Beauty Queen’s Death Plot Trial Closes
A beauty queen is guilty only of “foolishness and stupidity” and did not plot the death of her pregnant romantic rival and the woman’s family, a defense lawyer said Monday in closing arguments.
Jurors deliberated the fate of Tracy Lippard, 23, for six hours Monday in Greenbrier County Circuit Court. They were scheduled to resume today.
Lippard is charged with three counts of attempted murder and battery, as well as some misdemeanors. If convicted of all charges, she faces up to 30 years in prison.
Defense lawyer Paul Detch said Lippard was upset because her ex-boyfriend didn’t attend the Miss Williamsburg pageant, when she transferred her crown.
“I ask that you be kind to Tracy,” Detch said. “My client is guilty of foolishness and stupidity . . . but I submit she is a kind person.”
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