Pennsylvania mom who allegedly hanged her two children is disowned by surviving son: ‘I just don’t see her as my mother anymore’
By Caitlin McCormack,
25 days ago
A Pennsylvania mother who allegedly hanged her two children with a dog leash in 2019 sobbed her way through her trial as her surviving adult son disavowed her.
Lisa Snyder, 41, began her trial last week, facing first- and third-degree murder charges in the deaths of her two young children, Connor, 8, and Brinley, 4.
The boy and girl were both found hanged by the same dog leash in the basement of her Albany Township home in September 2019. They were taken to the hospital, but died three days later after being taken off life support.
Her surviving son, Owen Snyder, 22, testified against his mother on Tuesday.
“I just don’t see her as my mother anymore,” Owen Snyder said while Lisa Snyder sobbed from her seat, as reported by the Mainline Times & Suburban .
Lisa Snyder previously maintained her innocence, pinning the blame on Connor and claiming that his depression drove him to kill himself and Brinley. Owen Snyder unequivocally denied the claims at the trial, adding that Connor’s short stature would’ve made it difficult for him to hang anyone.
“He always wanted to be doing something. He was always playing with his little sister.”
The trial also parsed through Lisa Snyder’s phone records, which included Google searches for “how to hang yourself” and recent watch history for the show “Almost Got Away With It” just days before her children were hanged.
The wooden kitchen chairs used for the hanging were also brought before the judge who will decide her fate, since the case has no jury.
All the while, Lisa Snyder remained emotionless, only shedding tears when Owen Snyder spoke out against her.
Her defense professed that she did not hang her children, but even if she had, they claimed, she was clinically insane and should be sent to a psychiatric hospital rather than prison.
She made the initial 911 call reporting her son’s suicide, but police were immediately suspicious and found no evidence to support her claim.
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Dewey Ehman
13h ago
So sad that we read so often of these heartless violent crimes, involving one member of a family destroying the whole families lives, both the victims and the survivors. How crazy and evil the world has become.
Lydia Bly
3d ago
Need to hang her ass. She knew what she was doing.
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