Episode 406: Sydney Powell and the Murder of Brenda Powell

When 19 year old Sydney Powell was charged with her mother Brenda’s 2020 murder, she pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. Investigators believed Sydney had beaten and stabbed her mother to death to prevent her from finding out the truth of Sydney being suspended from her university. But Sydney’s defense claimed she had a psychotic break. Sydney’s fate and guilt remains up in the air as her original conviction was overturned and prosecutors are asking the Supreme Court to reinstate the conviction.

Sources for this episode:

https://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/rod/docs/pdf/9/2024/2024-Ohio-6013.pdf

https://www.foxnews.com/us/ohio-woman-killed-mom-frying-pan-knife-bad-grades

https://fox8.com/news/akron-woman-sentenced-for-brutally-murdering-her-mother/

https://fox8.com/news/appeals-court-overturns-conviction-of-akron-woman-who-brutally-killed-mother/

https://lawandcrime.com/crime/prosecutors-turn-to-state-supreme-court-after-woman-who-beat-mom-with-iron-skillet-and-stabbed-her-dozens-of-times-to-conceal-college-suspension-had-murder-conviction-overturned/

https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/courts/2024/12/26/sydney-powell-case-stabbing-death-mother-ohio-appeals-court-overturns-murder-conviction/77238467007/

https://www.courttv.com/news/sydney-powell-convicted-of-moms-brutal-murder-wins-new-trial/

https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/local/akron/sydney-powell-appeals-court-reverses-conviction-2020-murder-mother-akron/95-0f69b07e-4869-4d5e-b25a-ecc3bad80c07

https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/local/summit-county/summit-county-prosecutor-ohio-supreme-court-sydney-powell-murder-conviction-appeal/95-e98cf0fc-a531-4c10-9b92-f8a158b97e1b

Law&Crime

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/ohio/name/brenda-powell-obituary?id=11975109