[2] She went on to become a registered nurse, and she married her first husband, Ed Dossett, the Knox County District Attorney, in 1970.
[4] On July 9, 1992, Ed Dossett, who at that time was in the late stages of terminal cancer, was found dead in the couple's corral, supposedly having been trampled by cattle.
A new medical examiner revealed that the morphine levels in his system were "so extraordinarily high it is unlikely that any human could function in an ambulatory manner or continue to live".
The prosecutor began his opening statement by playing Raynella's 911 call, then explaining why David's death was murder rather than suicide.
[9] However, on January 25, 2010, Raynella Dossett Leath was convicted of first-degree murder and was automatically sentenced to between 51 years and life in prison.
Following her conviction, Raynella appealed for a new trial on the basis of Judge Richard Baumgartner's judicial misconduct relative to his drug use.
She cited the murders of Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom case, which resulted in all of the defendants' convictions being overturned.
[13] True crime author Diane Fanning published Her Deadly Web in 2012 about the Raynella Dossett Leath case.
On September 30, 2017, the TV show 48 Hours profiled her and her 2017 murder trial in the episode "The Widow on Solway Road".