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Her sister, Stacy Baker is the plaintiff within the lawsuit on behalf of surviving family members, together with her dad and mom and two nieces.

Legal professional Chad R. Oldham stated the sufferer’s household is entitled to $100 million in compensatory damages, “every of whom have suffered and can proceed to endure psychological anguish by purpose of such wrongful demise.”

The lawsuit, filed Dec. 6, additionally claims the household is entitled to $100 million in punitive damages, plus funeral bills and restoration from Cone’s theft.

“On December 8, 2019, on the time of decedent’s demise, she was gainfully employed and incomes a livelihood for herself,” Oldham wrote within the criticism. “She was 50 years of age and was a wholesome, able-bodied lady with a traditional life expectancy of roughly 85 years.”

Cone was sentenced to life with out parole in September 2021 for killing Reynolds. Her physique was discovered decomposing within the house she shared with Cone. Court docket paperwork present Reynolds had introduced she ended the connection.

After the homicide, police stated Cone took a business flight to Key West, Fla.

Along with capital homicide, a jury discovered Cone responsible of abuse of a corpse, theft of property and fraudulent use of a debit or bank card.

The Arkansas Supreme Court docket affirmed Cone’s conviction final month.

Throughout his trial, Cone denied killing Reynolds, however acknowledged he had a $200,000 playing debt and $2,400-a-week drug behavior. He blamed her homicide on the “group” to whom he was indebted.

It took lower than two hours for a jury to resolve his destiny.