LAS VEGAS — A Las Vegas jury convicted former porn star Devyn Michaels in the first-degree murder of her children's father. Jonathan Willette's decapitated body was found in 2023. Prosecutors said Michaels killed Willette and burned his body with chemicals. Michaels admitted to striking the fatal blow, but not to decapitating him. His head was never recovered. Michaels previously pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, but recanted in July, prompting her first-degree murder charge and November trial.
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