Michelle is also suspected of possible involvement in the death of James McClintock, an 81-year-old whose assets she inherited after he died of head trauma incurred while Knotek was employed as his caregiver on February 9, 2002.
[4] She served approximately 18 years at the Washington Corrections Center for Women in Gig Harbor and was released on November 8, 2022.
[8] Kathy Loreno was a hairdresser working in South Bend, Washington, when she met Michelle Knotek, and the two became friends.
[12] David Knotek also stated that he burned the bodies of Shane Watson and Kathy Loreno and scattered their ashes at the beach.
They also claimed that Michelle Knotek would burn Woodworth's injured feet with boiling water and pure bleach.
An autopsy performed by the King County medical examiner determined that Woodworth's death was murder.
[12] The Pacific County Deputy Prosecutor stated that Michelle Knotek showed "extreme indifference to human life".
[13] She served approximately 18 years at the Washington Corrections Center for Women in Gig Harbor and was released on November 8, 2022.
[8] The Knotek cases have been featured on several television programs, including Wicked Attraction,[14] Sins and Secrets[15] and Snapped.