Five years later, Monica Melissa Patterson still claims innocence despite the evidence

Five years later, Monica Melissa Patterson still claims innocence despite the evidence

In the wake of Monica Melissa Patterson being convicted of orchestrating the murder of a 96-year-old man and draining his bank account of tens of thousands of dollars, state and national media brought the story to millions of people across the country. Then, the story of how the 56-year-old Patterson, who was the executive director of the Comfort House and a member of a prominent Hidalgo County political family, went dormant. But last year, an a…