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Henrico Virginia Woman Gets 22 Years for Murdering Tenant
Posted on Sep 15, 2011
Felicia M. Grahn lost a bid September 14th for a mistrial in her murder case and will go to prison for 22 years in the shooting death last year of the mother of six children.
Grahn, 40, lived with her husband in the 3900 block of Genacre Lane in Henrico County off Laburnum Avenue. She told a jury in May that she was attacked in August 2010 by 34-year-old Dollie Blow, who rented a shed in the Grahns' backyard but was being evicted for nonpayment.
A jury found Grahn guilty of second-degree murder and two firearms charges, recommending a sentence of 22 years. Judge Gary Hicks sentenced Grahn to the 22 years in prison recommended by the jury.
Grahn apologized for her actions and said she had never meant to kill Blow. Grahn had testified that Blow jumped on her back when Grahn came to the shed to investigate Blow's report of a fire.
When police arrived, Grahn said she had shot Blow and turned over a 9 mm semiautomatic pistol that she later testified she'd never before used. Investigators found Blow dead in the bathroom and discovered that two grandchildren she had been babysitting witnessed Blow's death.
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