Sally McNeil

Sally McNeil (also referred to in media as Killer Sally) is an American bodybuilder in her fifties[1] who was convicted of murder and sentenced to 17+[1] years in jail in April 1996,[2] in relation to Valentine's Day in 1995[1] and the shooting of her husband Ray McNeil, a fellow bodybuilder. She is remembered for years[3][4][5][6] after.

Her conviction was re-instated in 2004.[7][8]

McNeil served in the United States Marine Corps at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, reaching the rank of Sergeant. She won the U.S. Armed Services Physique Championship twice in the late 1980s.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Evans, Sean (16 May 2014). "The 50 Most Infamous Criminals in Sports History". Complex (magazine). Archived from the original on 11 June 2016. On Valentine's Day of 1995 the violence turned deadly when she pulled a shotgun .. McNeil recently celebrated her 50th birthday
  2. ↑ "Sally McNeil – femalemuscle.com tribute". FemaleMuscle.com. Archived from the original on 8 May 1999.
  3. ↑ Merritt, Greg (1 February 2006). "15 biggest controversies and shocking moments in bodybuilding history". Flex (magazine). HighBeam Research. Retrieved July 6, 2014. (subscription required (help)).
  4. ↑ "Sally McNeil: Shocking Criminal Athletes". AskMen. 10 September 2014. (part 5 in "10 Athletes Who Committed Unspeakable Crimes")
  5. ↑ Krajicek, David (28 December 2009). "The tale of Killer Sally: Her 12-gauge & her husband". New York Daily News.
  6. ↑ McGough, Peter (12 February 2015). "The Sally-Ray McNeil Murder". Muscular Development. Bodybuilding's Most Notorious Crime
  7. ↑ Associated Press (3 May 2004). "Supreme Court reinstates wife's conviction in killing of bodybuilder". The San Diego Union-Tribune. The San Diego couple's final fight on Valentine's Day 1995 was over the cost of some chicken, which he was cooking when he was shot.
  8. ↑ Moran, Greg (4 May 2004). "Supreme Court restores woman's murder conviction". The San Diego Union-Tribune. In a six-page unsigned opinion the justices overturned a ruling from the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in September, which had thrown out the conviction of Sally McNeil.


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