On October 12, 2012, Ryan Carter Poston, an American attorney from Fort Mitchell, Kentucky, was shot to death by his on-again off-again girlfriend Shayna Michelle Hubers.

After completing his Juris Doctor degree, Poston began working as an attorney in Cincinnati, Ohio.

[4] At the time they began dating, Hubers was a psychology student at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, approximately 80 miles from Highland Heights.

On the night of his murder, Poston had a date with Audrey Bolte, winner of Miss Ohio USA 2012.

When explaining the details of their relationship, she described Poston as "very vain" and implied that by shooting him in the face she "gave him the nose job he always wanted."

[17] As part of their case, the prosecution, led by Michelle Snodgrass, put on text message evidence that showed Hubers' obsession with Poston.

Several witnesses, including Poston's family members, Audrey Bolte, and Hubers' former cellmate, testified for the prosecution.

"[18] Hubers did not take the stand in her own defense, but relied on her police interrogation tape in which she maintained the killing was in self-defense.

Her attorneys also asked the judge to recognize Hubers as a victim of domestic violence, which would reduce the amount of time she would be required to serve before becoming eligible for parole.

The presiding judge also declared that he did not believe that Hubers was a victim of domestic violence and that he had considered a sentence greater than 40 years.

Hubers' new out-of-state attorney asked for, and was granted, a six-month delay to allow him time to prepare for the re-trial.

[25] Poston's murder has been featured on several television programs, including ABC's 20/20,[26] CBS's 48 Hours,[11] Oxygen's Snapped[27] and It Takes a Killer.