Beauty queen dies of overdose prescribed by doctor husband

In this episode of Crime Watch Daily Updates: Michele MacNeill was a beauty queen living what seemed to be a perfect life with her successful husband, Martin MacNeill. But ugliness brewed beneath the facade.

Martin wasn’t committed to the marriage and even had a relationship with a woman who would later became his children’s nanny. Despite the affair, Michele and Martin remained married.

On April 3, 2007, Michele underwent a facelift and spent the night in the hospital recovering. Since he was a doctor, Martin reportedly gave the plastic surgeon a list of medications he wanted prescribed to his wife — including Valium and Oxycodone.

Michele went home after the surgery and apparently told one of her daughters she thought Martin was making her take too many pills.

On April 11, 2007, Michele and Martin’s daughter Ada found Michele unresponsive in the bathtub with her head next to the faucet. Martin reportedly told paramedics he believed his wife had overdosed on painkillers, killing her.

The autopsy initially determined Michele died from natural causes, but in 2010, her children fought for a new toxicology report, which found she had Oxycodone, Ambien, and other drugs in her system. Her cause of death then became “combined effects of heart disease and drug toxicity” and the manner of death changed to “undetermined.”

Martin and his mistress, Gypsy Willis, reportedly got married April 14, 2007 — the same day as Michele’s funeral.

In 2012, Martin was charged with murder, and he was convicted November 9, 2013. He was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison, but in April 2017, he died by suicide in the Utah State Prison.

Let’s look back at the unfortunate demise of Michele MacNeill at the hands of her husband.

[LifesPeachy]

The mistress sitting there giving testimony all smiles and smug...so chipper to be there to let everyone know that this man killed his wife for her.
*_Well aren't you just special!_* 🙄 Disgusting woman...even more disgusting the husband!

[LeniDell]

I’ve seen her in many interviews. She was absolutely disgusting. I felt so bad for those poor daughters. I admire the courage it took to make sure their own father paid for the crime of murder. He deserved it.

[joydarling]

His wife was much prettier than the other woman.

[sbjayy]

Her daughters did right by her. She would be proud. I lost my mom last year. If something like that happened to her I would do the same thing.

[jillijane]

Hard to believe that the first autopsy didn't include toxicology, esp after being told she overdosed prescribed meds post op. What's more hard to believe is that no one looked at the husband considering he remarried the day of her funeral??

[bernlin]

30+ years of marriage and EIGHT kids. That's beyond monstrous. How can divorce come even close to this difficult? People like this are pathologically unwell. It's just hard to believe he could hide this monster for that long.

[SmittenKitten.]

Can you imagine having to turn on your own father because he murdered your mother? That would be unfathomably difficult and heartwrenching.

[kardaine]

She offered her body and smiled with every word of her testimony against him.. she didn't care about him at all, she just loved the attention... he killed someone that may not have been perfect but she actually loved him.. how sad for her and for the kids. Her story ended up being loving a man, giving him children and then dying because he was into someone who was willing to bang for the attention. Pretend love vs real love... he is and always will be a fool, her life taken by one

[phyllisarrington]

His wife was beautiful and she was the mother of his children.

[Whitedove]

Great Daughters who Loved their Mother 💔

[NtheMist]

This case is sickening, "Gypsy" knew alot too.

[tammygouletschrader]

How the heck do you get married to your mistress on the same day as your wife's funeral? That's messy

[PamelaH_HappyVibes]

Oh, I did not realize he had died. I’m just glad they got their Sister back from Russia! That really upset me when he sent her away. I hope the kids are all thriving and doing well now. Their Mom would be so proud of how hard they fought for Justice. May she Rest In Peace.

[GeeBee]

Something must have wrong with his eye sight as well. Further, to marry "that woman" on the day of his wife's funeral is just plain STUPID. He might as well ran around town waving a red flag.

[laurabell]

So he married a beauty queen and got with this charming oh so good looking woman? The audacity!!!

[Eddie-tnom]

When I initially watched the story I instantly knew there was more to the story then a daughter proving the father killed her mother then understood why when I read so also accused him of sexually abusing her and finally understood the hatred.

[kalihabeel]

They jury probably wouldn't have convicted him had the wedding not been the same day as the funeral. That's a shady thing only shady people would do.

[EDucating_Shanny]

They lived just a couple houses over from us. He seemed totally normal and charming. So sad for their sweet kids and family. 😢

[deborahwallace]

Horrible man, I remember this, poor beautiful lady no need of surgery.... God be with her children

[lilray]

He got married to another woman on the same day as your deceased wife funeral. That's scandalous