At the age of two, she lost her father in a construction accident. Following the death of her husband, Christine's mother dipped into drug addiction which resulted in losing custody of her daughter. Christine Paolilla was seventeen when she murdered four of her friends. According to court documents Christine Paolilla and Christopher Snider would enter a home and shoot and kill four young people in 2003. Thisteen killerwould not be arrested until 2006 when an anonymous tip would lead to her arrest. Christopher Snider would commit suicide before he could be arrested.
Christine Paolilla, right, and her boyfriend at the time of the murders, Christopher Snider, left. On July 18, 2003, Christine and her boyfriend Christopher Snider went to Tiffany's home in Clear Lake City, Texas, and murdered Tiffany, Rachael, and two other friends in cold blood. Why would a young girl-who had already experienced such a deep loss-commit such a brutal act? Especially upon the two people she seemingly cared about most. By the time she entered high school, Christine had suffered the sudden death of her father and was diagnosed with alopecia--an irreversible disease that caused her to lose her hair, eyebrows, and eyelashes.
The couple were heroin addicts who had been living in squalor. The hotel room was littered with drugs and drug paraphernalia. However, after getting into an altercation, Christine and Christopher pulled guns out and aimed them at their friends. The four began to plead for their life, not really understanding what had transpired to make things go south so quickly.
Within three months, teeming with envy and jealousy, Christine and her boyfriend would do the unthinkable. During trial, Christine claimed that Christopher had shot all four victims. She stated that as soon as they entered the home, he opened fire while she hid. She claimed that she had accompanied Christopher to the home to buy drugs earlier on in the day and that when they returned later on.
We examine a trial court's ruling on a motion to suppress using a bifurcated standard of review. Wilson v. State, 311 S.W.3d 452, 457–58 (Tex.Crim.App.2010). We afford “almost total deference to a trial court's determination of historical facts,†especially when the trial court's findings are based on an evaluation of the credibility and demeanor of the witnesses. If supported by the record, the trial court's ruling will not be disturbed. The only question we review de novo is whether the trial court properly applied the law to the facts presented. Carmouche v. State, 10 S.W.3d 323, 327 (Tex.Crim.App .2000).
Paolilla and Rott have not been charged with possessing the heroin. Harris said police have seekers nightmares not made any deals with Rott, who remains on probation, to forgo the drug charge if he will testify against Paolilla. "Christine doesn't know what transpired to lead Christopher to draw the gun. They were all friends. They all knew each other," he said. Rott, 27, is living with friends and attending recovery meetings. He remains married to Paolilla, although he plans to divorce her. As part of his 12-step recovery program, Rott said, he had to do what was right.