It took Martha Freeman more than 16 hours to report her husband was lying dead in their upstairs bathroom. But a jury needed fewer than two hours to convict her and her former lover of the murder of Freeman's husband, Brentwood businessman Jeffrey Freeman.
The Nashville jury found Martha Freeman and Rafael DeJesus Rocha-Perez -- the lover that she said lived in her closet for a month -- guilty Thursday of first-degree murder after prosecutors revealed new, more gruesome details about the April 10, 2005, murder in closing arguments.
Martha Freeman, 41, held her hands in her face after the verdict was read. Rocha-Perez, 36, showed no emotion.
It took Martha Freeman more than 16 hours to report her husband was lying dead in their upstairs bathroom. But a jury needed fewer than two hours to convict her and her former lover of the murder of Freeman's husband, Brentwood businessman Jeffrey Freeman.
The Nashville jury found Martha Freeman and Rafael DeJesus Rocha-Perez -- the lover that she said lived in her closet for a month -- guilty Thursday of first-degree murder after prosecutors revealed new, more gruesome details about the April 10, 2005, murder in closing arguments.
Martha Freeman, 41, held her hands in her face after the verdict was read. Rocha-Perez, 36, showed no emotion.
