Gudrun Linda Casper-Leinenkugel is accused of killing her 32-year-old daughter, Leela Jean Livis, as well as a man identified as Michael Schmidt, in 2007
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- Prosecutors will not pursue the death penalty against a North Carolina woman who is accused of poisoning the drinks of at least four people and killing two of them
- Gudrun Linda Casper-Leinenkugel has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder, two counts of attempted first-degree murder and three counts of distribution of certain food or beverage
- She is accused of killing her 32-year-old daughter, Leela Jean Livis, as well as a man identified as Michael Schmidt, in 2007
Prosecutors will not pursue the death penalty against a North Carolina woman who is accused of poisoning the drinks of at least four people and killing two of them, including her daughter.
During a court hearing in Henderson County on Thursday, Feb. 26, Assistant District Attorney John Douglas Mundy said that Gudrun Linda Casper-Leinenkugel’s trial would proceed as noncapital, per the Asheville Citizen Times and WLOS.
The hearing, a Rule 24 hearing, is required for all cases involving charges that are eligible for the death penalty, the Citizen Times reported…