Tag: Veronica Youngblood

Mother, Convicted of Killing Daughters in Revenge Against Ex-Husband, Sentenced to 78 Years in Prison

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A Virginia woman convicted of killing her two daughters in revenge against her ex-husband was sentenced Friday to 78 years in prison. Veronica Youngblood, 38, was found guilty in March of feeding melatonin gummies to Sharon Castro, 15, and Brooklynn Youngblood, 5, and then shooting them in their apartment in McLean in 2018, as CrimeOnline …

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March 27, 2023

Virginia Mom Convicted of Fatally Shooting Her 2 Daughters in Revenge Against Ex-Husband

A Virginia jury last week rejected a mother’s insanity defense and convicted her of killing her two daughters in a case prosecutors said went “well beyond merely having a mental illness.” Veronica Youngblood, 37, shot 15-year-old Sharon Castro and 5-year-old Brooklynn Youngblood on August 5, 2018, then called her ex-husband to tell him she’d killed …