WARWICK, R.I. (WPRI) — The Warwick woman accused of illegally providing the gun used in a murder-suicide more than two years ago has accepted a plea deal.
Heather Costa, 39, pleaded no contest Friday to false information when securing a firearm or license and illegal sale of a concealable weapon.
Costa admitted in Kent County Superior Court that she bought a Glock 17 pistol for 24-year-old Austin Amaral back in January 2023.
TARGET 12: RI woman arrested for illegally providing gun used in Mass. murder-suicide
Amaral went on to shoot 24-year-old Loren Marino to death with that pistol inside her Haverhill apartment the following year. He then turned the gun on himself, and their bodies were later discovered by a neighbor…