Caylen Deller Gets Life for 2024 Murder of Chad Mullen, Buried in Shallow Grave
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Updated · Fox News · Oct 15
Caylen Deller Gets Life for 2024 Murder of Chad Mullen, Buried in Shallow Grave
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Oct 15
Summary
A Florida jury convicted 32-year-old Caylen Deller of first-degree murder and a judge sentenced her to life in prison for fatally shooting boyfriend Chad Mullen in September 2024.
Prosecutors said Deller killed Mullen at her San Mateo horse farm, then used a horse and enlisted a friend to move his body before it was found in a shallow grave more than a month later.
On the stand, Deller said she shot Mullen twice in self-defense after he choked her and raised a hammer during an argument over unproven abuse claims involving her daughter.
Jurors also found her guilty of evidence tampering and failing to report a death after prosecutors highlighted that she never called police and had placed 28 calls to Mullen between Sept. 2 and Sept. 9, 2024.