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Killer Sally: With Sally McNeil, John Lowden, Shantina Lowden, Shannon Brown. Interviews with friends, family and Sally McNeil herself chart a bodybuilding couple's rocky marriage and its shocking end in a Valentine's Day murder.
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- 2022-11-02
- Documentary, Crime
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Nov 3, 2022 · A new Netflix documentary delves beneath the surface of the salacious murder that gripped the bodybuilding world and beyond, and sent Sally — whose stage name before the murder was "Killer...
- Why Did Sally Mcneil Really Kill Her Husband?
- Killer Sally Was Married & Had Children Before Ray
- Killer Sally's Time in The Marines
- Killer Sally's Violent Family Explained
- Why Killer Sally's Husband Gave Up Professional Wrestling in 1994
- Killer Sally's Story of Valentine's Day 1995 Didn't Really Make Sense
- Why Sally Mcneil's Conviction Was Overturned, Then Reinstated
- Sally Mcneil's Netflix Docuseries Opened Up Abuse Conversations Worldwide
Ray McNeil Was Allegedly Assaulting His Wife
According to Sally McNeil in her Killer Sally interview, on the night of Valentine's Day 1995, Ray McNeil had spent much of the evening away from home instead of with his wife. Worried about his whereabouts, and with fear that he had been spending the evening with one of his other lovers, Sally prepared herself to go to the local bar and look for him. While she was getting ready, Ray returned home and the pair got into a fight over where he had been, culminating in Ray beginning to beat up an...
Both Of Sally McNeil's Marriages Were Abusive
Killer Sally covered Sally McNeil's life before her marriage to Ray McNeil, including her previous marriage to a man named Anthony Lowden. Sally and Anthony were married for four years, and had three children, though only two were shown in the Killer Sallydocumentary, Shantina and John. Sally mentioned that her relationship with Anthony had started off strong, but had deteriorated after the pair had married, leading to Sally's first experiences with spousal abuse and the eventual serving of d...
Sally McNeil Lost Her Rank Due To Her Poor Behavioral Record
After her divorce from Anthony Lowden, Sally McNeil joined the Marines, following in the footsteps of her uncle and brother who had also been members of the Armed Forces. She served at Camp Pendleton in San Diego County and reached the rank of sergeant, while also competing in bodybuilding competitions for serving Marines. On two occasions in the late 1980s, Sally won the US Armed Services Physique Championships, and began her passion for bodybuilding. Eventually, a friend introduced her to R...
Ray's Murder Wasn't The Only Violent Incident In Sally McNeil's Life
Sally McNeil described herself as having a tough upbringing, with domestic violence being so frequent that she thought that it must be commonplace in every normal household.Unfortunately, this was a theme that chased Sally through every moment of her early and adult life, firstly by her father, then her first husband, and ultimately by Ray. Ray McNeil's spousal abuse started only three days after their marriage, and wasn't only focused on Sally, but also her two children who had become Ray's...
Ray McNeil Became Sally's Bodybuilding Mentor
In 1994, only a year before his eventual murder, Ray McNeil retired from professional wrestling, wanting a career change and apparently a life change, as this was also when his affairs began to end. Perhaps inspired by the works of Arnold Schwarzenegger, Ray decided to pursue a career in acting, even going so far as to take acting classes while Sally McNeil worked. The former bodybuilder also got interested in stand-up comedy, performing his material in free comedy shows at The Comedy Club in...
Sally's Version Of Events Has Many Holes
Sally McNeil's account of the night of Valentine's Day 1995 certainly seemed incredibly convincing during the Killer Sally interviews, but it must be taken with a pinch of salt as it's only one side of the story, and Sally herself admits that her memory may not be the most trustworthy.Evidence arose during Sally's trial that questioned the validity of the story she had expressed, including her body language during the initial police interview, the trajectory of the rounds fired into Ray, and...
Sally Almost Successfully Appealed Her Conviction
Sally claimed self-defense at trial, but was convicted of second-degree murder in 1996 and sentenced to 19 years to life in prison.This meant that the jury believed she intended to kill Ray McNeil, but did so unplanned and in the heat of the moment. Over the course of her stay in prison, Sally made numerous requests for parole on a variety of grounds, including improper jury instructions. The US 9th Circuit Court of Appeals overturned her conviction, though this was taken to the US Supreme Co...
Killer Sally Highlighted An Incredibly Complex Issue
Netflix's Sally McNeilKiller Sally documentary has further empowered global conversations about the nature of guilt in cases where the abused kill their abusers. Indeed, while the circumstances vary from case-to-case, Sally's story is far from an isolated case. In fact, according to researchers (via the Vera Institute of Justice), an estimated 77% of women incarcerated in U.S. jails are also survivors of violence from an intimate partner. Alarmingly, in a related study (via Penal Reform Inter...
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Interviews with friends, family and Sally McNeil herself chart a bodybuilding couple’s rocky marriage — and its shocking end in a Valentine's Day murder. Watch trailers & learn more.
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Interviews with friends, family and Sally McNeil herself chart a bodybuilding couple’s rocky marriage — and its shocking end in a Valentine's Day murder.SUBS...
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Oct 19, 2022 · The three-episode docuseries investigates the Valentine’s Day 1995 killing of national bodybuilding champion Ray McNeil, who was shot to death by his bodybuilder wife, Sally.
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Nov 3, 2022 · As Sally explains in Netflix's Killer Sally, she shot her husband in self-defense after he choked her and acted violently toward her at their home. The chilling 911 call plays out in the...
