Suspect in Liberty Shooting Appears in Court

The woman police say killed four of her family members for insurance money appeared before a judge, according to WYFF.

Susan Hendricks, 48, of Liberty was charged with four counts of murder in the shooting deaths of Marshall Wayne Hendricks, 20, Matthew Wayne Hendricks, 23, Mark Wayne Hendricks, 52, and Linda Ann Burns, 64.

Investigators found nine life insurance policies totaling $700,000 in Hendricks' home, each with her listed as the beneficiary.

On Oct. 14 Sheriff's deputies responding to a 911 call found two people dead in a mobile home on a Pinedale Road property and two others dead in a second mobile home approximately 100 yards away on the same property.

Investigators say the motive for the killings was an attempt to claim money from life insurance policies. Court records show that Hendricks had faced legal trouble in the past when dealing with insurance money.

Additional evidence presented by prosecutors during Hendricks' preliminary hearing Monday were forensic tests that show gunshot residue on her clothes. 

13th Circuit Solicitor Walt Wilkins has not determined whether he will seek the death penalty. Defense attorney John Mauldin has said his client suffers from mental illness and takes several medications.