After the death of Janet Tyburski’s husband in a car accident in 1999, the newly single mom saw the paths of her daughters Hannah and Shelly diverge.
Rachele, known as Shelly, was a different story, feeding her mom’s impression of the two girls as “good” and “bad.”
After her dad died when she was 8, Shelly’s mental health declined. She later received a diagnosis and was prescribed medication for bipolar disorder, her grandmother told the Associated Press, according toCleveland.com.
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Overlooking their turbulent past, Janet and Shelly moved back in together — and under the same roof, mother and daughter raised Shelly’s son, Cole. But then their relationship became turbulent — and the conflict turned deadly.
On March 13, 2015, with growing tensions at home after Janet lost her job earlier in the year, prosecutors saidJanet suffocated Shelly during a struggle.
“I feel like she was not in control of her own thoughts at the time,” a friend of Shelly’s, Chelsea Nicol, says about Shelly’s mom in the episode.
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Two days later Janet then called Hannah, making her an accomplice as the two dumped Shelly’s body in a field, where it was discovered that same day hidden behind a snow bank.
“My actions were just egregious,” Janet said in court in April 2017 after pleading guilty to murder and other charges. She was sentenced to a term of 19-years-to-life in prison.
But in accepting that deal, Janet also won reduced charges against the daughter she favored. Hannah had been accused of obstructing evidence and tampering with evidence, reportsThe Chronicle. Both charges were dismissed.
Hannah, 21 at the time of her mother’s sentencing, pleaded guilty only to the misdemeanor charge of abuse of a corpse. She was given a 90-day suspended jail sentence and ordered to pay a $750 fine, according to theChronicle.
Why did one sister agree to help her mother hide the murder of another?
The episode titled “Go to Daddy” kicks off season two of the 10-episode seriesTwister Sisters, airing Monday, August 12 (10 p.m. ET).
source: people.com
