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Michele Marie MacNeill, née Somers, (born January 15, 1957) was an American murder victim. Michele was married for nearly 30 years to physician Martin MacNeill and was the mother of eight children. She died in Pleasant Grove, Utah on April 11, 2007 following recovery from cosmetic surgery performed eight days earlier. At her husband's request, the operating surgeon prescribed four medicines for Michele's recovery; two of the drugs, Diazepam and Oxycodone, would not normally be prescribed to his patients. Michele had been concerned during her recovery that Martin was having an affair and that she had been given medication by him inappropriately. Her daughter Alexis, a medical student at that time, then took responsibility for giving Michele her medicine. Michele recovered sufficiently for Alexis return to school and Michele died the following day. Initially, police and autopsy reports concluded that Michele died of cardiovascular disease, but after being pressed to review of the toxicology report, the state's chief medical examiner found that the combination of medicines in her body could have contributed to cardiac death. During the trial, which began, on October 17, 2013, Chief Prosecutor Chad Grunander stated: "'It was an almost perfect murder, () pumped her full of drugs' that he knew would be difficult to detect once she was dead."〔 Martin MacNeill was convicted of Michele's murder and obstruction of justice in a widely publicized case involving marital infidelity, sexual abuse, and outward religious devotion. ==Personal life== Michele Marie Somers was the daughter of Milton and Helen Somers and born in 1957. Michele grew up in Concord, California, where she played violin, acted, and was a cheerleader and homecoming queen. She was a straight-A student and an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.〔 Michele was an exchange student in Switzerland, a model, and Miss Concord in 1976.〔 Michele met Martin MacNeill (born February 1, 1956)〔 at a young-adult activity of the LDS Church.〔 Martin had joined the military in 1973 at the age of 17.〔 He was placed on disability leave for mental health reasons in 1975 and received Veterans benefits for years.〔 Michele eloped with Martin and the couple was married on February 21, 1978.〔 Four months after the marriage, Martin served a six-month jail sentence for forgery, theft and fraud.〔 In 2007, the MacNeill family lived in a gated community in Pleasant Grove, Utah〔 and were members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.〔 Michele was the mother of eight children, Rachel, Vanessa, Alexis, Damian, Giselle, Elle, Sabrina, and Ada, four of whom were supposedly adopted from Ukraine.〔〔〔 However, although Ada MacNeill was adopted by Michele and Martin, Ada is actually the daughter of Vanessa MacNeill, and Michele and Martin's biological granddaughter.〔 Martin MacNeill was the medical director of Utah State Development Center.〔 Martin claimed to have been a tithe-paying member of and bishop in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints although news sources have not provided any support for his claim.〔〔〔〔〔 He was formerly a physician from Pleasant Grove, Utah, served in the military, and received his law degree,〔 but, he did not practice law.〔 He was reputedly dissatisfied with his marriage, made statements about wanting a divorce and had extramarital affairs, including a relationship with Gypsy Willis before and after the death of his wife, Michele.〔〔 Martin and Michele were married for 29 years, 2 months, and 10 days at the time of Michele's death.〔〔〔 On January 16, 2010, MacNeill's 24-year-old son Damian Alexander MacNeill committed suicide. He was a law student at New York Law School at the time of his death.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Damian MacNeill LinkedIn Profile )〕 Prior to Damian's death, the Utah County Attorney's Office sent a letter to New York Law School stating that "()nvestigators in the Utah County Attorney's Office deemed him () to be a very dangerous individual who possessed homicidal impulses and discussed the 'joys of killing'" and that "Damian was present in Pleasant Grove on the date of his mother's death." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Murder of Michele MacNeill」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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