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Eight Mile woman sentenced in 2020 murder

By Pat O'Donnell,

2024-08-23

MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. ( WKRG ) — An Eight Mile woman was sentenced for her role in the 2020 murder of Randal Taylor , according to Mobile County District Attorney Keith Blackwood.

DA Blackwood shared on Facebook that a Mobile County Judge sentenced 37-year-old Amy Simmons Palmer to 20 years in prison, split to serve five years for her role in Taylor’s murder.

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=45Llde_0v8FXuZl00 — Amy Simmons Palmer. (Mobile County Sheriff’s Office)

Palmer was found guilty after a three-day trial in June.

Four people were originally arrested in Taylor’s murder: Samuel Nichols, Jacob Weaver, Shannon Lewis, and Amy Palmer. Nichols and Weaver pled guilty in 2023 and Lewis’ charges were dropped in June, according to court documents.

Assistant District Attorneys Michaelyn Gober and Katy Sipper

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