THE daughter of self-proclaimed murderer Laren Sims is speaking out for the first time on April 1, 2022.
Sims admitted to murdering her husband in 2011 with her accomplice Sarah Dutra.
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What did Sarah Dutra do?
Sarah Dutra was 21 years old when she was hired at the McNabney firm where she worked as a secretary.
It was there that she met Laren Sims who went by the alias, Elisa McNabney.
Sims allegedly convinced Dutra to help her kill her husband, Larry McNabney on September 11, 2001, and his body was found five months after he disappeared.
According to prosecutors, Sims conspired to kill her husband with a horse tranquilizer and steal money from his law practice.
After poisoning McNabney with the horse tranquilizer, Sims and Dutra drove his body to his home in Woodbridge, California, and stashed it in the garage refrigerator for weeks.
They finally drove his body to a vineyard near Linden, about 20 miles from his home, and buried him in a shallow grave.
Sims’ daughter, Haylei Jordan, told 20/20 that she and her mother traveled a lot when she was younger, never staying in one place for more than a year.
They settled down when Sims married McNabney, but after he disappeared, they set out on the road again, and because it seemed to be the norm, Jordan said she didn’t question it.
Jordan claimed McNabney was an alcoholic and suffered from drug addiction, often abusing Sims, and said when they tried to leave he allegedly tracked them down and threatened to kill them.
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When McNabney’s body was found, investigators set their sights on Sims, prompting her to flee with her daughter.
She was finally arrested in Charleston, South Carolina after telling her daughter that she had killed McNabney and dropped her off. At that time, Jordan called the police who showed up to arrest Sims.
While in jail, Sims hanged herself but left behind a three-page note implicating Dutra as an accomplice in the murder.
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Where is Sarah Dutra now?
Dutra was initially charged with capital murder but she was ultimately convicted of voluntary manslaughter for poisoning Larry McNabney with a horse tranquilizer and being an accessory to murder.
She was convicted in 2003 and was sentenced to 11 years in a California prison.
Dutra is now 42 years old and was released from prison in 2011 after serving nearly her entire sentence.
A judge placed her on three-year parole in Vacaville, California where she grew up and her parents still resided.
Little is known about Dutra’s current whereabouts after she was placed on parole when she was 31 years old.
Where can I watch the 20/20 interview?
The full story surrounding Larry McNabney’s murder will air on April 1, 2022.
Haylei Jordan, the daughter of Laren Sims who admitted to the murder of her husband, will speak out for the first time.
Viewers can watch the interview on 20/20 at 8pm ET on ABC.
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