CHAMBERS COUNTY, Texas – After eight days of testimony, both sides delivered closing arguments on Wednesday in Sarah Hartsfield’s insulin murder trial, leaving the Chambers County jury of 12 to decide whether the 49-year-old deliberately killed her husband, Joseph Hartsfield, with an overdose of insulin.

Blog Day 8: Jury deliberating in Sarah Hartsfield’s insulin murder trial

During the state’s closing arguments, prosecutors told jurors that Sarah Hartsfield’s actions and words painted a clear picture of motive, intent, and deception. They replayed Joseph’s voicemail he left his mother just days before his death.

“I went home prepared to be shot, but it didn’t happen.”

Blog Day 7: Lead detective details phone data, deleted messages in Sarah Hartsfield’s insulin murder trial

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