▁in ▁contact ▁with ▁Jenn ifer ▁via ▁correspond ence . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁ 2 6 - year - old ▁L ace y ▁Spe ars ▁was ▁charged ▁in ▁West chester ▁County , ▁New ▁York , ▁with ▁second - deg ree ▁dep ra ved ▁murder ▁and ▁first - deg ree ▁m ans la ugh ter . ▁ ▁She ▁fed ▁her ▁son ▁dangerous ▁amounts ▁of ▁salt ▁after ▁she ▁conducted ▁research ▁on ▁the ▁Internet ▁about ▁its ▁effects . ▁Her ▁actions ▁were ▁alleg edly ▁motiv ated ▁by ▁the ▁social ▁media ▁attention ▁she ▁gained ▁on ▁Facebook , ▁Twitter , ▁and ▁blog s . ▁She ▁was ▁conv icted ▁of ▁second - deg ree ▁murder ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁and ▁sent enced ▁to ▁ 2 0 ▁years ▁to ▁life ▁in ▁prison . ▁ ▁De e ▁De e ▁Bl anch ard ▁was ▁a ▁Missouri ▁mother ▁who ▁was ▁murder ed ▁by ▁her ▁daughter ▁and ▁a ▁boy friend ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁after ▁having ▁claimed ▁for ▁years ▁that ▁her ▁daughter , ▁Gy ps y ▁Rose , ▁was ▁sick ▁and ▁disabled ; ▁to ▁the ▁point ▁of ▁sh aving ▁her ▁head , ▁making ▁her ▁use ▁a ▁wheel ch air ▁in ▁public , ▁and ▁subject ing ▁her ▁to ▁unnecessary ▁medic ation ▁and ▁surg ery . ▁Gy ps y ▁possessed ▁no ▁out standing ▁ill ness es . ▁Feld man ▁said ▁it ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁case ▁he ▁is ▁aware ▁of ▁in ▁a ▁quarter - century ▁of ▁research ▁where ▁the ▁victim ▁killed ▁the ▁ab user .