But behind what first appeared to be a simple domestic killing, investigators soon found a bizarre backstory involving an extraterrestrial cult that had swallowed up both Rogers and Mineo. In the end, the jury split the difference, finding Rogers guilty of the lesser charge of third-degree murder. Shriner told NJ.com she believed Rogers was a “Vampire Witch Reptilian Super Soldier." “When the demon manifested in her, if it was the demon or a lizard, if she had both, a human’s no match for that kind of supernatural strength,” Shriner told NJ.com. Before the March murder trial began, the judge asked Rogers if she wished to accept a plea for third-degree murder.

Source: Washington Post June 11, 2019 09:05 UTC