FORT WORTH — The twists and turns involving the high-profile case against a Keller woman accused of murder will start to play out this week in a Tarrant County courtroom.
Michele Williams, 45, will go on trial for allegedly murdering her husband Gregory at their home in October 2011.
The trial wasn't expected. Williams and a previous set of attorneys had reached a deal with Tarrant County prosecutors that involved a guilty plea to tampering with evidence and deadly conduct — but not murder.
That was tossed out in February, however, when Williams declared her innocence in a Tarrant County courtroom.
Legal observers say a lot of what happens in the next couple of weeks will largely depend on Williams' own credibility, which has been called into doubt.
"First, it was someone came in and killed him; and the second story was, 'Oh my God, he killed himself, and I didn't want my children to know,'" said defense attorney Trey Loftin, who isn't connected to the case.
Loftin said because of the shift in Williams' stories — and the fact that she essentially perjured herself on the witness stand — the case would difficult to defend, although not all of that will come into play during a trial.
"Some [statements] won't be allowed, but they're going to be able to show some the lying things she did, some of the perjury, if you will... certainly all these misstatements," Loftin said.
Williams' current defense lawyer, Clay Graham, said he couldn't comment on specifics ahead of the trial.
According to News 8 media partner the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, prosecutors will outline a case alleging that Williams tried to get her sons to help frame her husband's ex-wife for the murder. They also will paint a motive of money, saying Williams stood to benefit from hefty life insurance policies if her husband died.
Testimony is expected to begin Tuesday.
