5 chilling details about Tausha Morton's crimes 

As shown on Snapped: Behind Bars on Oxygen, the story of Tausha Morton is one of deceit, violence, and a heart-wrenching series of events that ultimately led to multiple murders.

Morton is currently serving a life term at the Chillicothe Correctional Center in Missouri for the first-degree murder of her ex-husband, Mitch Kemp. Her ever-changing stories and the nature of the crimes have represented a disturbing image of her life and actions.

This article expands on the five most chilling details about Tausha Morton's crimes as a factor in bringing out the seriousness of her case.

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5 shocking facts about Tausha Morton's crimes

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1) Tausha Morton's changing stories

The case of Tausha Morton was tricky, especially with her constantly changing stories regarding the murder of Mitch Kemp. First, Morton told authorities that she had no idea about Kemp's disappearance. However, after the initiation of the investigation, she claimed that he was killed by her fifth husband, Gregory Morton.

Crime scene (Representative Photo by Kindel Media /Pexels )

According to Oxygen, Morton had different accounts, one of which included accusations of jealousy and sexual abuse by Kemp. This was later canceled when the investigations were done. The various versions of her story led to complications in the investigation.

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2) The shocking discovery of Mitch Kemp's body

Mitch Kemp's body was discovered shallowly buried in Greg Morton's farm about four years after he disappeared. The body was exhumed from the sand in which Kemp lay, dead. In postmortem examination, it was found that he had been shot several times.

How Kemp was murdered added to the fact that he was buried on property owned by Greg Morton aptly alluding to the fact that the crime was premeditated and brutal. This was a turning point in the trial, and both Tausha and Greg Morton were arrested.

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3) Role of Tausha Morton in the murder

Tausha Morton was accused directly of the murder based on several kinds of evidence that were presented against her. There was forensic proof that she had beaten up Kemp sometime before he was murdered.

She also managed to manipulate Greg Morton into believing that Kemp framed him and that he had been abusing her, which formed a pivotal moment in the plan designed for murder. In this foreplanning of murder, Morton demonstrated she was an active participant and increased her chances of liability.

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4) Greg Morton plea bargains and testifies

Greg Morton, the one who pled guilty to Mitch Kemp's murder, bargained with the prosecutors to testify against Morton. He pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and received a sentence of 19 years in prison. As part of his plea agreement, he was to testify against Tausha Morton, providing details about her motive and the circumstances surrounding the crime.

Tausha, as Morton testified, wanted Kemp dead. This evidence was essential in the conviction of Tausha Morton and highlighted the reasons based on personal and emotional motives for committing the crime.

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5) The penalties

In 2010, Morton was sentenced to life imprisonment without possibility of parole over the murder charge. She cannot appeal her sentence as a federal judge rejected her efforts at reduction. Today, she continues serving her term at Chillicothe Correctional Center.

Tausha is serving lifetime imprisonment (Photo by Pixabay/Pexels)

Her case continues to draw much discussion owing to the sensational nature of her crimes and their far-reaching effects on everyone who knew her.

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Shifting stories, brutal violence, and manipulative behavior characterized the crime committed by Morton. As she serves her life sentence, those tuning into her case can only be reminded of the scope of what she did, as multifaceted and tragic as it is within her criminal endeavors.