Overview

• Monica Sementilli was found guilty of murder and conspiracy to commit murder in the 2017 death of her husband, Fabio Sementilli.
• Prosecutors argued that Monica orchestrated the murder to claim a $1.6 million life insurance payout, avoiding divorce proceedings.
• Her co-defendant and former lover, Robert Louis Baker, confessed to fatally stabbing Fabio but claimed Monica was uninvolved, a claim prosecutors refuted.
• The investigation spanned eight years, leveraging digital evidence and testimonies to build a case against Monica as the mastermind of the plot.
• Monica faces life in prison without parole, with her sentencing scheduled for June 23, 2025, at the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center in Los Angeles.