After years of abuse, bodybuilder and former Marine Sally McNeill used a shotgun to kill her husband, fellow bodybuilder and ex-Marine Ray McNeil, on Valentine's Day 1995.
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The relationship quickly became toxic and was plagued by violence. McNeil claimed three days after they married, Ray punched her in the face. She also said that Ray repeatedly choked her and, at one point, broke her nose in front of her young children, Shantina and John Lowden. While Ray was named Mr. California in 1991, McNeil said he had"insecurities" about his physique, which led him to use anabolic steroids.
Burnstein noted that for the children, now grown, it was difficult for them to relive the past on camera. John Lowden said that Ray would"spank" him and his sister while the other sibling watched. Shantina Lowden described her stepfather as"Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde." They also recalled hearing the sounds of their mother gasping for air as she was being choked.on Valentine’s Day 1995.
The case became a tabloid sensation and McNeil was nicknamed"Brawny Bride" and"Pumped Up Princess." She still believes her muscular appearance as a woman and bodybuilding background worked against her during the trial., and that was brought up at trial," Burnstein explained."There was a poster of her with the name ‘Killer Sally’ where she’s holding what ended up being the murder weapon.
McNeil insisted she used the gun in self-defense. The prosecution argued that the murder was premeditated and that Ray was planning on leaving McNeil for another woman. In 1996, she wasSally McNeil has been released from prison and has since found love again.
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