Pornographer’s Widow Denies Guilt in Killing
The widow of slain pornographer Theodore J. Snyder and the man she is accused of hiring to kill him pleaded not guilty Thursday to first-degree murder charges.
Sharon Snyder, 39, of Woodland Hills denied offering Victor Diaz, 47, $20,000 to kill her husband so she could gain control of his assets. Theodore Snyder was a flamboyant figure in the pornography world whose body was discovered near his parked car on a Northridge Street on Aug. 1. Authorities said Diaz was the Snyders’ cocaine supplier for the two years before the killing.
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