The murder of Dale Harrell occurred in January 2009 by his wife Marissa-Suzanne "Reese" DeVault (born November 6, 1977). Her trial made national and global headlines. The case was noted as being very similar to that of Jodi Arias, with whom DeVault was in contact and whose murder trial occurred in the same courthouse one year earlier. Even though she faced the death penalty for her crime, DeVault was sentenced to life in prison. She is imprisoned within the Arizona Department of Corrections.