Wife and Secret Lover Plot to Kill Successful Husband

Murder Files Unsealed · Sep 11, 2026 · 53m · transcript

This episode details the investigation and trial surrounding the 2018 murder of Milton Sawyer, an Elizabeth City businessman who was strangled in his home. While his wife, Angel Sawyer, initially claimed a masked intruder committed the crime during a robbery, authorities eventually uncovered a murder plot involving her and her lover, Isaac Melcher. Melcher eventually confessed to his former pastor, admitting he killed Milton to "protect" Angel from alleged abuse, though evidence suggested the couple conspired together to stage a home invasion. Despite Angel’s attempts to manipulate detectives…