That means that a single pig can consume two pounds of uncooked flesh every minute. They will go through a body that weighs 200 pounds in about eight minutes. She then put her hands up in the air and said: "I held the gun like this. You need at least sixteen pigs to finish the job in one sitting, so be wary of any man who keeps a pig farm. Shocking the courtroom, Monica raised her hand as the judge addressed the jury before deliberations and requested being given one last chance to show how she shot Delicino. That vocation wouldn’t last and in 1991 she decided to buy a 20-acre farm in Wimer, Oregon. After fighting in the Vietnam war, Monica went on to become an engineer.
"Just because Susan Monica is different and strange and weird doesn't make her a murderer," defence lawyer, Christine Herbert, told the jury. Susan Monica in Court (NBC) The killer started out as a heroic wartime veteran. Meanwhile, defence lawyers said the case will be appealed.
State Police forensic anthropologist, Veronica Vance, however testified that there was no evidence to validate the self-defence claim against Delicino and the fact that Haney's legs were found chopped off with an axe proved both of Monica's statements were false. She alleged shooting Delicino in self-defence and her pigs started eating his corpse before she could attempt to bury him.Īccording to her statement, she discovered Haney while he was being attacked by her pigs and she shot him to relieve him of his suffering. Monica reportedly gave contradicting stories on how she shot the two victims that failed to match the forensic evidence. It may sound harsh, but you are a cold-blooded killer," said Judge Barnack, reported ABC News. You valued pigs more than you value people. Robert William Pickton (born October 24, 1949), also known as the Pig Farmer Killer or the Butcher, is a Canadian serial killer, serial rapist, former pig farmer and possible cannibal who is suspected of being one of the most prolific serial killers in Canadian history. "You shot two people and fed them to your pigs. Buildings on the property are considered dangerous under county codes, and anyone going on the property without authority will be cited for trespassing, the Jackson County Sheriff's Office said.Monica was sentenced to 50 years in prison by Circuit Judge Tim Barnack. Jackson County District Attorney Beth Heckert said authorities believe they know who the second victim was, but will not release his name until the body is positively identified. They have been searching the property around the clock. Authorities went to the farm to talk to Monica about use of the food stamps card when they discovered two sets of human remains. Monica is also accused of identity theft for using his food stamps card. Monica, a welder, is accused of killing Robert Haney, 56, last year. A former resident of the property has said he saw Monica feed dead house pets and livestock to the pigs. Authorities said pigs Monica kept on the farm have been euthanized. Monica has pleaded not guilty to charges of murder, abuse of a corpse and identity theft. Although Monica's indictment alleges that she dismembered the bodies, investigators have yet to say how the victims were killed, how they believe Monica disposed of the bodies, what body parts were discovered and where they were found. Monica is accused of killing a 56-year-old handyman on the property in early September and another unidentified victim in early August 2012. They dug more than 50 holes in search of evidence in the two murders and for any potential new victims. The Mail Tribune newspaper reports investigators spent three weeks examining the 20-acre farm in Rogue River. (AP) Investigators in southern Oregon found no additional bodies during a search of the farm where Susan Monica is accused of killing and dismembering two people.