Woman charged in root beer float murder gave cellmate a "kill list," police say #shorts | Forensic Files

Police discovered that Ashley was plotting to kill several other people while she was in custody. She stayed at
the local jail in Indiana for several months and she had a bunky, as they call it, a cellmate friend who was going to
be released soon. They became close and as they approached bunky's release date,
Ashley gave her what police called a kill list with names of people she wanted assassinated.
Now, there were several names on the list, all people she had some relationship with. While she and Marsha
were plotting this murder, it included her best friend Steven White, remember the one of the burglars. Right, no
surprise that started this whole investigation. But also Steven White's mother was on the list. The cellmate
went to authorities and agreed to wear a concealed recording device in her cell.
She drew Ashley out in conversation about this kill list and the detectives interviewed the cellmate right after and
let's listen to a portion of that interview where the cellmate is talking about her reaction to Ashley approaching
her with this kill list. She said, "We're going to win this game of chess." And she said, "You know,
since she [snorts] was seven, her mom has trained her, you know, the [ __ ] up." What did What was she
talking about? >> I mean, you hear me saying your shark eyes. People's, man, they go big when she
starts talking about killing people and then they go pin dot and then they go big and she just
I mean, it's the [ __ ] up.

Brief Summary

Ashley plotted murders while in jail, revealing a kill list to her cellmate.

Key points

Ashley’s Kill List Revealed. Ashley shares a list of people she wants assassinated, including her best friend.
Cellmate Goes Undercover. Ashley’s cellmate agrees to record conversations about the murder plot.

Episode highlights

Episode quotes

We're going to win this game of chess.

Cellmate's reaction to Ashley's kill list.

1:03WatchApr 17, 2026

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