Christopher was arrested in 2004 for unrelated charges, and in 2005 christine confessed to her husband during a murder anniversary retrospective that she had been the one to kill them. In 2006, a friend christine had confessed to called in a tip that resulted in warrants for both christine and christopher. Christopher committed suicide after learning of the warrant. In 2008, christine was sentenced to life in prison for the murders of adelbert, rachael, marcus, and tiffany.
Christine Paolilla, right, and her boyfriend at the time of the murders, Christopher Snider, left. On July 18, 2003, Christine and her boyfriend Christopher Snider went to Tiffany's home in Clear Lake City, Texas, and murdered Tiffany, Rachael, and two other friends in cold blood. Why would a young girl-who had already experienced such a deep loss-commit such a brutal act? Especially upon the two people she seemingly cared about most. By the time she entered high school, Christine had suffered the sudden death of her father and was diagnosed with alopecia--an irreversible disease that caused her to lose her hair, eyebrows, and eyelashes.
He said Snider killed Precella and Sanchez, and Paolilla shot the two girls. "Their intention ... that day was not for anyone to be murdered," Rott said. "Their intentions that day were to hang out and do drugs." Rott, who was not married to Paolilla at the time of the killings, shared with the Chronicle previously unpublicized details of what he said his wife told him happened that day.
Rott testified that appellant admitted to beating Koloroutis with her gun until she was dead. Two eyewitnesses placed appellant at the scene of the crime. Michelle and Craig Lackner lived next door to Tiffany Rowell. The Lackners testified that on the day of the offense, they both observed a young man and seekers crime woman casually walk down the street and approach Rowell's house. In court, the Lackners identified appellant as the girl they had witnessed. They denied seeing her with a gun, but they each said that she was carrying a purse.
Using a six-person photo spread, the Lackners also identified Snider as the accompanying male. Dr. Glass also described the drug treatment appellant received following her arrest. He said that six milligrams of morphine was a significant dosage normally reserved for intense pain, similar to the type of pain experienced by an adult male during a heart attack.
Creager v. State, 952 S.W.2d 852, 855 (Tex.Crim.App.1997). Of principal concern are the characteristics of the accused and the details of the interrogation. Although relevant, evidence of intoxication does not necessarily render a statement involuntary. Jones v. State, 944 S.W.2d 642, 651 (Tex.Crim.App.1996); King v. State, 585 S.W.2d 720, 722 (Tex.Crim.App. [Panel Op.] 1979). Sergeant Breck C. McDaniel conducted the video-taped interview in Houston. He testified to having thirteen years of experience with the Houston Police Department.