Ezra McCandless | One Hour True Crime Murder Trial

The Killer Girlfriend. Early evening on Thursday March 22nd 2018, Don Sipple, a dairy farmer in rural Spring Brook township, in Devon County, Wisconsin, received an unexpected knock on his door from a young woman, Ezra McCandless.

Ezra appeared in an obvious state of distress, bloody, muddy and shoeless, and claiming that she was the victim of an assault. Don called 911.

Ezra initially had a very hazy recollection of the events of Thursday afternoon, saying she didn’t know the details of what had happened.

Later on her narrative changed when investigators let her know that they had found her car with the dead body of Alex Woodworth inside. Ezra then asserted that her former boyfriend, Alex, had assaulted her and carved the word ‘boy’ into her arm, and she had stabbed him in self-defense.

Shortly later her narrative changed again, with Ezra admitting that she had scratched the word into her arm herself, after stabbing Alex.

Ezra’s trial occurred from 15th October – 1st November 2019. The defense's closing argument asserted that McCandless was “fighting for her life”, claiming McCandless acted in self-defense.

Dunn County District Attorney Andrea Nodolf said no evidence pointed to the claim of self-defense. She also said McCandless purposely staged the crime scene.

The State said the DNA and physical evidence show McCandless was lying about what happened and said, based on the evidence and witness testimony, McCandless could not have killed Woodworth in self-defense.

Ezra McCandless was found guilty. In the state of Wisconsin, first degree intentional homicide carries the potential for a life sentence.

Nearly two years after Alex’s slaying – on February 7, 2020 – A judge in Dunn County sentenced Ezra to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 50 years, when she will be 72 years old.

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