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When ExeLee “Lela” Villella didn’t show up to work one day, her coworkers knew something must be wrong. Early in the investigation, police narrowed their focus on her husband Mark Villella—who worked at a funeral home. 

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Episode Source List:

https://law.justia.com/cases/florida/fifth-district-court-of-appeal/2002/5d01-3011-op.html

https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/2002/12/15/funeral-director-gets-new-murder-trial/28732680007/

https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1999/08/28/slain-wife-found-in-casket-with-other-body/

https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1999/10/19/funeral-director-had-record-of-abuse/

https://www.theledger.com/story/news/1999/10/18/records-funeral-home-director-abusive-years-before-killing-his-wife/26557257007/

https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1999-08-29-9908290204-story.html   

https://www.newspapers.com/article/41377301/the_orlando_sentinel/ 

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/98488466/exelee-louise-villella