
Opening statements begin in Mount Dora double-murder trial of Vickie Williams
By Marcus Chen
FOX 35 Orlando

Day one of testimony has wrapped in a Lake County murder trial for a woman accused of killing a Mount Dora couple at random four years ago.Prosecutors say Vickie Williams murdered Darryl and Sharon Getman in their senior living community on New Year’s Eve in 2022.During the opening statement, attorneys sparred over Vickie Williams’ mental health. Williams’ defense team indicated they would try for an insanity defense, seeking to prove that due to mental illness, Williams did not know what she was doing, that it was wrong, or that it had consequences.In court on Monday, witnesses took the stand, including a medical examiner and law enforcement officers. The prosecution presented video from just one day before the alleged murders, showing the moment officers found Vicki Williams inside a Hampton Inn and later trespassed her from the property. Less than 24 hours later, investigators say she stabbed Darryl and Sharon Getman to death, then stole their Kia to get away.“The evidence shows tha
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