Rachael Scarlett Mullenix was convicted of felony murder and sentenced to 25 years to life. She and her boyfriend, Ian Westleigh Allen committed the murder together.
Her appeal includes:
On September 13, 2006, the Newport Beach Police Department found the body of Barbara Mullenix floating in Newport Harbor. She suffered more than 50 stab wounds; criminalists later determined three or four different knives had been used in the murder. A butter knife remained embedded beneath one eye, with the handle protruding from the victim's eye socket. The body was wrapped in sheets and a blanket. Investigators found a half-closed, four-inch pocket knife in the bedding. They also found a cardboard box for a large television floating near the body. Laboratory testing revealed the DNA of the victim's daughter, defendant, on the duct tape used to seal the box.
Defendant lived in Huntington Beach with her mother and father, who were divorced but shared a home. Seventeen years old, defendant had been dating Ian Allen, age 21, for several months, since May 2006. Her parents did not approve of the relationship; her mother at one point threatened to file statutory rape charges against Allen. But defendant extracted a signed agreement from both her parents that she could continue to see Allen. The relationship, however, still troubled Barbara and Bruce.1 In August, for example, a neighbor heard defendant and her mother arguing in their condominium parking lot about defendant's plans to leave with a young man in his truck. Bruce testified the majority of arguments between defendant and her mother were "probably" about Allen.
Her appeal includes:
On September 13, 2006, the Newport Beach Police Department found the body of Barbara Mullenix floating in Newport Harbor. She suffered more than 50 stab wounds; criminalists later determined three or four different knives had been used in the murder. A butter knife remained embedded beneath one eye, with the handle protruding from the victim's eye socket. The body was wrapped in sheets and a blanket. Investigators found a half-closed, four-inch pocket knife in the bedding. They also found a cardboard box for a large television floating near the body. Laboratory testing revealed the DNA of the victim's daughter, defendant, on the duct tape used to seal the box.
Defendant lived in Huntington Beach with her mother and father, who were divorced but shared a home. Seventeen years old, defendant had been dating Ian Allen, age 21, for several months, since May 2006. Her parents did not approve of the relationship; her mother at one point threatened to file statutory rape charges against Allen. But defendant extracted a signed agreement from both her parents that she could continue to see Allen. The relationship, however, still troubled Barbara and Bruce.1 In August, for example, a neighbor heard defendant and her mother arguing in their condominium parking lot about defendant's plans to leave with a young man in his truck. Bruce testified the majority of arguments between defendant and her mother were "probably" about Allen.
You can write to Rachael Scarlett
Mullenix at:
Rachael Scarlett Mullenix X34327
Central California Women's Facility
P.O. Box 1508,
Chowchilla, CA 93610
P.O. Box 1508,
Chowchilla, CA 93610
You can write to Ian at:
Ian Westleigh Allen G43023
Chuckawalla Valley State Prison
P.O. Box 2349
Chuckawalla Valley State Prison
P.O. Box 2349
Blythe, CA 92226
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