She Murdered and Dismembered a Disabled Man — Then Lived With the Body
🚨 She killed him. Cut him to pieces... and kept him with her for months.
This is the shocking story of Penny Pospisil and the trailer-of-terror that hid a dead man.
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In the summer of 2018, Penny Pospisil was living with her 55-year-old, physically disabled boyfriend, Anthony Mitchell, in an RV village in Sumter County, Florida. 🎧 Months later, neighbors noticed a horrific odor coming from her trailer.
When authorities finally conducted a welfare check in December 2019, they were met with a scene that defied explanation — Anthony’s dismembered, decomposing remains, hidden in the RV shower
Penny claimed self-defense, saying she was a victim of domestic violence but the evidence showed she murdered and dismembered Anthony, then kept his body with her in a moving RV, traveling across counties with no one aware
In March 2023, after pleading guilty to second-degree murder, abuse of a dead body, and grand theft, she received the maximum sentence: life in prison plus consecutive terms
This episode unpacks:
Penny’s twisted justification and chilling actions post-murder
How forensic and neighbor reports as well as bodycam evidence broke the case
The psychological depths of someone who could live with a corpse
Legal proceedings, sentencing, and the unanswered questions about what she was thinking
Content Warning: Graphic descriptions of dismemberment and body concealment. Listener discretion is strongly advised.
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