20/20 reports on woman found guilty of killing her husband during what authorities claim was a staged home invasion . In 20/20 episode Interview With daughter Lizz Rose Who believes her Mother Is Innocent .
“I know that she did not do this,” the couple’s daughter, Elizabeth “Lizz” Melgar Rose, told “20/20.” “I’m going to continue to fight until we can prove that.”
The hour-long program ’20/20 that′airing on on the West Coast Sunday, Sept. 1 at 10:00 – 11:00 p.m. PDT on ABC (Rebroadcast. ABC OAD: 11/30/18).
“20/20” reports on the controversial 2012 murder of Jaime Melgar who was stabbed inside his bedroom during what initially appeared to be a home invasion. His wife, Sandra, claims she blacked out during the incident, possibly due to a seizure, and did not see or hear her husband being brutally attacked. But in 2017, Sandra was convicted of killing Jaime, shocking her and her family.
Sandra and Jaime were high school sweethearts from Houston, Texas. Just 10 days after celebrating their 32nd wedding anniversary, Jaime was murdered. Sandra, who suffers from epilepsy and lupus, says the last thing she remembers before waking up bound in her master bedroom closet was Jaime going to check on the dogs who were barking outside. Authorities claim that Sandra staged the house invasion and murdered Jaime in an attempt to end her marriage. Sandra maintains her innocence.
“20/20” features interviews with prosecutor Colleen Barnett and Bob Ruff, host of the popular podcast “Truth and Justice,” which is currently crowd-sourcing an investigation into the case.
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