A North Carolina woman charged with plotting with her son to kill her husband last month took out a $1 million life insurance policy on the victim a few months ago. 45-year-old Tammy Franklin and 23-year-old Steven Franklin were charged Nov. 9 with felony conspiracy.
Donald Franklin called 911 on Oct. 31 to report that he had been assaulted by his son with a knife. Steven Franklin attacked his father with a four-inch paring knife at a suburban Raleigh home, but the man escaped with only cuts on one hand.
Donald Franklin reportedly told deputies that his son first tried to push him down a flight of stairs, where a "spiked rake" had been placed at the bottom, according to the warrants. When Donald Franklin was able to break his fall, his son yelled, "You won't get away from me this time," and ran at him with the paring knife, the warrants state.
Investigators later discovered Tammy Franklin had taken out a $1 million life insurance policy on her husband in May, but the warrants allege she lied to investigators and said both she and her husband purchased the extra life insurance in March.
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