“Killer Sally” as soon as defined why she did not depart Ray McNeil regardless of his infidelity

Ray McNeil was unfaithful to his wife Sally McNeil, who shot and killed him on Valentine’s Day 1995. Ray’s death and Sally’s trial are the subject of the Netflix series Killer Sally. However, there are some details that the documentary omits. In an interview Sally did in prison, she explains why she stayed with Ray for so long, despite his multiple relationships with other women outside of their marriage.

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Ray McNeil reportedly cheated on Sally

As discussed in Netflix’s Killer Sally, Ray was unfaithful to Sally and reportedly had another relationship with a woman named Marianne, who also trained at Gold’s Gym. Sally was aware of the relationship, which lasted about three and a half years before Ray’s death.

During her trial, prosecutors used Ray’s infidelity to their advantage, claiming that Sally was a jealous woman. This idea was used to highlight the discrepancies in Sally’s story.

‘Killer Sally’: Sally McNeil | Netflix

On February 14, 1995, Sally shot Ray twice – once in the abdomen and a second time in the jaw. She claimed the case for the second bullet was in her hand; However, officers found it in the bedroom, a long way from Sally’s whereabouts at the time of the shooting.

Sally McNeil knew about Ray’s affairs with Marianne and other women

When asked about Ray’s reported affairs (of which there have been several) during their relationship, Sally told RX Muscle, “Yes, Ray has had many affairs.” She continued:

“I’ve tried to stick it out, thick or thin, for better or for worse. He kept coming back to me. When these women realized Ray couldn’t leave me, they left him.”

Sally McNeil, RX Muscle

According to Sally, one of the women Ray was in a relationship with had an abortion because Ray “couldn’t leave” Sally. “I could give you a long list of women Ray has had affairs with — one even had the gall to testify against me at my trial,” she added.

Sally thought Ray McNeil was “the best thing she could get,” so she stayed

“I should have left him because I was afraid of contracting HIV, AIDS, hepatitis C or any other STD,” Sally added. However, her self-confidence stood in her way. “I should have left him, but my self-esteem was so crushed by him that I thought he was the best I could get.”

Sally McNeil was sentenced to 19 years of life imprisonment for second-degree murder in 1996

In court, Sally explained Ray’s history of the abusive behavior and claimed that Sally took her recordings in self-defense. Her legal representation focused her defense strategy on “battered woman syndrome,” but prosecutors argued the former bodybuilder and ex-Marine was too physically strong.

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Sally was convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced to 19 years of life imprisonment for Ray’s death. However, Sally only served 25 years. She was released from prison in 2020 after admitting to her parole board that she intended to kill her husband.

As a result, Sally gained her freedom on May 29, 2020 following her Post-Eligibility Hearing. Upon leaving prison, Sally began living at the Veterans Transition Center (VTC), a program that helps displaced veterans. She got a job in a warehouse and has since remarried.

Watch Killer Sally exclusively on Netflix.