Veronica Youngblood

Mom Found Guilty of Murdering Her Daughters in Revenge Plot Against Ex-Husband

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A 37-year-old Virginia woman, Veronica Youngblood, has been convicted of murdering her two daughters, 15-year-old Sharon Castro and 5-year-old Brooklynn Youngblood, in a harrowing act of revenge against her ex-husband. Prosecutors argued that Youngblood committed the murders to retaliate against her ex-husband’s plans to move away with their youngest daughter. Although Youngblood confessed to the killings that took place on August 5, 2018, she pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. The jury, however, remained …

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Mother convicted of killing two daughters has violent outburst as prosecution addresses jurors

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Veronica Youngblood, 37, of McLean, Virginia faced justice on Thursday, the fateful day of the penalty phase of her trial for the double murder of her daughters Sharon Castro, 15 and Brooklynn Youngblood, 5. Prosecutors, who are seeking two life sentences, described her as a murderer, not a victim, with no mercy, while defense portrayed her as an unfortunate product of an alarming history of child abuse. In a shocking outburst, Youngblood wailed and struggled …

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