At the trial Denise William's defence attorney Ethan way said did his client shoot her husband no she didn't was she in the boat no she wasn't
The body of Jerry Michael Williams was found deceased in October 2017. Denise Merrell Williams was convicted in December 2018 of first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit first-degree murder and accessory after the fact. In February 2019, she was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, plus an additional 30 years for helping plot the murder, which was committed by her ex-lover and co-conspirator Brian Winchester.