Joyce Pelzer's Pattern of Abuse, Lies, and Murder: The Case of Roslyn Lewis and Shaunell McLeod

The Brutal Attack on Roslyn Lewis

• 🩸 In December 2018, police in Georgia received a tip about a woman planning to murder her estranged wife.
• 🔪 Days later, a man at a Motel 6 witnessed a woman leaving room 114 covered in blood, later identified as Roslyn Lewis.
• 🚑 Paramedics found Lewis with over 30 stab wounds and she was in and out of consciousness, but managed to identify her attacker as Joyce Pelzer.
• 💔 Lewis, who had been staying at the motel after leaving an abusive relationship with Pelzer, tragically died from her injuries.

Joyce Pelzer's History of Violence

• ⚠️ Investigators learned that Lewis had a restraining order against Pelzer, who had a history of threats and abusive behavior.
• 🗓️ Seven years prior, in 2011, Shaunell McLeod, another ex-girlfriend of Pelzer's, vanished after ending their relationship.
• 🚗 McLeod's car was found abandoned and damaged, but the case went cold until a tip emerged in 2018 suggesting Pelzer confessed to McLeod's murder.
• ⚖️ Pelzer was eventually apprehended after a high-speed chase and shootout, and investigators linked her to both Lewis's murder and McLeod's disappearance.

Legal Proceedings and Convictions

• 📺 Security footage and witness accounts from the Motel 6 provided crucial evidence against Pelzer in the stabbing of Roslyn Lewis.
• 🏥 Pelzer was hospitalized after being wounded during her arrest and was later interviewed by investigators.
• 🗣️ Despite initial claims of innocence, Pelzer eventually faced charges for both murders.
• 🔒 In 2021, Joyce Pelzer was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Roslyn Lewis.
• 📅 Two years later, in December 2023, Pelzer was found guilty of malice murder and felony murder in the death of Shaunell McLeod, receiving another life sentence.