Lake County Jury Recommends Life Sentence in Mount Dora Double Murder Case

Woman spared death for killing elderly couple with knives and glassware after hearing voices

TAVARES, Fla. (Court TV) — A woman will spend the rest of her life in prison after a jury chose not to sentence her to death for the murders of an elderly couple in their home. Vickie Williams sits in court on Sept. 25, 2026. (Court TV) Vickie Lynn Williams, 53, was convicted on two counts of first-degree murder and grand theft auto in the deaths of Darryl Getman, 83, and Sharon Getman, 83. The elderly couple was found dead inside their home on …

Lake County jury recommends life sentence in Mount Dora double murder case

A Lake County judge sentenced Vickie Lynn Williams to life for the 2022 stabbings of retirees Darryl and Sharon Getman.

Jury recommends life in prison for woman convicted of murdering elderly couple in Mount Dora

A jury recommended life in prison without parole for the woman convicted of killing an elderly couple in Mount Dora in 2022.

Vickie Williams sentenced to life in prison, avoids death penalty, in double murder case

A Florida judge sentenced Vickie Williams to life in prison on Friday for the 2022 New Year's Eve double murder of a couple at a senior living facility in Mount Dora.

Thirty-Minute Verdict: Georgia Killer Gets Life For Slaying Florida Retirees

A 53-year-old Georgia woman will spend the rest of her life behind bars after a Lake County jury found her guilty of murdering an elderly Florida couple in their home, court records show. Vickie Lynn Williams received the life sentence from Judge Cary F. Rada immediately after jurors delivered their recommendation. Days earlier, that same […] Thirty-Minute Verdict: Georgia Killer Gets Life For Slaying Florida Retirees

Jury deliberates death penalty in Mount Dora couple’s murder case

A Lake County jury is weighing whether Vickie Lynn Williams should receive life without parole or death for the Mount Dora couple’s murders.