The case of a single mother who was overpowered by three perpetrators of a sadistic murder plot still haunts a southern Idaho community every September. To make the case even more twisted, one of the participants in the fatal crime worked in a profession where she was paid to care for others.

It's not very often we hear of health care professionals committing murder. However, Idaho has been linked to two high-profile homicide cases involving nurses since 1999.

Most recently, the death of a Colorado mother in 2019 was linked to a former Gem State nurse and the victim's spouse. Idaho nurse Krystal Lee Kenney was found guilty of assisting in cleaning up the crime scene along with the victim's husband at the time. She was released from prison after a short term.

Twenty years before the Kelsey Berreth-Patrick Frazee case, three individuals restrained a single mother named Aleta Diane Ray in a Twin Falls, Idaho, apartment. They took her life in front of her three-year-old son using a syringe with a drug combination that proved deadly.

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The 27th Anniversary Of The Death Of Aleta Diane Ray Recently Passed

Vickie Arlene Jensen was given a life sentence for the crime. Credit:  IDOC
Vickie Arlene Jensen was given a life sentence for the crime. Credit:  IDOC

The horrendous act perpetrated on September 9, 1999, was carried out by Idaho nurse Vickie Arlene Jensen and two others. All managed to avoid the death penalty by agreeing to plea deals, according to AETV.com.

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The case has been made into multiple documentaries over nearly three decades, as Jensen remains behind bars.

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