MIFFLINBURG, Pa. — UPDATE:
78-year-old Myrle Miller has been found guilty on all counts of several charges, including first-degree murder for the death of her husband, John Nichols.
The jury began deliberations Monday in the case of the Union County woman accused of fatally poisoning her husband.
Prosecutors say Myrle Miller murdered John Nichols and drained his bank account for years.
Defense attorneys for Myrle Miller presented their case Monday morning.
Four people testified on Miller's behalf. Friends and family of Miller testified that they heard Miller tell John Nichols that he could not mix medications. The witnesses also testified that Nichols shared his money with Miller and told her she could spend it as she wished.
Miller did not testify in her own defense.
Before the jury started deliberations, both the defense and prosecution had one last chance to argue their case.
Defense attorney Brian Ulmer stressed that Nichols had no problems with his wife handling the money, and it belonged to both of them.
Prosecutor Jennifer Buck painted a dark picture of Nichols's final days. Buck said Miller kept her late husband in a drugged state until she found the perfect combination of medications to stop his heart.
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