Women Involved in Muder-for-Hire Plot Sentenced to Prison
By Rick McCann
Blue RAM Media
May 9, 2025
MOBILE, Ala. A murder for hire plot in Baldwin County was uncovered by law enforcement and multiple people were arrested including sisters.
Now, four people who were found guilty previously have been sentenced for their involvement in the murder-for-hire conspiracy, among other crimes.
On January 10, 2025, a federal jury found Judy Owen, 61, and Mitzy Smith, 54, of Fairhope, AL, guilty of conspiracy to commit murder for hire, transfer of a firearm in furtherance of a felony, and murder for hire.
On May 5, 2025, United States Chief District Judge Jeffrey U. Beaverstock sentenced Judy Owen to 120 months in prison, Sandra Grimes to 70 months in prison, and Jessica Montgomery to 60 months in prison for their roles in the conspiracy. Mitzy Smith was sentenced to time served.
According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Smith and Owen conspired together and with others to hire a hitman to murder another person. The sister’s co-defendants, Rebecca Murphy, Sandra Grimes, and Jessica Montgomery previously pled guilty to conspiracy to commit murder for hire. The sisters were also convicted of transferring a firearm to another person in furtherance of a felony murder.
Rebecca Murphy was previously sentenced on January 27, 2025, and received a sentence of 60 months in prison.
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