Mother accused of having sex with pit bull prior to the murder of her two children

Shocking Allegations Against Mother

A Penn­syl­va­nia moth­er who alleged­ly had sex with a pit bull before hang­ing her two chil­dren with a dog leash appeared at her mur­der tri­al with a slimmed down new look. Lisa Sny­der, 41, is accused of killing her 8‑year-old son Con­ner and 4‑year-old daugh­ter Brin­ley in 2019.

Disturbing Internet Searches

The court was shown evi­dence of Sny­der using her phone to search for “How to hang your­self” and look up a show called “Almost Got Away With It” days before the chil­dren’s deaths. Pros­e­cu­tors also pre­sent­ed the tall wood­en kitchen chairs the kids were alleged­ly hanged from.

Alleged Suicide Claim Disputed

Sny­der has claimed her son Con­ner, who was being bul­lied at school, killed him­self and his sis­ter because he “did not want to die alone.” How­ev­er, author­i­ties say there is no evi­dence to sup­port the sui­cide claim, and an occu­pa­tion­al ther­a­pist tes­ti­fied the boy was not phys­i­cal­ly capa­ble of such an act.

Slimmed Down Appearance

Sny­der appeared much slim­mer at the tri­al com­pared to her mugshot from 2019, though she remained impas­sive as the dis­turb­ing evi­dence was pre­sent­ed. Her lawyers insist the evi­dence against her is “all conjecture.”

Shocking Allegations of Sex with Pit Bull

Sny­der was ini­tial­ly inves­ti­gat­ed over claims she had sex with her pet pit bull short­ly before the killings, though that probe was lat­er dropped as the mur­der case con­tin­ued. The accu­sa­tions have only added to the dis­turb­ing nature of the case.

Facing Potential Death Penalty

Pros­e­cu­tors are seek­ing the death penal­ty for Sny­der, who faces charges of first-degree mur­der, child endan­ger­ment and evi­dence tam­per­ing. Her defense has cit­ed a his­to­ry of severe men­tal ill­ness as a mit­i­gat­ing factor.