Foster Daughter Kills Mom After Having Affair With Her Husband

According to the Stir; Lisa Knoefel was only trying to do the right thing when she took in troubled teen Sabrina Zunich and became her foster mother and welcomed her into her family. Sabrina had been taken away from her caregiver, her grandmother, after she became unruly and it was determined her grandmother could no longer care for her. Before that, Sabrina’s mother could no longer care for her because of drug and alcohol addiction. No doubt Sabrina had had a tough life so far. How lucky for her that Lisa was willing to help her out and give her a stable home with her husband, teen daughter, and toddler, in Ohio. Tragically, Sabrina paid Lisa back by killing her.

Sabrina, 19, was convicted of stabbing Lisa 12 times and cutting her 166 times with a serrated-edge knife while her foster mom begged for her life. What no one knew until after the vicious crime had been committed and Lisa Knoefel was dead is that Sabrina and Lisa’s husband, Kevin, had been having an affair.

He had reportedly promised that he would divorce Lisa and marry Sabrina, but later convinced Sabrina to kill Lisa saying that he didn’t want to share custody of their 3-year-old daughter with her if he simply divorced her. He also convinced Sabrina that the two of them could raise the girl together. Oh, and Lisa’s insurance policy would be nice too. Just in case none of that was getting through, Kevin then threatened to kill himself if Sabrina didn’t do as he asked.

Sabrina testified that Kevin showed her how to stab Lisa to death. He then made sure he was out of town that day. Kevin Knoefel was convicted and sentenced to life.

Sabrina pleaded guilty to aggravated murder and was sentenced to life in prison, with the chance of parole in 30 years — which she only got because of her cooperation in testifying against Kevin.

The judge said there was “no question” that Sabrina was “manipulated and used” by Kevin.

Unfortunately, Lisa was a victim not only of her own depraved husband, but also of a young woman who couldn’t overcome her own demons of abandonment. If drugs and alcohol destroyed Sabrina’s mom’s life, and also Sabrina’s, they also had a hand in killing Lisa.

Lisa is the type of person we need more of in this world — someone willing to take on a troubled teen and not only give that person the homelife she deserves, but create a better person for society. Tragically, this very good-heartedness was her downfall.

It is NOT always like this. I personally know a woman who took in two foster teens, and they are her daughters now and the lights of her life. We don’t hear those stories. We hear these kinds of stories.

But unfortunately that is not comfort for Lisa’s family.

 

Source: thestir.com