{"id":175768,"date":"2023-05-21T19:37:26","date_gmt":"2023-05-21T19:37:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=175768"},"modified":"2023-05-21T19:37:26","modified_gmt":"2023-05-21T19:37:26","slug":"why-killer-wife-dubbed-the-cookie-monster-is-being-hailed-a-hero","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/why-killer-wife-dubbed-the-cookie-monster-is-being-hailed-a-hero\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Killer wife dubbed the &apos;Cookie Monster&apos; is being hailed a hero"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Killer wife who murdered her &#8216;monster&#8217; husband with a poisoned biscuit after &#8217;14 years of hell&#8217; where he forced her to get 18 tattoos of his name is being hailed a hero in her tiny town<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Rebecca Payne found guilty of murder<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>She killed her abusive husband in 2020\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Residents of a tiny town where a woman\u00a0killed her husband claim she&#8217;s the real victim and are hailing her as a &#8216;hero&#8217;\u00a0who saved numerous lives.<\/p>\n<p>Mother of three,\u00a0Rebecca Payne, was found guilty of murder by a 12-person jury at the Mildura Supreme Court on May 15 after two days of deliberation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The woman dubbed the &#8216;Cookie Monster&#8217; had killed her husband, Noel Payne, 68, by feeding him two biscuits laced with Temazepam at their home in Walpeup, in northwestern Victoria, in September 2020.<\/p>\n<p>The 43-year-old then wrapped his body in a blanket and stuffed him into an outdoor freezer, where it was found by a neighbour days later.<\/p>\n<p>She is now facing a maximum sentence of life behind bars.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/05\/21\/16\/71235059-12107929-Mother_of_three_Rebecca_Payne_pictured_with_husband_Noel_was_fou-m-41_1684682831271.jpg\" height=\"520\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Mother of three, Rebecca Payne (pictured with husband Noel), was found guilty of murder by a 12-person jury at the Mildura Supreme Court on May 15 after two days of deliberation\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/05\/21\/16\/71237431-12107929-image-a-34_1684682642292.jpg\" height=\"475\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The woman dubbed the &#8216;Cookie Monster&#8217; had killed her husband, Noel Payne, 68 (pictured), by feeding him two biscuits laced with Temazepam at their home (pictured) in Walpeup, in northwestern Victoria, in September 2020<\/p>\n<p>But many who know her, including her sons, say &#8216;she&#8217;s already done her time&#8217; after living with her abusive partner and should be set free.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;She lived for 14 years in hell with a monster,&#8217; her son Jamie, told the Herald Sun.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The kids need her. The community needs her. We all need her.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>During her trial Rebecca took the stand and claimed Noel had coerced her to the town of 170 people a decade and a half ago in an attempt to isolate her from her friends and family.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>She said she suffered immense physical and psychological abuse, along with\u00a0another intellectual disabled woman he cruelly brought\u00a0into the household.<\/p>\n<p>Rebecca claimed Noel would rape her &#8216;whenever he felt like it&#8217;, control her and beat her.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The &#8216;cult-like&#8217; figure also pressured her into a getting 18 tattoos of his name across her body so no one else could &#8216;love her&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/05\/21\/16\/71237211-12107929-image-a-35_1684682651277.jpg\" height=\"481\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>During her trial Rebecca took the stand and claimed Noel (pictured) had physically and psychologically abused her for 14 years<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/05\/21\/16\/71237215-12107929-image-a-36_1684682768728.jpg\" height=\"427\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Many of the 170 residents of Walpeup (pictured) see Rebecca as the real &#8216;victim&#8217; and hailed her as a hero for saving the lives of others in the house<\/p>\n<p>He had even gotten her fired from her job at a store in\u00a0Ouyen, 20 minutes east of Walpeup, as he would often sit inside and frighten customers who would speak to her.<\/p>\n<p>A man who lived down the road from the Payne&#8217;s claimed\u00a0&#8216;there&#8217;s not a doubt in the world&#8217; Noel was planning to kill Rebecca, their two sons who lived there and the other woman.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;She saved at least four lives. She didn&#8217;t know whether she was going to go to bed and wake up the next morning. Or whether her boys were going to go to bed and wake up the next morning,&#8217; the neighbour said.<\/p>\n<p>Her friend who lived nearby, John, echoed his sentiments saying &#8216;It&#8217;s not fair&#8217; and that she is the real victim.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Rebecca&#8217;s pre-sentencing hearing begins on Monday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12107929\/Walpeup-residents-hail-Rebecca-pain-hero-killing-abusive-husband-Noel-poison-biscuit.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Killer wife who murdered her &#8216;monster&#8217; husband<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":175767,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23056],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Why Killer wife dubbed the &amp;apos;Cookie Monster&amp;apos; 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