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“Dateline NBC” to feature new two-hour episode on mid-Missouri snake breeder’s murder

March 23, 2023 By Brian Hauswirth

“Dateline NBC” correspondent Andrea Canning will speak to convicted murderer Lynlee Renick on-camera (photo courtesy of “Dateline NBC”)

A high-profile mid-Missouri murder case that’s received national media coverage will be featured in a brand-new episode tomorrow night on “Dateline NBC.” It will air from 8-10 pm central time.

It’s the Lynlee Renick case. Dateline correspondent Andrea Canning has an exclusive interview with Missouri State Highway Patrol Corporal Devin Foust, who’s the lead investigator in the case.

Convicted killer Lynlee Renick, the former owner of Ascensia spa in Columbia’s Cherry Hill, also speaks on-camera from prison. She’s serving a 16-year prison sentence in Chillicothe for the gruesome murder of her husband Ben in his New Florence snake barn. New Florence is a small town about 50 miles east of Columbia.

Missouri State Highway Patrol lead investigator Devin Foust speaks on-camera about the Lynlee Renick case (photo courtesy of “Dateline NBC”)

The victim was shot at least once in the back of the head, once through the jaw and several times in the back. The murder scene was so gruesome that authorities originally thought a 500-pound anaconda had attacked him.

The case has ties to Columbia, Jefferson City and New Florence. Lynlee is serving a 16-year prison sentence for second degree murder and armed criminal action. She has maintained her innocence, saying Michael Humphrey of Jefferson City killed her husband. Lynlee’s attorney told the jury that Michael Humphrey had used meth on the day of the murder.

But Humphrey testified for the prosecution at Lynlee Renick’s trial, telling the jury that she is the one who shot and killed her husband. Both admit they were at the scene, and they blame each other for the murder. Both Lynlee Renick and Michael Humphrey have been convicted of murder and are incarcerated. He’s serving a life sentence for second degree murder and will be eligible for parole after serving 85 percent of 30 years. Lynlee Renick’s first parole hearing is set for 2034.

Click here to watch “Dateline NBC’s” trailer of the new episode.

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UPDATE: Convicted murderer Lynlee Renick drops her appeal

January 10, 2023 By Brian Hauswirth

Convicted killer Lynlee Renick speaks to “Dateline NBC” correspondent Andrea Canning at northeast Missouri’s Vandalia prison in January 2022 (file photo courtesy of “Dateline NBC”)

A former Columbia spa owner convicted of killing her husband near New Florence in 2017 has changed her mind regarding an appeal.

Online court records show the Western District Court of Appeals dismissed Lynlee Renick’s appeal on Monday, at the request of Renick’s Columbia attorney, Carol Jansen.

Ms. Renick owned Ascensia Spa in Columbia’s Cherry Hill, at the time her husband Ben was shot to death in Montgomery County. She’s now serving a 16-year prison sentence for second degree murder and armed criminal action at the Chillicothe Correctional Center.

Renick testified during the emotional trial that Michael Humphrey of Jefferson City killed her husband, but Humphrey told the jury that Lynlee killed Ben Renick. Humphrey was also convicted of second degree murder. Missouri assistant attorney general Kevin Zoellner told jurors during the penalty phase that Lynlee killed her husband for money, sex and freedom.

Renick’s December 2021 trial was carried live on Court TV, and “Dateline NBC” and CBS’ “48 Hours” had crews at the Boone County Courthouse for the trial.

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Dateline NBC to feature high-profile central Missouri murder case on Friday

March 4, 2022 By Brian Hauswirth

A high-profile mid-Missouri murder case with ties to Columbia, Jefferson City and New Florence will be profiled Friday night in an all-new “Dateline NBC” episode. The case involves Columbia’s Lynlee Renick, who owned Ascensia spa in Cherry Hill. She’s now serving a 16-year prison sentence for second degree murder and armed criminal action. She was convicted …

Filed Under: 93.9 The Eagle, 939 the Eagle, anacondas, Ascensia Spa in Columbia's Cherry Hill, Ben Renick, Boone County Courthouse, Court TV, Dateline correspondent Andrea Canning, Dateline NBC, defense attorney Katherine Berger, defense attorney Tim Hesemann, Homepage, Jefferson City, Lynlee Renick, Michael Humphrey, mid-Missouri murder case, Mid-Missouri News, Missouri Assistant Attorney General Kevin Zoellner, Montgomery County EMTs, New Florence, Sam Renick, Syndicated Tagged With: columbia

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