Archive · 28 Jun 2025
Prison Nurse Convicted of Murdering Husband for Inmate
Amy Murray, a prison nurse, killed her husband.
She poisoned him with antifreeze and set their house on fire to make it look like an accident.
She wanted to be with an inmate named Eugene Claypool, who was also in prison for murder.
They had talked about getting married after her husband was gone.
Murray took a plea deal, admitting guilt but not admitting she was actually guilty.
She was sentenced to 12 years in prison for her crimes.
A prison nurse, Amy Murray, was convicted of murder in her husband's death.
Murray used antifreeze to poison her husband and set their home on fire.
Her husband, Joshua Murray, was found dead in their burned home in Iberia, Missouri.
Murray was in contact with inmate Eugene Claypool, who was serving time for murder.
Murray took an Alford plea and was sentenced to 12 years for murder, arson, and tampering.
- Who
- Amy Murray, a prison nurse, and her husband, Joshua Murray, and inmate Eugene Claypool.
- What
- A prison nurse poisoned and killed her husband, setting their home on fire.
- When
- The crime occurred in December 2018 and the conviction happened recently.
- Where
- Iberia, Missouri, and the Jefferson City Correctional Centre.
- Why
- Murray wanted to be with inmate Eugene Claypool and eliminate her husband.
- Defendant
- Amy Murray
- Victim
- Joshua Murray
- Crime
- Second-degree murder, arson, tampering with evidence
- Sentence
- 12 years
- Plea
- Alford plea
- Inmate
- Eugene Claypool
- Location
- Iberia, Missouri