GUILTY Conviction FL - Timothy Lloyd Smith, 59, violently murdered in his Citrus Park home, March 25 2023 *reward*

[PayrollNerd]

Timothy Smith death: Husband arrested months after man found dead in Marion County home, officials say

A Florida man has been arrested in the suspected murder of his husband, according to the Marion County Sheriff's Office.

www.fox35orlando.com

Just sickening how violent he was to a partner he allegedly loved.

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MCSO said previously that Swilley's daughter was considered a person of interest in the case. Her status is unclear. After providing a preliminary statement after Smith's death, she declined to speak further with detectives, MCSO said in an August Facebook post.

 

[NervousNellie]

I'm so glad to see Tim get justice, or at least the beginning of it. I didn't see a motive mentioned in the article I read. Surely it wasn't merely for $330 in life insurance?

 

[PayrollNerd]

Another source:

Florida man who raised thousands on GoFundMe is accused of killing husband, faking crime scene

Timothy Smith had 30 times more than the “normal therapeutic dose” of diphenhydramine, an ingredient found in Benadryl, and signs of blunt force trauma.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[PayrollNerd]

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[PayrollNerd]

Look at this post on Facebook

Fla. Man Accused of Strangling His Husband for Insurance Money: He 'Was Void of Any Sadness,' Say Police

When discovered, Smith was undressed from the waist down and had a dark ligature mark around his neck and blunt force trauma to his face and genitals, the affidavit states, and he had suffered a fracture to his cervical spine during the attack. Police also say that a toxicology report revealed that he was dosed with 30 times the recommended amount of diphenhydramine, the active ingredient in Benadryl.

 

[Cedars]

Fla. Man Accused of Strangling His Husband for Insurance Money: He 'Was Void of Any Sadness,' Say Police

IMO, that headline is misleading. At the end of the story it states Tim's partner was abusive and Tim was in the process of leaving him.

So, IMO, yet another case of the murder of a domestic violence victim who had decided to leave.

JMO

 

[borndem]

"If only..."
How many times do we and others say, or think, or hear that?
Smith was in the process of separating from his partner.
It's good to hear there is a suspect -- he is in lots of trouble, but it won't bring Smith back.
Oh, how sad, how sad.

 

[PayrollNerd]

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[Smelly Squirrel]

The trial has begun.

Attorneys give opening statements in trial against Ocala man accused of murdering his husband

The trial for a man accused of killing his husband and trying to cover it up is underway in Marion County

www.wcjb.com

 

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[Smelly Squirrel]

They held closing statements earlier today and jury deliberations have begun.

 

[Smelly Squirrel]

Guilty verdict.

 

[PayrollNerd]

Live updates: Ocala jury finds man guilty of murdering his husband

Stay tuned here for live updates on Sept. 19 as the trial of Herbert Swilley, accused of killing his husband, draws to a close.

www.ocala.com

Circuit Judge Robert Hodges has sentenced Swilley to life in prison. The defense says it plans to appeal.

 

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Stooped so low to involve his child to fix his mess. Sicko.

Herbert Swilley's daughter testifies father told her to lie

Jordan Swilley testified that her father told her to lie about his whereabouts and later directed her to help discard Tim Smith's belongings.

www.courttv.com

 

[Snoopster]

I found it telling that his own daughter testified against him. Unfortunately the defense tried to put the killer's daughter out there as a possible suspect. I'm so sad for what this young woman has had to go through. She lost her step-father, who she clearly loved, and now she's lost her father.

The defendant showed absolutely no emotion when the guilty verdict was read. He also didn't show any emotion when his daughter was testifying. He's a monster.

I found it surprising that during the short break between the verdict being read and the victim statements, the defendant was changed from a business suit to orange and white prison attire! Has anyone seen that before?

As an aside, I noticed that they didn't mute the jury's names when mentioned in court. I am so disappointed with this.
We often see jurists referred to and "jurist #1", etc. Not in this case.

 

[Smelly Squirrel]

Stooped so low to involve his child to fix his mess. Sicko.

Herbert Swilley's daughter testifies father told her to lie

Jordan Swilley testified that her father told her to lie about his whereabouts and later directed her to help discard Tim Smith's belongings.

www.courttv.com

Nice to see someone go against their killer parent for a change.