Three weeks after the death of her two children, Tampa Palms mother Julie Schenecker answered formally to charges of first-degree murder at her arraignment in Hillsborough court. Her court appointed attorney, Robert Fraser, pleaded not guilty on her behalf.
Chained at the waist, wrists and ankles, she was walked into the courtroom, held at each arm by a deputy. When they sat her in a chair, she stared ahead. When the judge entered, Schenecker shut her eyes and breathed deeply.
Schenecker, 50, is accused of shooting to death her 13-year-old son, Beau and 16-year-old daughter, Calyx, on January 28, because they were “too mouthy”.
