Florida mom accused of killing her husband and burying his body under a concrete slab weeps in court as she learns her fate

A Florida woman charged with killing her husband and burying his body under their backyard firepit has been convicted of second-degree murder. Laurie Shaver sobbed as she was convicted of the 2015 murder of her husband Michael's body was not discovered until 2018, when officers were called to conduct a wellness check and his remains were buried under a firepit Laurie maintained her innocence throughout the trial claiming her then-7-year-old daughter shot her father while Michael was beating her. Officials also said Laurie took over Michael's identity after he was dead and sent text and Facebook messages pretending to be him. Laurie maintained her innocence throughout the trial claiming her then 7-year-old daughter shot her father She also claimed her ex-boyfriend, Jeremy Townsend, shot Michael a second time, despite physical evidence indicating he was only shot once 'And I grabbed her, and I grabbed her gun. Michael was a Disney World employee and officials alleged Laurie pretended to be him after his death sending text and Facebook messages as him 'I don't think there was a detective with the sheriff's office back in 2018 to 2020 that didn't touch this case,' prosecutor Nick Camuccio said.