CONNER & BRINLEY SNYDER: Berks County PA v Lisa Snyder for murder of 2 children *GUILTY*

A 36-year-old woman who claimed that her two children had killed themselves has been accused of murdering them two months after they died in Albany Township, Pennsylvania.

Lisa R. Snyder was arrested Monday and charged with first-degree murder, endangering the welfare of children, and tampering with evidence. She was also charged with one count of sexual intercourse with an animal and one count of cruelty to animals.

She is being held without bail at Berks County Prison in Pennsylvania.

On Sept. 23, Snyder called 911 to report that she found her 8-year-old son, Conner Snyder, and her 4-year-old daughter, Brinley Snyder, hanging in the basement of their home. They were taken to the hospital but pronounced dead three days later.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Lisa Snyder, accused of hanging children in Berks County, wants taxpayers to pay for her defense

For at least five years leading up to her arrest in December for allegedly hanging her two children in the basement of her Berks County home, Lisa Snyder didn’t hold down a job, her attorney …

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Lisa Snyder, accused of hanging children in Berks County, wants taxpayers to pay for her defense

For at least five years leading up to her arrest in December for allegedly hanging her two children in the basement of her Berks County home, Lisa Snyder didn’t hold down a job, her attorney told a judge Monday.

Snyder, 37, didn’t own any real estate and had less than $400 in the bank when she was taken into custody for the alleged murders of 8-year-old Conner and 4-year-old Brinley Snyder. Her only asset was a 2017 Ford Fusion that she acquired by trading in a Jeep her grandfather gave her.

At a hearing Monday in Berks County Court in Reading to determine whether taxpayers should foot Snyder’s legal defense bills, that vehicle became an issue. Snyder’s parents want to sell the car to reimburse their retirement fund, which they tapped to get Snyder a lawyer.

Prosecutors say proceeds from any sale of the vehicle, which was in Snyder’s name but was transferred to her parents’ names after her arrest, should be spent on her defense before public funds are used to pay the various mental health and legal experts needed to keep her off death row.

Judge Paul Yatron said he will rule on the defense motion to declare Snyder indigent at a later date.


Snyder will return to court in November. Her trial date has not been set. Assistant District Attorney Meg McCallum said the evidence collected so far has filled “thousands” of pages, and that investigators are still analyzing numerous electronics, including two iPads, a laptop computer and “two to four cellphones.”

 

[SleutherLou]

I cant believe her parents would even consider giving her a penny towards her defence nevermind tapping into their retirement fund,after what she did to her poor babies I wouldnt even look at her let alone facilitate a good defence,daughter or not

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Albany Township mom accused in the hanging deaths of her children is declared indigent and will receive funding for expert witnesses

Lisa R. Snyder is in Berks County Prison awaiting trial on first-degree murder and related charges in the Sept. 23 hanging deaths of her children.

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Albany Township mom accused in the hanging deaths of her children is declared indigent and will receive funding for expert witnesses

Berks County Judge Paul M. Yatron has ruled that an Albany Township mother charged in the hanging deaths of her son and daughter is indigent and will receive county funds for expert witnesses in her death penalty case.


Prosecutors said they are seeking the death penalty because the alleged crimes meet the threshold of aggravating factors required in Pennsylvania for a capital case.

Charles said Thursday that the law requires the defense in death penalty cases to provide expert witnesses.

He plans to hire an investigator and a mitigation specialist to provide testimony on factors relevant to proving Snyder does not deserve the death penalty if convicted of first-degree murder.

 

[SleutherLou]

Albany Township mom accused in the hanging deaths of her children is declared indigent and will receive funding for expert witnesses

Lisa R. Snyder is in Berks County Prison awaiting trial on first-degree murder and related charges in the Sept. 23 hanging deaths of her children.

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Albany Township mom accused in the hanging deaths of her children is declared indigent and will receive funding for expert witnesses

Berks County Judge Paul M. Yatron has ruled that an Albany Township mother charged in the hanging deaths of her son and daughter is indigent and will receive county funds for expert witnesses in her death penalty case.


Prosecutors said they are seeking the death penalty because the alleged crimes meet the threshold of aggravating factors required in Pennsylvania for a capital case.

Charles said Thursday that the law requires the defense in death penalty cases to provide expert witnesses.

He plans to hire an investigator and a mitigation specialist to provide testimony on factors relevant to proving Snyder does not deserve the death penalty if convicted of first-degree murder.w

Yeah,good luck with that

 

[tlorik]

why on earth would she not deserve the death penalty? what exactly is her contribution to society? absolutely nothing as far as i can tell.

 

[Kimster]

why on earth would she not deserve the death penalty? what exactly is her contribution to society? absolutely nothing as far as i can tell.

If PA never executes those who receive the death penalty, then let her get life. She won't be as protected from the general prison population that way.

 

[tlorik]

If PA never executes those who receive the death penalty, then let her get life. She won't be as protected from the general prison population that way.

True - I really hope that it's true that women that kill their own children don't fare well in prison populations.

 

[GrandmaBear]

True - I really hope that it's true that women that kill their own children don't fare well in prison populations.

I myself hope that is true with men as well who kill their own children as I know of at least one who got a slap on the hand imo.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Lisa Snyder, accused of hanging children in Berks County, will mount insanity defense

Lisa R. Snyder, the Berks County mother accused of hanging her two children in the basement of her home last year, will mount an insanity or mental infirmity defense, court records show. Snyder&#82…

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Lisa Snyder, accused of hanging children in Berks County, will mount insanity defense​

Lisa R. Snyder, the Berks County mother accused of hanging her two children in the basement of her home last year, will mount an insanity or mental infirmity defense, court records show.

Snyder’s attorneys also asked a judge to separate charges related to sexually explicit photos of Snyder and her dog from the homicide case.

In a 43-page motion filed in preparation for a hearing Thursday in Berks County Court, Snyder’s attorneys asked that the dog-related charges be severed from the case, arguing that evidence connected to the charges of sexual intercourse with an animal and cruelty to animals “will impermissibly inflame the passions of, and unfairly prejudice the jury.”

Attorneys Dennis G. Charles and James J. Burke asked for a change of venue and sealing of crime scene photos. They also requested that Snyder’s Google search history in the weeks leading up the children’s death not be shown to a jury, saying the “lewd, lascivious and taboo nature” of the evidence would taint the jury pool.

State police have said that Snyder searched topics including suicide, drug overdoses, death by hanging and how to kill someone. Snyder’s lawyers argue in the motion that the searches, which state police say Snyder conducted using Conner’s Google account, have not been authenticated.


Snyder has a “chronic history of severe mental disorders,” her attorneys said in the motion, including major depression with psychotic features, anxiety disorder, affective disorder and post-partum depression dating to when she was 16.

At the time of the alleged homicides, the motion states, Snyder was afflicted with major depressive disorder that was recurrent and severe, as well as borderline personality disorder and symptoms consistent with post-traumatic stress disorder, multiple personality disorder and dissociative disorder.

Snyder’s mental illness manifested in suicidal ideations and a perception that her children were being harmed physically and emotionally by others, her lawyers contend. The mental illness brought out a “desire to protect her children from feelings of abandonment and/or to alleviate the painful feelings and situations they were experiencing at the time,” the motion states.


Snyder is being held in the Berks County Jail without bail. She was not brought into the courtroom for a brief hearing Thursday before Judge Paul Yatron.

Snyder’s next court date is Feb. 12.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Prosecutors: Lisa Snyder’s Google searches should be seen by jury deciding case of Berks County hanged children

Prosecutors in the case of Berks County mom Lisa Snyder, accused of fatally hanging her two children, are pushing back against a defense motion to quash Google searches that defense attorneys say a…

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Prosecutors: Lisa Snyder’s Google searches should be seen by jury deciding case of Berks County hanged children​

Prosecutors in the case of Berks County mom Lisa Snyder, accused of fatally hanging her two children, are pushing back against a defense motion to quash Google searches that defense attorneys say are being used in an attempt to “blacken” Snyder’s character before a jury.

In a court filing this week, prosecutors also argue that Snyder can get a fair trial in her home county, despite the disturbing nature of her alleged crimes.


In answers to defense motions filed in preparation for a Feb. 25 hearing, prosecutors say Snyder’s internet browsing history and Google searches should be shown to the jury that will eventually decide her fate. Her lawyers argue in pretrial motions that the searches, which they say contain topics “regarded by society as lewd, lascivious and/or unduly offensive,” will prejudice jurors and should not be admitted.

Prosecutors disagree, and say they intend to use the internet evidence “to prove beyond a reasonable doubt to a jury that defendant murdered her two children and should be sentenced to death for her crimes.”

Also addressed in the filing are the defense requests for a change of venue, and a motion to have a separate trial for charges related to sexually explicit photos of Snyder and her dog that authorities said they found during the homicide investigation.

Prosecutors “specifically deny” that Snyder can’t get a fair trial in Berks County, even though her case generated a large amount of pretrial publicity. On the dog-related charges, prosecutors say the evidence should stay in, though a “cautionary instruction” from the judge may be warranted.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Judge signals he won’t allow dog sex charges in trial of Berks mom Lisa Snyder, accused of hanging her children

Jurors deciding the case of Lisa Snyder, the Berks County mother accused of fatally hanging her two children in the basement of her Albany Township home in 2019, will likely not be asked to also de…

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Judge signals he won’t allow dog sex charges in trial of Berks mom Lisa Snyder, accused of hanging her children​

Jurors deciding the case of Lisa Snyder, the Berks County mother accused of fatally hanging her two children in the basement of her Albany Township home in 2019, will likely not be asked to also decide whether Snyder engaged in sex acts with her dog.

Berks County President Judge Paul Yatron signaled during a pretrial hearing in Reading Friday that he would grant a defense motion to sever charges related to animal abuse from the homicide counts, telling Assistant District Attorney Margaret McCallum that he could not envision a reason for a jury to hear about the salacious allegations that wasn’t prejudicial.

 

[Summer_Breeze]

Status hearing tomorrow, April 12, 2023.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Lisa Snyder, accused of killing her two children, may have reached plea deal

Online court records show that Snyder is scheduled for a plea hearing on Nov. 17 in front of Judge Theresa Johnson.

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Lisa Snyder, accused of killing her two children, may have reached plea deal​

A Berks County woman charged with murder in the deaths of her two children could be preparing to plead guilty next month.

Online court records show that Lisa Snyder is scheduled for a plea hearing on Nov. 17 in front of Judge Theresa Johnson.

Lisa Snyder, accused of hanging her 2 children in Berks County, may have a plea deal

Lisa Snyder — charged with first-degree murder and other crimes in the deaths of 8-year-old Conner and 4-year-old Brinley Snyder — is scheduled for a plea and sentencing hearing Nov. 17, court pape…

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Lisa Snyder, accused of hanging her 2 children in Berks County, may have a plea deal​

The woman accused of hanging her two children in 2019 at the family’s Berks County home may have reached a plea deal with prosecutors who had intended to seek the death penalty in the case.

Court papers say Lisa Snyder — charged with first-degree murder and other crimes in the deaths of 8-year-old Conner and 4-year-old Brinley Snyder — is scheduled for a plea and sentencing hearing Nov. 17.

Thursday morning, District Attorney John Adams said he couldn’t comment on whether the filing is accurate.

“I would only say, ‘Stay tuned for her next court hearing,’ ” he said.

Snyder’s attorney, Dennis Charles of Allentown, said he had no comment.

 

[GrandmaBear]

It better not be a deal less than life without parole imo.

This was horrible and I don't need to revisit it as i think I have the right one in mind and don't want to recall the details. Isn't this the one where the dog was a victim too in some sick act.... No need to say more on that as it's disgusting. Enough said. This woman deserve maximum penalties.

 

[Summer_Breeze]

Judge rejects plea for Pennsylvania woman charged with killing her 2 young children

A judge has rejected a plea agreement for a Pennsylvania woman charged with killing her two young children.

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BY MICHAEL RUBINKAM
Updated 5:10 PM EST, November 17, 2023

READING, Pa. (AP) — A judge on Friday rejected a plea agreement for a Pennsylvania woman charged with killing her two young children, who were found hanging in the basement of their home nearly four years ago.

Lisa Snyder, 40, sought to plead no contest but mentally ill to two counts of third-degree murder in the September 2019 deaths of 4-year-old Brinley and 8-year-old Conner. The children were taken off life support and died three days after they were found in the home in Albany Township, about 60 miles (97 kilometers) northwest of Philadelphia.

Berks County President Judge Theresa Johnson rejected the plea as soon as it was presented to her by a prosecutor and ended the hearing after just a few minutes, shutting down a defense lawyer who tried to interject.

“I am not accepting that plea agreement,” Johnson declared, adding, “It doesn’t serve the interests of justice.” She then stalked out of the courtroom.

The case will now head to trial, where Snyder faces charges of first-degree murder, child endangerment and evidence tampering.



District Attorney John Adams declined to say why prosecutors had agreed to let Snyder plead no contest to the reduced charge of third-degree murder, which carries a sentence of 20 to 40 years in prison.

“We don’t contest the fact that she’s mentally ill, and she meets the threshold set up under the law that she is mentally ill,” he said in a phone interview after the hearing.

Snyder’s defense lawyers had no comment. Snyder had no reaction to the judge’s ruling and ignored a reporter’s questions outside of the courtroom.

 

[GrandmaBear]

Judge rejects plea for Pennsylvania woman charged with killing her 2 young children

A judge has rejected a plea agreement for a Pennsylvania woman charged with killing her two young children.

apnews.com

BY MICHAEL RUBINKAM
Updated 5:10 PM EST, November 17, 2023

READING, Pa. (AP) — A judge on Friday rejected a plea agreement for a Pennsylvania woman charged with killing her two young children, who were found hanging in the basement of their home nearly four years ago.

Lisa Snyder, 40, sought to plead no contest but mentally ill to two counts of third-degree murder in the September 2019 deaths of 4-year-old Brinley and 8-year-old Conner. The children were taken off life support and died three days after they were found in the home in Albany Township, about 60 miles (97 kilometers) northwest of Philadelphia.

Berks County President Judge Theresa Johnson rejected the plea as soon as it was presented to her by a prosecutor and ended the hearing after just a few minutes, shutting down a defense lawyer who tried to interject.

“I am not accepting that plea agreement,” Johnson declared, adding, “It doesn’t serve the interests of justice.” She then stalked out of the courtroom.

The case will now head to trial, where Snyder faces charges of first-degree murder, child endangerment and evidence tampering.



District Attorney John Adams declined to say why prosecutors had agreed to let Snyder plead no contest to the reduced charge of third-degree murder, which carries a sentence of 20 to 40 years in prison.

“We don’t contest the fact that she’s mentally ill, and she meets the threshold set up under the law that she is mentally ill,” he said in a phone interview after the hearing.

Snyder’s defense lawyers had no comment. Snyder had no reaction to the judge’s ruling and ignored a reporter’s questions outside of the courtroom.

GOOD. A REAL JUDGE. What are prosecutors doing making any such deal?! This woman killed her;KIDS, claimed they did it and it disgust me to say it but had sex with her dog, poor animal.

NO DEALS. What is wrong with the prosecution?? Too lazy or unprepared to try the case?!!! Look at what she DID. Allegedly of course.

If not a case like this then what ones DO they take to trial? None? Used to just making deals and never having to do the work to try a case? Paid? I mean explain it prosecution to us!

Again GOOD on this judge, How refreshing!

Also explain to me prosecution if she IS mentally ill than how is it okay she serves 25 o 40 years for third degree instead of long for first or second? Huh? How does the length of prison time allow for her being mentally ill? What? Going to prison even with the deal so explain that to me...? It isn't not guilty by reason of insanity plea. It is going to prison either way so again huh? 25 to 40 years will cure her mental illness but longer won't?

Their EXCUSE does not fly nor make sense.

Let's see how good of a job they do at trial and how prepred because they were willing to let this HEINOUS HORRIBLE one go down to THIRD degree. They either don't know how to do their job, do not wan to do their job, do not want to work and are not prepared or are corrupt and were paid. AGAIN GOOD on the judge. I am going to guess she knows the real deal...

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Pennsylvania mother found guilty in hanging deaths of 2 young children

Authorities said Snyder's children, 4-year-old Brinley and 8-year-old Conner, were found hanging by a cable dog lead in September 2019, which Snyder later admitted to buying.

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Pennsylvania mother found guilty in hanging deaths of 2 young children​

The Pennsylvania mother charged with killing her two young children who were found hanging in the basement of their Albany Township home five years ago was found guilty on Tuesday.

According to WFMZ, Lisa Snyder, 41, was found guilty of two counts of first-degree murder, endangering the welfare of a child and evidence tampering in a bench trial that began last week.

"We're very pleased with the verdict to say the least. This was a nightmare of a case from day one," said Berks County District Attorney John Adams.


According to WFMZ, a psychiatrist testified that abuse experienced by Snyder and years of various mental health issues could have contributed to her being in a psychotic state at the time of the incident. The psychiatrist also testified that, even within this state, Snyder "did not inform the intent to kill her children."

But the prosecution brought its own mental health expert to testify about Snyder's mental capacity, disagreeing with the explanation given by the defense. The expert said he did not believe Snyder has bipolar disorder or PTSD. Despite her history of anxiety and depression, at the time of the children's deaths, the expert said there was nothing he saw in his evaluation that would indicate Snyder wouldn't know right from wrong.

Closing arguments in the case began Tuesday afternoon and the judge returned a verdict more than an hour later.

A judge last year rejected a plea agreement under which Snyder would have pleaded no contest but mentally ill to two counts of third-degree murder.

"We're very pleased that Lisa Snyder will never see the light of day and she will spend the rest of her life in a jail where she belongs," said DA Adams.

Sentencing in the case is scheduled for October.

 

[Kimster]

This "woman" was so evil. That's the best thing I can say about her without getting banned from the internet forever.

 

[Mel70]

Pennsylvania mother found guilty in hanging deaths of 2 young children

Authorities said Snyder's children, 4-year-old Brinley and 8-year-old Conner, were found hanging by a cable dog lead in September 2019, which Snyder later admitted to buying.

6abc.com

Pennsylvania mother found guilty in hanging deaths of 2 young children​

The Pennsylvania mother charged with killing her two young children who were found hanging in the basement of their Albany Township home five years ago was found guilty on Tuesday.

According to WFMZ, Lisa Snyder, 41, was found guilty of two counts of first-degree murder, endangering the welfare of a child and evidence tampering in a bench trial that began last week.

"We're very pleased with the verdict to say the least. This was a nightmare of a case from day one," said Berks County District Attorney John Adams.


According to WFMZ, a psychiatrist testified that abuse experienced by Snyder and years of various mental health issues could have contributed to her being in a psychotic state at the time of the incident. The psychiatrist also testified that, even within this state, Snyder "did not inform the intent to kill her children."

But the prosecution brought its own mental health expert to testify about Snyder's mental capacity, disagreeing with the explanation given by the defense. The expert said he did not believe Snyder has bipolar disorder or PTSD. Despite her history of anxiety and depression, at the time of the children's deaths, the expert said there was nothing he saw in his evaluation that would indicate Snyder wouldn't know right from wrong.

Closing arguments in the case began Tuesday afternoon and the judge returned a verdict more than an hour later.

A judge last year rejected a plea agreement under which Snyder would have pleaded no contest but mentally ill to two counts of third-degree murder.

"We're very pleased that Lisa Snyder will never see the light of day and she will spend the rest of her life in a jail where she belongs," said DA Adams.

Sentencing in the case is scheduled for October.

Depression, And anxiety. Huh. JOIN THE CLUB B****!!! NO EXCUSES!!!