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The woman accused of killingArkansas State Senator Linda Collins-Smithis facing new charges for allegedly trying to hire someone to kill the slain senator’s ex-husband and his new wife.
Collins-Smith was found dead at her home in Pocahontas, about 145 miles northeast of Little Rock, last June 4. Her body had been wrapped in a blanket. One of her best friends, 49-year-old Rebecca Lynn O’Donnell,was later arrestedand charged with capital murder, abuse of a corpse and tampering with evidence.
Now, prosecutors allege O’Donnell tried to hire two female inmates to kill Collins-Smith’s ex-husband and his new wife while in jail.
Linda Collins-Smith.Linda Collins Smith/Twitter
According to the probable cause affidavit, O’Donnell allegedly told two female inmates they would be paid with gold and silver that the ex — a former state judge — had in his home.
The inmate also alleged that O’Donnell wanted them to blow up her vehicle in order to destroy any incriminating evidence that might be inside.
The affidavit alleges that the women were also instructed to kill the ex’s new wife. They were allegedly told to “shoot or hang” Smith and were “supposed to pack a bag so it looks like [the wife] was in the process of leaving him.”
Linda Collins and Rebecca O’Donnell.Facebook
O’Donnell faces the death penalty if convicted of killing Collins-Smith. She has pleaded not guilty, and is being held without bond on the original charges. An arraignment on the new charges has not been scheduled.
Her attorney, Lee Short, did not immediately return a call for comment, but told ABC News that it is common for inmates to come up with stories to better their lives in prison.
source: people.com
