54-year-old Tennessee Woman Nabbed Over Murder

Tennessee woman has been found guilty of the 2021 killing of a university professor who had been given temporary custody of her children.

A jury convicted Annette Harvey, 54, guilty of first-degree murder in the death of East Tennessee State University professor Robin Leonard after three hours of deliberation, the Johnson City Press reported.

Harvey stabbed Leonard, 50, multiple times at her home on Jan. 18, 2021. Leonard was taken to a hospital where she died 11 days later.

Harvey fled the scene but was arrested a day later. Prior to the killing, Leonard had been given temporary custody of Harvey’s children while she was sent for a mental health evaluation.