Glamorous killer Kaitlyn Conley has broken her silence for the first time since being jailed for poisoning her ex-boyfriend’s mother in a new Hulu docuseries.
Conley, 31, of Sauquoit, New York, was sentenced in 2018 for the 2015 death of Mary Yoder, 60, whom he poisoned with colchicine, a drug used to treat gout.
Despite spending two-thirds of a decade in prison, the former receptionist, who worked for Yoder, showed no signs of remorse and denied responsibility for Yoder’s death in the Hulu series. Little Miss Innocent: Passion, Poison and Prisonwhich debuted yesterday.
When asked if she killed Yoder, the woman’s serious expression split into a wide smile as she laughed for several seconds before straightening her features.
“I’m sorry,” he began. “No, I didn’t kill Mary Yoder,” he finished, staring at the interviewer.
Conley, wearing a discreet red sweater and glasses, told interviewers he was “pouring out his soul” and “sleeping well at night, despite being in prison,” as he opened up for the first time.
Conley, who had an on-and-off relationship with Yoder’s son, Adam, was sentenced to 23 years in prison for the murder.
Kaitlyn Conley, 31, of Sauquoit, New York, was sentenced in 2018 for the 2015 death of Mary Yoder, 60, whom she poisoned with colchicine, a drug used to treat gout.
Yoder “started getting sick” one day and “nobody really knew what was going on,” Conley said. Yoder began showing signs of illness toward the end of the day and “would run to the bathroom” until he abruptly left at the end of the day and then ended up in the hospital.
The couple worked together at Yoder’s chiropractic office (pictured)
The killer claimed Yoder “started getting sick” one day while they were at the office and “no one really knew what was going on,” he said in the documentary.
Yoder began showing signs of illness toward the end of the day and “was running to the bathroom” until he abruptly left at the end of the day, Conley told the filmmakers.
In a voice message to her husband, Bill, the chiropractor told him she was “very sick” and at one point, after saying goodbye to her husband, she moaned, “Oh God, help me.”
Yoder’s daughter, Tamaryn, said, “In less than 48 hours, my mom went from healthy to dead.”
Doctors had told Yoder she was most likely suffering from a gastrointestinal illness, which landed her in the hospital that same night.
Yoder’s son and Conley’s ex, Adam, texted the killer to let him know. Conley said the couple had been separated for about 10 months at the time.
Conley said he didn’t know “how serious it was” until he got to the hospital and saw his boss in the ICU.
Conley had an on-and-off relationship with Yoder’s son, Adam, whom she believes had something to do with his mother’s murder while maintaining her innocence.
Conley became a suspect when she later admitted to writing to an anonymous tip that her ex had the gout medication in his Jeep, which turned out to be true. The “lightbulb” moment for investigators was when she said, “(Men) don’t use poison, that’s a woman’s weapon,” and smirked at them.
“He couldn’t speak, he couldn’t move, he couldn’t gesture. And his eyes were terrified,” Bill told the documentary makers with emotion.
When medical examiner Kenneth Clark opened Yoder’s remains after her death to perform an autopsy, he was “shocked” because her organs appeared to have been “abnormally” decomposing, he told the filmmakers.
When toxicology reports showed nothing, she went to the poison control center, which eventually downgraded the symptoms to colchicine poisoning.
Conley told the filmmakers: “At the time (she was in the hospital), it really seemed like a mystery, nobody really knew what was going on or why.”
However, that is not what prosecutors said.
Although Adam and Bill were initially suspects in the case, especially after an anonymous letter to police said the younger man had a bottle of colchicine in his Jeep, which was true.
Attention finally focused on Conley after investigators asked her to come forward for questioning since she had a strong connection to the family and worked for Yoder.
When medical examiner Kenneth Clark cut open Yoder (pictured with husband Bill) after her death to perform an autopsy, he was “shocked” because her organs appeared “abnormally” to have been “decomposing,” he told the filmmakers.
Yoder’s daughter Tamaryn said that ‘in less than 48 hours, my mom went from healthy to dead’
Throughout her interview, she kept pointing at her ex, which aroused the suspicions of investigator Robert Nelson.
“During the interview, she keeps talking about how suspicious Adam’s performance was. Suddenly, in my head, she points her finger at Adam, just like in the letter,” he said.
When fellow researcher Mark Van Namee asked Conley if she had authored the letter, she admitted that she had.
Another moment that incriminated Conley to investigators was when she told them, “(Men) don’t use poison, that’s a lady’s weapon,” and smiled at them.
“It was like a moment in time,” Van Namee said. “We were convinced we had the right person.”
Conley claimed her relationship with Adam was toxic and that he would love bomb her, be “very intense” and become “physically violent.” She also accused him of sexually assaulting her and trying to strangle her, as well as saying he would get blackout drunk.
At the original trial, the jury was deadlocked. After a second trial, she was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to nearly a quarter-century. Her legal team, as well as she, have continued to maintain her innocence and have filed multiple appeals.
Conley also allegedly cheated on Adam with one of her close friends, a claim she denied to the filmmakers.
“He was just as toxic as Katie, in the sense that it wasn’t a healthy relationship for either of them,” Tamaryn said in the documentary.
Despite the turmoil between the Conleys and the Yoders, the convicted felon said she still misses her boyfriend’s mother.
“I miss Mary,” Conley told the filmmakers before choosing his words carefully. “I really hate that this situation has colored my relationship with her. Because I feel like I can’t really miss her because I’m fighting for my own life.
“So I look at all the cards on the table and I say, ‘Oh my God, it must have been Bill,'” he said slowly. “And then I look at other things and I say, ‘No, no, no, Adam must have been involved, too.'”
Despite the turmoil between the Conleys and the Yoders, the convicted felon said she still misses her boyfriend’s mother.
Adam and his mother had a strained relationship in the months leading up to her death, a clue Conley says shows he must have been involved in her death.
“I know it wasn’t me,” he said, trying to contain a smile and continuing to deny responsibility.
At the original trial, the jury was deadlocked. After a second trial, Conley was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to nearly a quarter-century in prison.
Her legal team, as well as herself, have continued to maintain her innocence and have filed multiple appeals. Her team is currently preparing a motion for the appellate division, according to ABC News.
She is currently housed at the Bedford Hills Correctional Facility in New York.
“I hope she never gets out of prison,” Tamaryn said. “I’d be fine with her surviving 22 years and then getting killed there. I’d be happy.”
Conley, however, said he will continue to fight for his innocence.
