A wife has revealed why she shot and killed her husband after ‘years of abuse’, ending their marriage with a brutal murder that shocked their bodybuilding colleagues and the nation.
A three-episode docuseries called Killer Sally investigates the fatal shooting of bodybuilding champion Ray McNeil by his wife Sally on Valentine’s Day 1995.
Sally, a champion in her own right after winning the US armed services physique championship in the 1980s, claimed her husband abused her for years before the shooting.
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Netflix filmmakers heard from Sally and her children, who give a glimpse into the couple’s twisted relationship as Sally continues to claim the violent act happened while she was being choked.
“Sally claimed it was self-defense, a split decision to save her life,” read the synopsis of Netflix’s Killer Sally.
“The prosecution argued it was premeditated murder, the revenge of a jealous and aggressive wife. They called her a ‘thug,’ a ‘bully,’ and a ‘monster.’
“The media referred to her as the ‘brawny bride’ and the ‘pumped-up princess.’ Sally says she spent her life doing whatever it took to survive, caught in a cycle of violence that began in childhood and ended with Ray’s death.”
The couple first met when Ray was serving in the United States Marine Corps and bonded over their passion for bodybuilding and fitness.
“He looked like the Statue of David. He was beautiful,” Sally said.
“Lust at first sight.”
Sally, who was 27 at the time, was already once divorced after a four-year marriage didn’t work out, The Tab reported.
She married Ray in 1987, however, the union was reportedly filled with constant arguments.
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Sally pursued a career in professional wrestling, helping Ray leave the Marines and start his own career as a full-time bodybuilder.
Sally was involved in “muscle worship,” which involves recorded sessions where she was paid to wrestle men into the ground.
“If I wrestled 10 of them, that’s $3,000,” Sally said.
“Made Ray happy that it was paying for his steroids, then he hit me,” she claimed.
The marriage once again turned volatile, including one instance in 1994 when Sally was confronted by one of Ray’s mistresses.
‘SELF DEFENSE’ CLAIMS
On February 14, 1995, the two got into a massive fight that turned fatal.
Sally shot Ray twice with a shotgun – once in the abdomen and then in the head.
She immediately called 911 and claimed that she killed him in self-defense and that he had been beating her.
A portion of the 911 call features Sally saying: “I just shot my husband because he just beat me up.”
In the new docuseries, Sally’s children affirmed their mother’s harrowing tale, including her son who revealed haunting details of Ray’s alleged abuse.
“I remember how tortuous it used to be to have to sit there and watch him abuse my sister and to know that I was next,” her son said.
However, during the investigation, it was revealed that both Sally and Ray were using steroids, which was how the “roid rage killing” name was coined.
“I have a right to defend myself,” Sally said in the trailer.
“I couldn’t take it anymore. I didn’t want to die.”
The prosecution argued that the killing was premeditated and Sally was found guilty of second-degree murder in 1996.
She was sentenced to 19 years to life. She is serving her sentence at Central California Women’s Facility in Chowchilla, California.
The three-episode docuseries Killer Sally is set to premiere on November 9.
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