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Sentenced: Mom Killed 8YO Daughter & Wounded 11YO Daughter In Murder-Suicide Plot'

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A mother from West Virginia has been arrested and charged with murder after police say she had intended to kill both her young daughters and take her own life.

Julie Ann Orellana's eight-year-old daughter, Eliza, was found shot and stabbed to death on Thursday, and her 11-year-old daughter, Olivia, was wounded in the leg.

Court records show the 46-year-old Orellana has been charged with first-degree murder and attempted murder.

Police searched for the mother Thursday night and located her at 8am on Friday.

Records indicate she was found with a steak knife, a 9mm handgun and a blood-stained, six-page letter outlining her reasons for shooting her children. The note has not been made public as of Friday afternoon.

he 11-year-old girl, who had gone to a neighbor’s house for help, told authorities that her mother shot her in the leg and also fired on her younger sister.

When police officers went to Orellana's home on Tall Pine Lane, they found Eliza Orellana dead from multiple stab and gunshot wounds on her chest, stomach, neck and back.

The surviving daughter told police their mother had lured them upstairs when they came home from school on Thursday by asking them to find kittens stuck under a bed.

Once the girls entered the bedroom, Olivia said her mother opened fire on them. The 11-year-old managed to escape by jumping out of a window and ran for help.

By the time police responded to the scene, Orellana had fled in a Honda SUV, which was later found abandoned on a nearby street.
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Eliza Orellana, 8, was found stabbed and shot to death on Thursday.

The wife of a veteran Fairfax County police officer has been arrested for the murder of the couple’s eight-year-old daughter, in an attack that also left their elder daughter with a gunshot wound to her leg.

Julie Ann Orellana, 46, was arrested on charges of attempted murder and first-degree murder, The Journal reported.

Her husband, Fairfax County Police Officer Edward Orellana, “was at work…protecting the community” when the savage attack occurred, according to a fundraising page established to assist the officer and his surviving daughter.

Officers responded to a residence on Tall Pine Lane at approximately 4:08 p.m. on Thursday, after receiving a call that 11-year-old Olivia Orellana had been shot by her mother, The Journal reported.

When Olivia and her sister, eight-year-old Eliza Orellana, arrived home from school that afternoon, Julie told them to go to an upstairs bedroom to retrieve some kittens that were stuck under a bed, Olivia told police.

The girls went up to the bedroom, at which point Julie began shooting at them, hitting both children, Olivia explained.

Olivia, who was struck in the leg by a bullet, was able to run to a nearby room and jumped out of a window. She then managed to get help from a neighbor, who contacted police.

Investigators found Eliza “deceased on the living room floor from multiple stab wounds and gunshot wounds to the chest, abdomen, neck and back,” West Virginia State Police Sergeant W. R. Garrett said, according to the Metro News.

Police recovered spent shell casings and multiple unfired 9mm rounds throughout the family’s home, The Journal reported.

Sgt. Garrett said that Julie fled the scene in a white Honda SUV prior to the officers’ arrival, according to the Metro News.
The vehicle was later found abandoned on Cashew Lane, prompting a search of the surrounding forested area.

Multiple law enforcement agencies scoured the woods for approximately 16 hours before they apprehended Julie just before 8 a.m. on Friday, The Journal reported.

Police said she was carrying a Taurus 9mm handgun, a steak knife, and a “blood stained, six-page letter,” at the time of her arrest, according to The Journal.

The letter allegedly outlined Julie’s reason for the attack on her daughters, and she ultimately confessed that she planned to kill herself after she murdered both of her children, police said.

Julie also had what appeared to be self-inflicted wounds on her body, although investigators did not provide further information with regards to the severity of her injuries, The Winchester Star reported.
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Love the hesitation marks on her neck. Pro-tip - When you have a gun and you're trying to kill yourself: Don't use a knife.

Any bets that if/when the 'suicide letter' gets entered into evidence we're going to see her blame all her problems on the husband.
 
Using the STEAK knife instead of the gun only shows you she was not all that convinced on killing herself. Pretty sure she's gonna blame it all on the husband, most likely an "if I can't have you then nobody can, not even the kids" kinda thing.
 
Fuuuuck. My kids are 8 and 11. And they are best friends. Denim would do ANYTHING to protect his little sister. My heart hurts not only for the 8 year old, but also for the 11 year old. If she's anything like my son, she's blaming herself for "not protecting her sister" (not that there was anything that she could have done other than what she already did.) :(
 
Jurors began hearing testimony on conflicting theories of whether a Gerrardstown mother committed premeditated murder because she was angry or she was a loving mother who "snapped" and wanted her children to join her in heaven.

Julie Ann Orellana, 47, took the stand and told the panel of jurors her side of the story to include her past struggles with mental illness, her past, including the deaths of her parents, as well as three separate suicide attempts dating back to 17 years old.

Prior to this week's mercy trial, Orellana pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and attempted murder in connection with the shooting and stabbing death of her 8-year-old daughter and the wounding of her 11-year-old daughter.

If the 12-person jury makes a recommendation of mercy, Orellana would be eligible to see the parole board after serving 15 years. In addition, Orellana faces an additional three to 15 years for the attempted murder charge. Whether the two will be run concurrently or consecutively will be decided by presiding 23rd Judicial Circuit Court Judge Michael Lorensen.

Despite her promise to one of her daughters never to attempt suicide again, Orellana said her plan on Sept. 20, 2018, was to kill herself. When thinking about the impact the suicide of a parent would have on her children, she decided she would shoot them and then shoot herself so they could be together forever in heaven without illness.

Orellana said she realizes now her thinking at the time was distorted, because she was ill and apologized for her actions.

"I cannot believe I did what I did," Julie Orellana said in tears. "I never hurt anyone in my life."

She testified this decision, which she allegedly made while waiting at the bus stop for her daughters, was not due to anger toward her ex-husband and his new significant other — although that did drive her to want to kill herself.

Prosecutors argued the note found on Orellana after she was arrested on Sept. 21 tell a different story — that she wanted to punish her ex-husband. Statements in the note to him included "this is your fault" and "it's your turn to suffer."

During her testimony, Orellana did not dispute the facts that on the afternoon of Sept. 20, 2018.

At the home, she admitted to shooting Olivia in the leg and shooting Eliza twice. Olivia was able to run past her mother, locker herself in an adjacent bedroom and climb out the two-story window and get to a neighbor's for help.

Prosecutors say the 8-year-old daughter was also stabbed 35 times by Orellana. However, she testified to only remembering a handful of them and admitted to stabbing her to end her pain.

Orellana then fled the house in her vehicle before parking and going into the woods to evade police and anyone who would stop her from killing herself. She said her attempts to shoot herself were unsuccessful due to the gun jamming when shooting her children and her attempts to cut herself were also unsuccessful.

Police have said a search of her vehicle yielded the recovery of a box for the Taurus G2 9mm semi-automatic handgun she had with her when she was arrested. Evidence shows the firearm was purchased the day prior on Sept. 19, 2018, and Orellana testified she purchased the gun only with the intent to kill herself, because her previous attempts of suicide by overdose were unsuccessful.

Dr. Pate, an expert in clinical psychology, testified that his diagnosis after at least 20 to 30 hours of meeting and interviewing Orellana was borderline personality disorder and major depressive disorder.

Pate said a review of her medical records show she had previously never been treated for the diagnosis he opined with a reasonable degree of psychological certainty.

The trial will continue today with expected testimony from defense expert witnesses on altruistic filicide or murder committed out of love to relive children's real or imagined suffering.
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Julie Orellana testifies to mental health issues, reasoning for killing

MARTINSBURG — Jurors began hearing testimony Wednesday on conflicting theories of whether a Gerrardstown mother committed premeditated murder because she was angry or she was a loving mother who "snapped"
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After a four-day jury trial that was clearly tough for all involved, the impaneled jury took just 15 minutes to return a no-mercy verdict against a woman responsible for the shooting and stabbing death of her 8-year-old daughter and the wounding of her 11-year-old daughter.
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Julie Ann Orellana, 47, will be sentenced at a future date to life in prison without the possibility of parole because of the jury’s verdict. The seven-man, five-woman jury was not tasked with determining the facts of the case, because Orellana had previously pleaded guilty in December to one count of first-degree murder and one count of attempted first-degree murder.

Twenty-third Judicial Circuit Court Judge Michael Lorensen, who presided over the trial, which began Tuesday, scheduled a sentencing date for 2 p.m. on April 20. At this time, he will take up any post-trial motions prior to sentencing. It is at the court’s discretion whether the three- to 15-year sentence for attempted murder will run concurrently or consecutively.
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Jury quickly returns no-mercy verdict in Julie Orellana trial

MARTINSBURG — After a four-day jury trial that was clearly tough for all involved, the impaneled jury took just 15 minutes to return a no-mercy verdict against a Gerrardstown woman
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A woman was sentenced to life in prison plus an additional three to 15 years in connection with the September 2018 slaying of her 8-year-old daughter and wounding of her other daughter.

Julie Ann Orellana, 48, who is not eligible for parole for the life sentence, also was ordered by 23rd Judicial Circuit Judge Michael Lorensen to pay an unspecified amount of restitution for the cost of medical and mental-health treatment incurred as a result of the incident.

Orellana pleaded guilty in January to single counts of first-degree murder and attempted murder in the Sept. 20, 2018, shooting and stabbing death of her youngest daughter and wounding of her older sister.

“The reason for doing what you did was sick,” the surviving daughter wrote in a letter that was read during Monday’s sentencing hearing by an attorney who was appointed to represent the child’s interests. “I don’t have a sister anymore. I loved her and she was my best friend.

“You’ve given me nothing but depression, bad dreams and fear.”

In ordering Orellana to serve consecutive prison sentences, the judge noted the court’s objective to protect the surviving daughter, who was 11 at the time of the incident, as well as her family.

Lorensen also cited expert testimony given in the case regarding the Orellana’s borderline personality disorder and her apparent inability to comprehend already-imposed boundaries to refrain from contacting her daughter.

A Berkeley County jury in February declined to give Orellana the opportunity for parole, or “mercy,” while serving the life sentence for the murder conviction.

On Monday, the judge imposed the prison sentence after denying a series of post-trial motions by the defense, which cited the defendant’s mental health and her expression of remorse in requesting that the prison sentences be served at the same time.

Berkeley County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Joe Kinser pushed for the maximum sentence, telling the judge that any remorse exhibited by Orellana, whether real or otherwise, doesn’t change what Orellana did to both of her daughters.

In an emotion-filled statement to the judge, Orellana’s ex-husband recounted his children’s excitement to see their mother the day of the incident. It was a scheduled visitation day. Her ex-husband had primary custody of the children.

“She was supposed to spend quality time with the girls,” Edward Orellana told the judge.

Julie Orellana, who previously testified in court that she planned to kill her daughters and then take her own life so they could spend eternal life together in heaven, told the judge Monday that she was depressed and suicidal and didn’t want to leave her children without a mother.

“It didn’t have anything to do with revenge,” she said.

Orellana previously had said she was unable to shoot herself with the murder weapon after it wouldn’t fire.

Orellana shot her daughters and then repeatedly stabbed the youngest child with a knife. Attorneys have noted that the deceased girl suffered 35 knife-related injuries.

Orellana was detained by police about 16 hours after the shooting. She was found with a steak knife, a Taurus 9 mm semiautomatic pistol and a blood-stained, six-page letter outlining her reasons for shooting the children.
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Woman sentenced to life in slaying of daughter, wounding of sibling

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — A woman was sentenced Monday to life in prison plus an additional three to 15 years in connection with the September 2018 slaying of her 8-year-old daughter and wounding of her other daughter.
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She could of and should have stabbed herself to death.

I hope her surviving daughter is able to forget that this woman ever existed.
 
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