Prosecutors: Everett woman tried to decapitate husband with saw
EVERETT, Wash. -- An Everett mother is on trial this week for allegedly trying to saw off her husband's head while he slept, and on Tuesday that man took the stand to describe what he saw when he woke up.
Prosecutors say 44-year-old Renee Bishop-McKean went to great lengths plotting and attempting to murder her husband. She allegedly bought plastic sheets, bleach and garbage bags before the October 2011 attack.
It was his first night back home after a separation, and her husband -- who does not want to be named -- said the ordeal started with his wife telling him not to park in front of the house.
"I pulled the car up there and Renee said I need to take and park the car down the street," he told the court.
It was an unusual request, but he said a lot of things were strange about that October night.
Prosecutors claim Bishop-McKean tried to slice off her husband's head with a Sawzall. But before the blade touched his neck, the noise woke him up and he fought back. When that failed, she allegedly hit him with a hatchet and a mallet.
"Renee came at me in the kitchen with the Sawzall raised up, we had a struggle over it. She kept pulling the trigger to make it run, so I reached out and pulled the battery out of it," he said.
The husband was treated at the hospital for cuts and scrapes. One cut to his arm required seven stitches.
The late-night struggle started in the dark and Bishop-McKean blamed an intruder.
Asked if his wife hit him with a mallet, the husband said, "Yes, I took it from her."
Police say Bishop-McKean told them a man must have come through their daughter's bedroom window, but Everett police officer Timothy O'Mara testified a childproof lock and lack of footprints made that scenario unlikely.
"He was shaken, he was very upset, he didn't have a shirt on and he was bleeding from the right arm. He was scared," O'Mara said.
The jury learned that had the Sawzall been equipped with a sharper blade and the blade had been closer to the husband's throat when he awoke, he might not have lived to testify.
Bishop-McKean is charged with first-degree attempted murder and first degree domestic violence assault in connection with the attack. She is also refusing to give her husband a divorce.
Prosecutors say 44-year-old Renee Bishop-McKean went to great lengths plotting and attempting to murder her husband. She allegedly bought plastic sheets, bleach and garbage bags before the October 2011 attack.
It was his first night back home after a separation, and her husband -- who does not want to be named -- said the ordeal started with his wife telling him not to park in front of the house.
"I pulled the car up there and Renee said I need to take and park the car down the street," he told the court.
It was an unusual request, but he said a lot of things were strange about that October night.
Prosecutors claim Bishop-McKean tried to slice off her husband's head with a Sawzall. But before the blade touched his neck, the noise woke him up and he fought back. When that failed, she allegedly hit him with a hatchet and a mallet.
"Renee came at me in the kitchen with the Sawzall raised up, we had a struggle over it. She kept pulling the trigger to make it run, so I reached out and pulled the battery out of it," he said.
The husband was treated at the hospital for cuts and scrapes. One cut to his arm required seven stitches.
The late-night struggle started in the dark and Bishop-McKean blamed an intruder.
Asked if his wife hit him with a mallet, the husband said, "Yes, I took it from her."
Police say Bishop-McKean told them a man must have come through their daughter's bedroom window, but Everett police officer Timothy O'Mara testified a childproof lock and lack of footprints made that scenario unlikely.
"He was shaken, he was very upset, he didn't have a shirt on and he was bleeding from the right arm. He was scared," O'Mara said.
The jury learned that had the Sawzall been equipped with a sharper blade and the blade had been closer to the husband's throat when he awoke, he might not have lived to testify.
Bishop-McKean is charged with first-degree attempted murder and first degree domestic violence assault in connection with the attack. She is also refusing to give her husband a divorce.
A woman scorned and too much CSI on TV.
So much for protecting this guys identity 50 seconds in you see a face shot that is perfectly clear to anyone who may have scene him or know him. Do a better job hiding peoples identities especially when you say you are trying to because of his kids. Before you respond to how do you know its him? Look at the way everyone is facing when the person is talking then notice the non face shot with his green shirt then 50 sec in you see his face and the green shirt.
Maybe she was mad because he bought her those ugly glasses.
Makita or dewalt?
if i was married to her i'd want someone to sawzall my neck.
 @dorimonsonfan Dori would be proud of you.YES
'She is also refusing to give her husband a divorce..." Â Yeah, try to work it out after that!
 @sexy back! Now look, honey, this is the last straw! The Sawzall was one thing, then I even got over the hatchet, but once that mallet came out, that's it, you pushed me too far this time.Â
Note that she likely bought it at the Monroe gun and the sale was not registered, although it could have been a gift.Â
I have to wonder - is this FremontTroll's ex?
OMG, like he wouldnt wake up and hear the sawza????? I have one message for this guy,  Run Fast, Run Far away from this woman and take your kids.  She is just a wack job!   Having said that, I give her points for style, planning, and for being the crazest person I have heard about in quite some time. He is lucky that looks cant kill.....
She is refusing to give her husband a divorce??? This to me goes beyond obsession. I'm sure after this he will have no problem getting a divorce with or without her consent. Anything he may have felt for her has to be gone now. It doesn't say where the kids were, hopefully not there, but I do hope the children will be protected from her from this point on.
whilst in the midst of an abusive relationship I wondered what would happen if I shoved a knitting needle into the ear of my abusive spouse while he was sleeping -it was a casual thought... so I left.
if i only had a dime for everytime my wife attacked me with a sawzall...
 @mountainman If you saved all of the dimes you might be able to buy her a new blade for your 25th wedding anniversary! :^D Â
I'm guessing your tough mountaineer's neck has considerably dulled the blade that came with it...Â
Confused here. Was he asleep, or in the kitchen? Or was he sleeping in the kitchen?Â
@glynes maybe they live in a studio apartment?
How horrific! It amazes me how much utter TRASH and POS are amongst us. We can't build prisons or perform executions fast enough.Â
I think the premeditation shows she is not legally insane but come on, she has to be a nutjob. Or just really, really, really stupid.
 @Anarchy Those two qualities aren't mutually exclusive, you know. Of course they don't always go together, but they certainly do in some cases and I would bet this is one of them.Â
Cant' help but quote a football saying, "Come on Man"Â Â
What a "whack" job..... sorry, couldn't help myself.
 @The WA Mama Yeah, stamperzann is correct â a pun here and there doesn't make you a hack! :^D
 @The WA Mama You should't be sorry for pointing out the truth.  Even with the pun.
She is nasty looking!
 @Quackula Yeah.... because the way she looks has anything to do with anything.
She tried to do it w/ a sawzall reciprocating saw. They're not fast enough. You gotta use a circular saw or worm drive for this sort of thing.
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@bagsofdirt LOL
What she tried to do reminds me a lot of many Cannibal Corpse songs (like "Hatchet to the Head", "Savage Butchery", "Headless", "Make Them Suffer", "Severed Head Stoning" just to name a few).Â
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Like @Zoso mentioned, she has serious issues inside her brains
I haven't killed anyone yet, but common sense tells me this woman is not so bright. Â Don't they usually kill first before sawing the body into parts?
Maybe in her internet google search on "how to kill a spouse and leave no clues", she glossed over that part. Kill first saw later. She's still wondering what went wrong.Â
She looks like? "GO AHEAD MAKE MY DAY(NIGHT) or She saw that movie "The Texas ChainSaw Massacure " and Her Husband Said "I'm Changing my Life Insurance"
Man, this woman has serious issues!
Bishop? I'm afraid to know what kind of spiritual leadership she held. She is Crazy!!! Insane! Everyone around her, or in her church, already knew that....right? Yikes!!!!
@lovinTruth apparently reading comprehension is truely becoming a lost art.  Renee Bishop-McKean, not Bishop Renee McKean.   Bishop as used here is part of a hyphenated surname, not a vocational title.
 @push papers  Oh sure enough, I see that now. Thanks for correcting me.
 @lovinTruth time to bring in the exorcist...   and keep your crosses handy...Â
I think that she probably just could have stared his head off by the look on her face. -shiver-
 @Beau's Mom haha! i was thinking the same thing...
Really? The plan is to have him park down the street, saw his head off and use the bleach and plastic bags to clean up the mess. I see why he left, but I'm unclear why he came back. She's the kind of batty where this scenario seemed like a good well-thought out plan of action on her part. After the plan, such as it is, falls through she comes at him with a mallet and says it was an intruder while he tells police it was her. Trying to kill a spouse instead of just walking away always takes me by surprise, but this one takes the prize.Â
@Cinn - I'm betting she's a big fan of "Dexter".....Hmmm.
all you armchair quarterbacks need to school yourselves on the RCW's... Â Â
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you can be charged with murder (if someone dies), or with 1st degree assault (if they live). Â there is NO statute in Washington state for "attempted murder"
@tacoma_j - You sure? Pull those snark horns back in and have a seat...:-)
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RCW 9A.28.020Â
Criminal attempt.
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"(1) A person is guilty of an attempt to commit a crime if, with intent to commit a specific crime, he or she does any act which is a substantial step toward the commission of that crime. Â Â Â Â
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(2) If the conduct in which a person engages otherwise constitutes an attempt to commit a crime, it is no defense to a prosecution of such attempt that the crime charged to have been attempted was, under the attendant circumstances, factually or legally impossible of commission. Â Â Â Â
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   (a) Class A felony when the crime attempted is murder in the first degree, murder in the second degree, arson in the first degree, child molestation in the first degree, indecent liberties by forcible compulsion, rape in the first degree, rape in the second degree, rape of a child in the first degree, or rape of a child in the second degree;..."
Oh man the daily news, just when I think it cant get more bizarre, it rises up on its hind legs and bEatch slaps me in the face and bye the way those are some pencil poken eyes.  Ewww!!!!!!!!
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EGAD!!
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Domestic assault? ATTEMPTED MURDER would be more like it. Man Alive, whatever was going on between those two, she needs to spend time in prison.
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Hope that her husband recovers and gets good counseling to help him heal from the horror of his wife trying to kill him.Â
poor woman... exhausted expression on her face ...
 @Elen Excellent trolling, though you're probably not a professional. The responses you generated made me laugh. Thanks for that!
HUH?? What is wrong with you? The ONLY logical explanation for your stupid comment is ... well there really is NO logical explanation for what you said!!! Poor woman? How 'bout you invite her to YOUR home for a sleepover and see hos 'poor and exhausted' she looks...Â
 @Elen Are you F'ing kidding me? Poor woman? Hope she fries! You are just as psychotic as her if you believe she is in any way some kind of victim!
 @dg54321  @Elen I think Elen is being sarcastic.