HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — A homeless North Carolina woman charged with murder was found not guilty by reason of insanity after a judge reviewed her lengthy psychiatric history.
In July 2023, Amber Nelson was arrested and charged after the body of Patricia Moniz, an 82-year-old Henderson County woman, was discovered. Multiple sources close to the investigation confirmed shortly after Moniz’s death that Nelson is homeless and Moniz had been letting her sleep in her home.
Authorities said that at the time of her arrest, Nelson had a long record, including charges of assault with a deadly weapon and theft…