Ellie Nesler
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Killing of Daniel Mark Driver
Nesler made headlines on April 2, 1993, when she killed Daniel Mark Driver,[3] who had been accused of sexually abusing five boys, including Nesler's then-six-year-old son, William, in the courtroom of the Jamestown Justice Court. She fired five shots into Driver's head, killing him instantly. Driver had previous convictions for child molestation.[7]
According to Jon Thurber of the Los Angeles Times, the finding that Nesler was under the influence of methamphetamine when she killed Driver caused the "sympathetic portrait" of herself portrayed by her defense team to "erode".[3] She served 3 1/2 years in jail as her case wended its way through trial and appeal before she pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter. Nesler was released from prison in 1997.[6]
Later life and death
In 2002, Nesler was convicted of selling and possessing methamphetamine. She was released from a woman's facility near Chowchilla, California in 2006. She died nearly three years later in December 2008[1] of breast cancer at UC Davis Medical Center.[3]
Legacy
The 1999 television film Judgment Day: The Ellie Nesler Story was based upon the incident, starring Christine Lahti as Nesler.[3]
See also
References
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External links
- "Son of vigilante mother now subject of California murder probe, manhunt", Associated Press, July 29, 2004
- "Ellie Nesler again out of prison" Script error: No such module "webarchive"., Chris Nichols, Sonora Union-Democrat, June 5, 2006
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