Jack Wilson

Jack Wilson was an Alabama eye doctor who was found dead by his wife Betty Wilson, having been beaten, stabbed and lying in a pool of blood with a baseball bat nearby.

Case
On May 22, 1992, Betty Wilson returned home from an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting to discover Jack Wilson's body. A metal baseball bat was lying next to him. She ran to a neighbor's house and called 911.

Police didn't find any helpful fingerprints or signs of a burglary. Jack's credit cards were in his wallet and the house showed little evidence of ransacking. Police suspected Betty Wilson was involved in the murder due to rumors of her infidelity and her being the sole beneficiary of Jack's will, but found no forensic evidence to prove it.

A tip led to James Dennison White, who claimed Betty Wilson and her twin sister Peggy Lowe hired him to kill Jack for $5,000. Detectives found a revolver registered to Betty Wilson in an abandoned house near White's trailer and a library book of poetry signed out by Betty in White's truck. White claimed Betty placed his cash advance in the book after Lowe negotiated his fee.

James White made a deal for a lighter sentence (life with parole possible in seven years) in exchange for implicating Betty Wilson and Peggy Lowe. Both sisters were arrested and charged with capital murder, and were tried separately. Betty was convicted and sentenced to life in prison. Lowe was found not guilty.