Cruel Intentions Discovery ID describes this as in Lanett, AL, things just aren't adding up when a beloved former teacher, and mayor's wife, is found dead in her home. Friends try to put two and two together, but they come up with zero reasons anyone would want her dead, and police are just as stymied.
Charlotte Waites was a beloved member of her community. Her husband Barry Waites went home for lunch, strangled his wife and made it appear as though she had fallen down the stairs. He was previouslly convicted of theft from an employer and spent time in jail. The state alleged a dispute over finances was the cause of the murder.
Barry Waites was sentenced to 40 years in prison and ordered to pay $5,000 to the Alabama Crime Victims Compensation Commission..
You cannot write to Barry Waites as his current location is unknown.
