WACO, Texas (KWTX) - A Lacy Lakeview woman charged with breaking into her neighbor’s home in 2022, shooting her in the head and claiming she “drank her blood” will employ an insanity defense during her capital murder trial next week.

Cynthia Ellen Ming, 54, pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity Tuesday during a hearing in Waco’s 54th State District Court. Prior to her plea, Ming rejected an offer of 55 years in prison on a lesser murder charge from prosecutors Duncan Widmann and Luke McCowan.

Ming and her attorney, Clay Thomas, will allege Ming was insane when she killed 45-year-old Angie Melissa Moore Sept. 7, 2022, at Moore’s home in the 400 block of Whispering Avenue.

If found guilty of capital murder, Ming, who court records show has a history of mental disorders dating back to e

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