A Wisconsin woman with a lengthy rap sheet will spend several decades behind bars after stabbing her boyfriend to death and failing to convince law enforcement that the victim had "stabbed himself."

In September, Samantha Jean Krebs , 40, was found guilty by a jury of her peers in Outagamie County on one count of intentional homicide in the first degree for fatally stabbing Joseph "Joey" Carnot , 35, in the chest following an argument at a shared apartment in Appleton – a medium-sized city located roughly 30 miles southwest of Green Bay.

On Wednesday, the defendant was sentenced by Outagamie County Circuit Court Judge Vincent Biskupic to life in prison – with the possibility of parole after serving 36 years behind bars.

The underlying incident occurred on June 18, 2024.

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