Got away with Murder: Barbara Sheehan a Queens woman found not guilty of murdering her ex-cop husband

New York has officially become a Looney Bin!

If you thought the Casey Anthony verdict was bad, this is 10 times worse. Barbara Sheehan claimed she was abused by her husband for nearly 20 years. She had that much time to grab the kids and leave, but she didn’t.

Then one day while he’s doing the threatening act of shaving his face, she decides to shoot him down, using two different guns and 11 bullets.

New York Post


The Queens woman accused of killing her allegedly abusive husband was found not guilty today of murder after a jury believed her claim that she acted in self-defense for shooting him 11 times using two guns.


“There is no joy today,” said defense lawyer Michael Dowd, who stood outside the courthouse with Sheehan. “The only thing that can bring joy to this family would be to bring them back 17 years before the first blow was struck."


The verdict came a day after deadlocked jurors asked for a readback of dramatic testimony detailing her version of events of the Feb. 18, 2008, incident.


Sheehan maintained that she shot her 49-year-old ex-cop husband, Raymond, with a .38-caliber revolver after he pointed a 9mm Glock at her and threatened to kill her as she tried to flee their Howard Beach home.


Sheehan, 50, who'd taken the stand in her own defense during the trial, added that she then picked up the 9mm-Glock and finished him off as the retired cop reached for the gun and continued to make threats.


Raymond's twin brother Vincent Sheehan called it a "bad" verdict.


"I think the truth is what makes you rest in peace, not what 12 citizens say about it," he said. "I think the verdict was bad, but this is the system and you have to live with it. The facts and the true evidence did not reflect the verdict. People make decisions on emotions."


The jury also found Sheehan not guilty of criminal possession of a weapon for using the revolver.

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Husbands walk lightly because it’s open season on you. All a wife has to do is claim abuse and take you out any time she feels the urge. How is this justice?



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