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Nigerian American Who Killed Husband To Collect His Life Insurance Faces Life Imprisonment
July 16, 2017 – US-Based Nigerian Woman Who Killed American Husband To Collect His Life Insurance Faces Life Imprisonment
A Nigerian American wife, Uloma Curry Walker has been found guilty of aggravated murder, felonious assault and conspiracy in the November 23, 2013 killing of Cleveland veteran fire fighter William Walker with whom she was married to for only four months.
Jurors deliberated for a mere two hours before returning the guilty verdict.
According to prosecutors, Curry-Walker her then 17-year-old daughter, her daughter’s boyfriend and two other men were all involved in the treacherous plot.
During the trial, Curry-Walker’s daughter said her mother first brought up the idea to kill Walker during a car ride and testified “No one would believe I would hire a bunch of kids to kill someone when I know people that could.”
Curry-Walker paid Chad Padgett a $1,000 down payment to kill Walker and promised another $9,000 once the job was done. Padgett, now 23, agreed and then contacted to his cousin Chris Hein. Hein, 24, initially agreed but backed out, prosecutors said. Hein then reached out to Ryan Dorty who agreed to kill Walker for less than a grand.
“He came in and testified that he did it for $800 without hesitation,” Robert Dixon, Curry Walker’s attorney said. “He just seemed matter-of-fact about it. It was just a job.”
On the night in question, Walker returned home and had a McDonald’s bag in his hand when he was ambushed and shot four times by a 9mm gun. Curry-Walker rode with him to the ambulance where he later died.
“There was one person who wanted William Walker dead and it was Uloma Curry-Walker,” Assistant Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Blaise Thomas told jurors. “And she paid these young people and ruined their lives to accomplish her criminal purpose.”
Dorty pled guilty to aggravated murder, Hein pled guilty to aggravated murder and conspiracy and Padgett pled guilty to involuntary manslaughter and conspiracy. In exchange for their pleas, the young men will reportedly serve 23 years to life, 18 years to life and 28 years to life respectively.
But this is where things get interesting: Walker was married prior and never changed the name of the beneficiary on his life insurance policy, so his ex-wife will be the one to inherit $100,000 plus his city pension.
iron bar
July 16, 2017 at 4:28 AM
NAIJA SHOULD STOP DISGRACING THEMSELVES ABROAD.EARN YOUR PAY NO MATTER YOUR PAY CHECK.WHY KILL HUSBAND JUST FOR COLLECT BENEFITS.WHAT KIND OF WORLD DO WE LIVE IN.SPEND THE REST OF YOUR MISERABLE LIFE IN JAIL.
Mon
July 16, 2017 at 4:50 AM
The love of money will always be the root of all evil while the love of pussy will be the root of crime…so sad. RIP to the man.
Nifemi Brooklyn
July 16, 2017 at 4:54 AM
Dis is not a Nigerian let’s just say she is an American
guuzman
July 16, 2017 at 9:52 AM
Na Yankee woman oo!! No b naija…
fifelomo
July 16, 2017 at 10:39 AM
Vanity!!!
Desmond
July 16, 2017 at 12:46 PM
She’s a greedy woman let’s not deny her nationality of birth she’s an ibo guys do not twist this ok she was stupid too but see how things ended up she’s spending the rest of her useless life in lock up house and she is getting nothing
Keep it real
July 16, 2017 at 3:25 PM
The interesting & stupid thing about this woman here is even if she didn’t get caught, the money is definitely going to someone’s else. RIP the dead.
Father lord in your hands we are. Amen!
kenny fad
July 16, 2017 at 4:58 PM
All because of money she ruined her life and the innocent youths.she is a disgrace to woman race
Stanley Jones
July 16, 2017 at 5:41 PM
her look says it all “Dangerous”
Big Aunty Koks
July 16, 2017 at 9:49 PM
Chai ! Tufiakwa !!! God a beg carry bad thing go far o o!
Just speechless…. Sounds like all those stories one watches on crime channel and feels they are unreal. Chai !!!
Nekky chuks
July 18, 2017 at 12:04 PM
So bad OK now, who loses? Even ur aim of killing could not get to u anymore, vanity life, you must pay for ur crime bcos no peace for a wicked.