People Who Killed Out Of Jealousy

Gertrude Baniszewski, now infamous for a brutal murder case.Gertrude Baniszewski viciously tortured and murdered 16-year-old Sylvia Liken in 1965.Liken and her younger sister lived with Baniszewski for months after their parents worked at a traveling carnival.

Baniszewski developed a dislike for Sylvia, repeatedly accusing her of loose morals and sex work. Gertrude abused Sylvia physically and emotionally, making her teenaged children and other neighborhood kids watch. Gertrude beat, burned Sylvia with cigarettes and matches, cut her, starved her, and sexually abused her. When Sylvia nearly died, Gertrude planned to blame a neighborhood gang. With a neighbor boy's help, Gertrude carved "I am a prostitute and proud of it" into Sylvia's stomach. Police found evidence of the abuse and arrested Gertrude. Sylvia died from brain swelling, internal brain bleeding, and shock from severe skin damage. She also suffered from extreme malnutrition.

Many people theorize about Baniszewski's reason for brutalizing Liken. Attorney Forrest Bowman, Jr., who defended two boys in the crime, said of Gertrude,Said of Gertrude."She had a miserable life. What I think this was about was jealousy." Bowman published the book in 2014.Sylvia: The Likens TrialGertrude Baniszewski got parole after twenty years in prison. She died in 1990.

About a week before the 2006 murder, Clottermans stayed at Somers's couch. There, she overheard Van Doren and Somers in his room, spying on Van Doren's parachute.Clottermans tampered with the release strings because the parachute was within reach. The following week, when the trio went skydiving together, Van Doren fell to her death. Clottermans was sentenced to thirty years, but she can get parole after ten years.Belgian woman Els Clottermans killed her skydiving partner and love rival, Els Van Doren. Clottermans and Van Doren met and loved the young, handsome Dutchman Marcel Somers at their parachute club in Zwartberg. Van Doren, thirty-eight and married, and both women started sleeping with twenty-five-year-old Somers on a set schedule: Clottermans on Fridays, Van Doren on Saturdays.

About a week before the 2006 murder, Clottermans stayed on Somers's couch. There, she overheard Van Doren and Somers in his bedroom while spying on Van Doren's parachute.Clottermans tampered with the release strings, putting them within reach. The following week, the trio went skydiving together. Van Doren fell to her death. Clottermans can get parole after ten years.Van Doren got thirty years in prison. Clottermans is eligible for parole after ten years.

When the sixty-year-old businesswomanSadie HartleySarah Williams got back with her old boyfriend Ian Johnston. She did not know the jealousy she started.Sarah Williams ignited the jealousy rivalry.Sarah Williams, aged 35, slept with Johnston while he was single and seemed obsessed. The pair kept talking through occasional sexting after he rejoined Hartley.

Williams faced a roadblock: Hartley. She enlisted her friend, Katrina Walsh, to plan the murder. The two women plotted to kill Hartley for over a year. Walsh kept meticulous records of the plans in her diary. In January 2016, Williams tested the plan with a fake flower delivery. Then, Williams entered Hartley's home. She used a cattle prod to stun Hartley, stabbing her 41 times to death.

The two women were caught soon after their planning ended. Both received life sentences for murder.

Melanie Smith was in 2013.Melanie Smith was convicted of five counts of murder.Her adult children branded Melanie Smith as "the most evil woman in Britain"."the most evil woman in Britain"Smith set fire to her flat building, killing the upstairs residents after she grew jealous and resentful of her upstairs neighbor Lee Anna Shiers and her happy relationship with partner Liam Timbrell, especially because of Smith's messy relationship with her own boyfriend whom she often suspected of cheating.

After hearing Shiers and Timbrell having sex one night, Smith got angry and set the pram Shiers left in the hallway on fire. That fire killed Shiers and Timbrell, plus her young son, nephew, and niece who stayed with her that night. A judge sentenced Smith to 30 years.

Christine Paolilla had a tough childhood. Her father died when she was two. This made her mother struggle with drug addiction and send Christine to live with her grandparents. Plus, Christine had alopecia, a hair-loss condition, leaving her bullied at school.Paolilla blamed Snider, who committed suicide, for her actions. Investigators think Paolilla was very jealous of the beautiful, popular young women who should have been her best friends. Paolilla never had it easy, but her friends seemed to have the qualities she wanted. Paolilla was sentenced to 40 years in prison in 2012.

In her junior year at Houston's Clear Lake High School, Paolilla befriended popular girls Rachael Koloroutis and Tiffany Rowell. Her new friendships earned Paolilla the "Most Irresistible" vote. However, Koloroutis and Rowell were shot at close range and killed in 2003, along with a cousin and boyfriend. Investigators took three years to link the murders to then-17-year-old Paolilla and her boyfriend Chris Snider, thanks to a tip.

Paolilla now blames Snider, who committed suicide. Investigators think she was very jealous of the beautiful and popular young women who should have been her best friends. Paolilla wanted the qualities her friends seemed to have easily.In 2012, Paolilla received a 40-year prison sentence.

In the summer of 2009, 20-year-old Samantha "Shelley" Nance seemed to have everything going right. She left her hometown of Italy, TX, toattendthe Art Institute of Dallas and dated her first boyfriend, Nathan Shuck. Even though their relationship was short and innocent (they held hands once), it was enough to send Shuck's roommate, Daniel Willyam, into ajealous spiralWillyam, a former Navy pastry chef eight years older than Shuck, became obsessed with his roommate and felt jealous of the new woman in his life.

Envious, Willyam went to Nance's apartment knowing she would be alone. He stabbed her 42 times in her bed. Willyam received life in prison with parole eligibility after serving 30 years.

Tiana Browne was not jealous of her cousin. She was jealous of her cousin's sneakers, electronics, and school success. Family members believe this is why they think so.Tiana Browne stabbed 16-year-old Shannon Braithwaite.She stabbed her 49 times before ripping the shoes off her feet.

Her defense claimed a classmate raped her days before the murder. She also claimed she suffered from a psychological disorder. The jury still found Browne guilty, and the judge sentenced her.The judge sentenced her to 15 years to life, the maximum sentence for a juvenile.Juvenile maximum sentence is 15 years to life.

John Ruetten and Sherri Rasmussen met in 1984. They married the next year.Their time together ended quickly. Just a few months after marrying, John returned home to find his wife murdered.The house was ransacked. Sherri had three chest shots. The second two wounds showed the gun was placed on her chest and fired at close range. Investigators thought robbery caused the death, but Sherri's father, Nels Rasmussen, disagreed. The killing seemed personal. His daughter told him about John's ex-girlfriend, a 'lady-cop' who harassed her. The woman showed up unannounced at the house and threatened their relationship, even at Sherri's workplace.

Robbers ransacked the house. Sherri took three chest shots. Two wounds showed the gun hit her chest at point-blank range. Investigators thought a robbery went wrong. Sherri's father, Nels Rasmussen, thought the killing was personal. His daughter told him about an ex-girlfriend of John's, a "lady-cop" who harassed Sherri. This woman showed up unannounced at the house and threatened their relationship even at Sherri's job.

Investigators ignored this lead, maybe to protect themselves. Stephanie Lazarus (pictured), who Sherri worried about, was with the LAPD. Forensic evidence, including a bite mark swab from Sherri's arm, was gathered, but the case stalled. Nels Rasmussen tried to pay for DNA testing after reading about DNA technology, but the evidence vanished.

In 2001, LA's Cold Case Homicide Unit reviewed Sherri's case as routine work. They found the misplaced swab in the coroner's freezer and ran tests. The results showed no DNA matches in the database. However, the bite mark DNA did match a woman.

Stephanie Lazarus was not named a suspect. A cold case investigator finally linked a file note about John's ex-girlfriend to the female DNA in 2009. Stephanie Lazarus, who later held a high post in the LAPD's art theft department, was questioned to help detectives. After a friendly chat, Stephanie Lazarus was arrested for Sherri's murder. A secret DNA test on Stephanie already matched the crime scene DNA.

Stephanie and John never...Boyfriend and girlfriend.They had a sexual relationship after meeting in college, but it stopped when Sherri entered. When Stephanie saw John planned to marry Sherri, she became upset. She visited John to tell him she loved him. They had sex, but John saw it as a final goodbye before marrying Sherri. For Stephanie, if she couldn't have him, no one could.

On April 14, 1989, Ramon Salcido went on a...murderous rampage.Salcido said the night before the murders, hiswifetold him their first daughter was not his. In a delusional fit, he decided to kill his three daughters, his wife, and three others. He then fled to Mexico to see his mother, got caught, and returned to the US for trial.

Miraculously, Carmina, who was just three years old then,...survivedThe attack killed her. Salcido sits on death row now.

In 2007, Knoxville, TN, got a big scandalThe attack came from the McLean family.Husband and family man Eric McLean found out his wife, Erin, a 30-year-old student teacher, was having an affair with 18-year-old student Sean Powell.

That night, Powell parked his car outside the McLean home. After McLean threatened Powell with a call to the police, the teen still would not leave. So Eric threatened him with a gun. Then, he claims Powell grabbed the gun barrel and it "accidentally" fired, "accidentally" killing his wife's lover. The only person who could confirm this story was the dead Powell. McLean was found guilty of reckless homicide, with a possible sentence of two to four years in prison. However, his lawyer arranged for probation and no jail time.

In 2005, Illinois high schooler Sarah Kolb invited her old friend, Adrianne Reynolds, to Taco Bell for lunch before beating andSarah Kolb strangled her.Sarah Kolb killed her to death in the parking lot.

Kolb, who got help in theCory Gregory, her friend, murdered her., reportedly felt jealous of the attention Reynolds got from boys at school. Classmates said she asked to kill Reynolds many times but nobody took her seriously.

The court found Kolb guilty and sentenced her to 53 years in 2006.

Police took 22-year-old Russian Elizaveta Dubrovina into custody in 2016 for...She allegedly murdered...her 17-year-old sister, Stefania. Elizaveta reportedlyfelt jealousElizaveta and her younger sister were partying in a photographer's apartment in St. Petersburg. He left to buy alcohol.

While he was gone, Elizaveta allegedly gouged out her sister's eyes, cut off her ears, and stabbed her 189 times.

Belinda Jo Bates was ready to divorce her husband,Brian Bates, so when he wanted her to sign aShe signed a contract saying she would never date anyone else.She did. Brian Bates and Belinda divorced in 2007 after ten years together. When Brian Bates moved from their Florida home to Maine, Belinda thought the states in between would remove her jealous husband and his psychotic contract. Belinda started dating a former high school sweetheart, Michael Kemp, and they got engaged.

Brian found out. He returned to Florida. He shot and killed his ex-wife. Then, Brian turned the gun on himself.

Miami high schooler Pedro Bravo fell hard for his first girlfriend, Erika Friman. The couple dated for three years. Friman felt relief ending the relationship. She moved for college with a friend of Bravo's, Christian Aguilar. Friman and Aguilar started dating quietly, andBravo did not like the news.

Aguilar tried to contact Bravo. Bravo, who knew his friend was struggling, ended up drugging him. Bravo strangled him. He buried the body in a shallow grave in the woods after apparently askingSiriAguilar was missing for days. Hunters found his remains. Bravo keeps claiming his innocence despite his life sentence without parole.

Navy sailor SixtoBalbuenaBalbuena did not meet his fiancée in a normal way.Tamara HofmannHofmann, 48, was his high school math teacher in Arizona before she became his lover.

During naval leave in 2009, Balbuena showed up at Hofmann's house at 2 a.m. on a Friday. He grabbed a knife after hearing strange noises. He found Hofmann in bed with 17-year-old Samuel Valdivia. Balbuena became jealous. He started beating Valdivia and threw a printer at him. During this, he"inadvertently" stabbedand killed Valdivia. Balbuena expressed regret for the killing.