Overview
- In 2018, Riess murdered her husband in Minnesota, then killed Pamela Hutchinson in Fort Myers Beach to steal her identity.
- Court records say she forged her husband's signature, drained his accounts, and fled, with investigators linking her actions to a long-standing gambling addiction.
- Using Hutchinson's ID, credit cards, and car, Riess traveled across multiple states as CCTV captured her movements.
- US Marshals arrested her on April 19, 2018 at a Texas restaurant after a public tip, and two handguns were later found in her motel room.
- In a recent HBO documentary, she claims a 'psychotic break,' a characterization prosecutors and journalists question.