Marie Robards was a 16-year-old American juvenile accused of poisoning her father in Fort Worth, Texas, in 1993.
Marie Robards born as Dorothy Marie Robards born 1977, is known for the poisoning murder of her father in 1993, at age 16, in Fort Worth, Texas. The trial received media attention since she was a promising student, and patricide is a rare crime more commonly committed by men.
Marie’s defense allegations were not believed by police officers, and she was found guilty. The police asked her if her father, Steven Robard, had ever abused her or been hostile towards her, which she denied.
Robards was convicted of murder in a 1995 trial and sentenced to 27 years in prison. She was released on parole in 2003. She is believed to now be living under a new private identity.
She appeared in Deadly women’s episode Parents Peril where she was portrayed by Actress Madeleine Levins who also portrayed “Nicole Yesconis” in In the Family . Her case was also covered by American TV series Forensic Files in its episode “Death Play”.
The crime was fictionalized in Megan Abbott’s 2018 novel Give Me Your Hand,[5] and covered in episodes of Forensic Files (Season 6, episode 5 (2001)), Redrum[6](Season 2, episode 17 (2014)), and Deadly Women (Season 6, episode 2 (2012)).
The murder – How Did 16-year-old Marie Robard Kill Her Father?
In 1993 in Fort Worth, Texas, 16-year-old Marie Robards suffered the devastating loss of her father Steve Robards. The death was ruled the result of cardiac arrest. One year later, she won a part in her high school production of Shakespeare’s Hamlet.
The incident of Marie Robards giving poison to her father achieved the attention of the media since she was a talented student.
The infrequent crime that was killing her father by the Marie Robards was more commonly committed by the men. She gave him 28 times the lethal dose of Barium Acetate.
When Steven Robards ate his evening meal and became unpleasant after some time, he started throwing up. Sandra Hudgins was a neighbor of the Marie Robards. To her neighbor, she went and requested her help.
While the neighbor of Marie Robards went to check on Steven and at that time, she stayed behind and visited with her neighbor’s son.
At the age of 16 years old, after giving poison to her father, Marie Robards then started living with her smart plot.
In the meanwhile, she could have no longer manage with her ethics and revealed her secret to a close friend and the name of that friend was Stacey High.
Where Is Marie Robards Now? – Her New Name
Marie Robards was released from jail in 2003. She is thought to have assumed a new private identity. She got married and took her husband‘s name.
It is reportded that she also still lives in the Fort Worth area. Her new identity, however, has remained hidden from the public.
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We feel she has accepted responsibility for her actions and has begun a new job and life outside of prison.
As a result, the occurrence stunned the entire world, and the news became a popular topic for many years.
Marie Robard Jail Sentence & Mugshot
When Marie Robards was apprehended, officers wanted to know why she had killed her own father. They questioned if he had abused her or been violent towards her, to which she said that he had not.
Why would you want to kill him, they wondered? Her reaction was almost as shocking as the crime itself. She said to the public, “I just wanted to be with my mom.” “I would go to any length to be with her.”
In a 1995 trial, Robards was found guilty of murder and sentenced to 27 years in jail.