George Frazier survived the streets of Sixties New York to seek out peace and happiness in a small Texas city. Violence, nonetheless, would comply with him there.
Frazier was born in Brooklyn in 1965. He was a beloved member of his household and identified for his kindness and humorousness.
“He was the massive man however he was extra like a humble sort individual,” neighbor Lola Anthony informed “Snapped,” airing Sundays at 6/5c on Oxygen. “By no means seen him mad, by no means seen him indignant. George was similar to a fundamental on a regular basis man.”
Frazier’s life would by no means be the identical after he met Gloria Aiken. Like him, she pulled herself out of poverty by means of sheer willpower. Aiken had her first little one, a daughter, when she was 18 however her relationship with the daddy was unable to outlive the pressures of parenthood. A second daughter was born seven years later.
“She did hair on the aspect. She all the time had a job and all the time had a hustle occurring. She was fairly inspirational to me as a child, the truth that she was capable of create alternatives for herself,” niece Iasia Aberasturi informed “Snapped.”
Frazier and Aiken started relationship in 1998. Frazier helped increase her two daughters as his personal and watched them whereas Aiken labored on the publish workplace.
After relationship for seven years, Frazier and Aiken left the massive metropolis for a small city. With their youthful daughter they moved to Ennis, Texas, simply south of Dallas. There, Frazier loved the laid-back tempo of dwelling. Whereas he labored temp jobs and oversaw family affairs, Aiken was employed at Hutchins State Jail. In her free time, she took lessons at a area people faculty with the intention of pursuing a profession in drugs.
Every thing modified when on Feb. 18, 2008. Aiken known as 911 to report Frazier lacking. She claimed she hadn’t seen him for the reason that night time earlier than and that he was nowhere to be discovered.
“She stated he left to see a pal and by no means got here again,” Ennis Police CID Lieutenant Mike Hopson informed “Snapped.”
A lacking individuals investigation was opened. Investigators interviewed Aiken, who stated Frazier left behind his pockets. After they requested to entry his telephone, she stated it was damaged.
Per week would go with no signal of Frazier. Detectives requested Aiken if he had any enemies.
“Gloria informed the investigators that presumably he had owed some individuals cash, particularly, a Hispanic man who might need been within the Mexican Mafia and in order that’s why she believed that one thing unhealthy might need occurred to him,” prosecutor Lindy Beaty informed “Snapped.”
Whereas chatting with Aiken, detectives famous that she spoke of Frazier up to now tense, as if he have been already useless.
“That will positively be trigger for concern and form of throw up a crimson flag in your investigation, whenever you’ve obtained your reporting get together already referring to your sufferer up to now tense,” former Ellis County Sheriff’s Lieutenant Kevin Ketchum defined.
Aiken consented to a search of her residence and automobiles. Investigators discovered no proof of foul play however famous that she was already eliminating Frazier’s belongings.
“We go upstairs and there’s this massive walk-in closet filled with trash baggage,” Hopson stated. “… [She said] ‘Oh, these are George’s garments.’ She stated she couldn’t stand to have a look at them.”
Then, on March 1, 2008, a pair strolling alongside the shoreline of Bardwell Lake in Ellis County, Texas, discovered a human leg partially wrapped in a plastic bag.
“The wound itself gave the impression to be minimize with some form of noticed or a bladed instrument. It wasn’t a tough minimize such as you would see with an animal assault or an unintentional dismemberment, one thing like that. This was a straight clear minimize during,” Ketchum stated.
Extra physique elements have been quickly discovered elsewhere.
“In Bardwell we discovered a leg, in Richland Chambers lake we discovered a head and torso. A head, chest, and torso,” Hopson informed Columbia, South Carolina, ABC-affiliate WOLO-TV.
Investigators with the Ellis County Sheriff’s Workplace discovered of George Frazier after looking by means of native lacking individuals studies. After acquiring a DNA pattern, it was matched with the dismembered leg. Dental information would later establish the pinnacle as belonging to Frazier.
Aiken agreed to take a polygraph examination and was interviewed on March 3, 2008. Although she was adamant she had nothing to do with Frazier’s loss of life, the polygraph indicated she was being misleading. She subsequently retained a lawyer and refused to reply any extra questions. Regardless of having already seemed by means of her residence, investigators obtained a search warrant which they executed on March 11, 2008.
“They discovered blood within the Jeep. They discovered blood within the toilet and [lead detective] Dorinda Clark discovered a considerable amount of blood on a chair and an ottoman and the partitions of the lounge and it appeared someone tried to scrub it up sooner or later they usually didn’t do an excellent job,” Hopson defined.
Investigators additionally discovered a baseball bat that had bloodstains and items of hair on it. Although they believed Frazier was killed within the residence, the restricted quantity of blood advised he was dismembered elsewhere.
In addition they canvassed the neighborhood, which is how they discovered Frazier and Aiken’s relationship was troubled. They fought usually and Frazier suspected Aiken was dishonest on him.
Aiken’s telephone information have been subpoenaed and investigators observed a telephone quantity she known as usually. It belonged to a co-worker at Hutchins State Jail.
“He admitted he had been relationship her since August of ‘07. She had informed him that she wasn’t married, that she was dwelling with two outdated aunts that have been wealthy and would minimize her off in the event that they knew she was seeing anyone,” Hopson defined.
The couple would usually rendezvous for romantic encounters at a close-by motel. The person was shocked to be taught that Aiken lived together with her common-law husband, saying she had not too long ago requested him to maneuver in together with her.
Investigators additionally discovered that Aiken paid a lot of the family payments. Frazier contributed little financially however had a $250,000 life insurance coverage coverage in his title.
“This $250,000 life insurance coverage coverage turned an actual authentic motive for why she would need him useless. She may achieve a hefty life insurance coverage coverage to stay the life that she needed to steer,” Beaty stated.
Ultimately, DNA assessments recognized the blood discovered concerning the residence as belonging to him. Regardless of this proof, authorities nonetheless didn’t really feel they’d sufficient to efficiently convict Aiken. Plus, they discovered it unlikely she dismembered Frazier on her personal.
Detectives interviewed her boyfriend once more and requested him to take a lie detector check. When requested whether or not he had information of the homicide, the check outcomes confirmed deception.
“He was not likely cooperative at first till we requested him, ‘Do you need to be a witness or a suspect?’ He selected witness. He would do something he may do to clear his title at that time,” Hopson stated.
The person agreed to put on a wire and attempt to get Aiken to speak concerning the homicide. He informed her he had been held for eight hours and that police knew “every thing” about Frazier’s homicide.
“What? Every thing like what? What do they know?” Aiken requested throughout the videotaped encounter in footage by “Snapped.”
The couple started to argue so vociferously that police have been known as to research. Upon their arrival, Aiken stopped speaking, placing an finish to the operation.
The case in opposition to Aiken went nowhere for 5 years. After accumulating Frazier’s life insurance coverage cash, she relocated to South Carolina.
However though the case in opposition to Aiken was largely circumstantial, a brand new prosecutor felt there was sufficient to indict her in April 2004. A Texas State Grand Jury was known as, leading to a warrant for her arrest.
Aiken was arrested for the homicide of George Frazier on Could 13, 2014. She was taken into custody at her residence in Columbia, South Carolina and extradited again to Texas, in accordance with native newspaper The Greenville Information.
In Could 2017, Gloria Priscilla Aiken pleaded responsible to manslaughter and was sentenced to 12 years in jail, in accordance with native newspaper the Waxahachie Every day Mild. Aiken is at present incarcerated on the Dr. Lane Murray Unit in Gatesville, Texas. She is anticipated to be launched in Could 2026 when she can be 59 years outdated.
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