne was blue in the face. Cory said she was dead at that point.Cory claimed Sarah then came up with a body disposal plan. He said they drove out to Sarahs house, where she picked up a gas can out of the garage. Then the duo drove to Sarahs grandparents farm. Cory told detectives that they had driven to a secluded spot in the woods on the back of the property. Then, Cory said he waited in the car while Sarah tried to dispose of Adriannes body: he said Sarah took the body out of the trunk all by herself and dragged it over to an area, put a tarp on the body before pouring gas on it, and lit Adrianne on fire. The body burned, according to Cory, but not as much as Sarah hoped. Sarah allegedly lit her on fire, poured more gas on her -- at least three or four different times. Then, the pair decided to sleep on it and brainstorm how to get rid of the body. Cory told the detectives that he helped cover the charred body with brush.

Sarah dropped Cory off at his house and then she went home. On Saturday, Sarah had to work. It wasnt until Sunday that he and Sarah came back to the farm -- with a saw. Adriannes head and hands were cut off because they are identifying pieces of the body. Cory claimed Sarah dismembered Adrianne before leaving Adriannes torso and legs in a ravine on the farm. They then took the head and the arms in a trash bag and drove out to Black Hawk State Park where Sarah dumped Adriannes remains along a trail, at the bottom of a storm sewer.

Police, Cory and his lawyers went to the state park and Cory led detectives to the manhole. In it, a black plastic garbage bag with Adriannes head and the arms.

The next day, Sarah was taken into custody. She refused to do another interview or give a statement. Both of the teenagers were charged with first-degree murder.

17-year-old Sarah Kolbs murder trial began on Halloween 2005. In its open, the defense went after Cory, claiming that the statement he gave the police was a cover-up. The defense stated that Cory was the real killer. To prove that Sarah was the one behind Adriannes death, the prosecution showed the jury Sarahs personal journals. In one entry, Sarah wrote, I want to [expletive] kill her. Classmate Nathan Gaudet was called to the stand by the prosecution. He said that Sarah didnt cut up Adriannes body. He did.

Nathan said that on the Sunday after Adrianne went missing, Sarah and Cory had called him to ask if he wanted to see something cool. He testified that they asked, Hey Nate, you wanna come see a dead body?

Nathan told jurors that he brought over a saw and helped Sarah and Cory dismember Adriannes body. They took the head and the arms in a trash bag, threw it in the trunk of their car, and stopped at the McDonalds drive-thru to eat before going to the park. Nathan said he did it out of loyalty.

I thought I was just helping a couple of friends out.

He said that Sarah and Cory were laughing at the corpse, telling Adrianne that she deserved what she got for being promiscuous.

In court, Sarah admitted that she and Adrianne had fought in the Taco Bell parking lot, but said that it was Cory who killed her. She said that she didnt have the strength in her hands to strangle somebody. Sarah was emotionless as she described the death.

The jury just couldnt decided. The trial ended in a hung jury.

So, Sarah went on trial a second time. This time, the defense made a dramatic change. They didnt call Sarah to the stand.

I dont think anyone expected during the first trial she would be so cold and so emotionless and that probably hurt her, said Nicol Lally, a reporter who covered the trials.

On February 22nd, the jury found Sarah Kolb guilty of murder. She was sentenced to 48 years for murder, to be served without parole. She also received five additional years for concealing a homicide. Sarah Kolb said at her sentencing that she felt nothing as Adrianne died.

She was cold, very cold for 16, said Tony Reynolds.

Sarah has exhausted her appeals. When released from prison, she will be at least 66 years old. Cory pled guilty to one count of first-degree murder, and was sentenced to 45 years in prison. Nathan Gaudet served three years for concealing a homicide.

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