APPLETON, Wis. (Court TV) — A Wisconsin woman faces a sentence of life in prison after she was convicted of killing her boyfriend.

Samantha Krebs testifies in her murder trial on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. (Court TV)

Samantha Krebs, 40, was found guilty of first-degree intentional homicide in the death of Joey Carnot, who was stabbed to death on July 18, 2024.

While Krebs denied attacking the victim, a jury found that she stabbed Carnot and then told a witness to tell officers that he had stabbed himself. That witness reported seeing Krebs kiss the victim and tell him she loved him before leaving the scene.

While prosecutors suggested the victim was making plans for the future and fighting an addiction relapse in the moments before his death, Krebs’ defense portrayed him as suicidal an

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