The Florida woman accused of killing her boyfriend and burying him in a shallow grave was found guilty of his murder.Caylen Deller, 32, was charged with first degree murder in relation to the September 2024 death of Chad Mullen, her on-again and off-again boyfriend.According to prosecutors, Deller killed Mullen at her San Mateo, Florida, horse farm, then got a friend and her horse to help move the body, which was found in a shallow grave over a month after he went missing.Deller was found guilty of first-degree murder on Thursday after the jury deliberated for over an hour, and was sentenced to life in prison.She was also found guilty of tampering with evidence and failure to report the death of a person.FLORIDA WOMAN CHARGED WITH MURDER EVADING POLICE AFTER BODY FOUND IN SHALLOW GRAVE: SHERIFFChad Mullen was fatally shot by his on-again, off-again girlfriend, Caylen Deller, in September 2024.
Prosecutors said Deller used a horse and enlisted a friend to help move his body before it was buried in a shallow grave.(Putnam County Sheriff's Office)On Wednesday, Deller testified that she killed Mullen in self-defense because he choked her and raised a hammer at her when she confronted him about unproven claims that he had sexually abused her young daughter.
Deller said Mullen became angry, pinned her against the truck and grabbed her by the throat, alleging she was unable to breathe at the time.That's when Deller said she grabbed a gun.Deller said she obtained the gun after Mullen allegedly broke into her apartment on Aug.
1, 2024."I pulled the trigger of the gun and shot him twice," Deller said."I was extremely afraid.""I shot Chad twice in self-defense," she said.FOLLOW THE FOX TRUE CRIME TEAM ON XCaylen Deller, 32, was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison for fatally shooting her on-again, off-again boyfriend, Chad Mullen, at her Florida horse farm in September 2024.
(Putnam County Sheriff's Office)The woman said she didn't intend to ki...