Marni Yang is serving two life sentences in the murder of Shaun Gayle’s longtime partner, Rhoni Reuter, and her unborn child in 2007.
She is back in the news this week as a judge has agreed to review evidence that was used to convict her.
Yang, convicted in 2011 of killing the longtime girlfriend of Chicago Bears star Shaun Gayle, is hoping for a favorable ruling that would give her some hope of being released from prison at some point.
At the time, prosecutors argued Yang was in a jealous rage. But her attorneys say there is new evidence and they claim Yang’s confession was coerced. In a 2022 interview, Yang claimed that she “made up everything” in her confession because she was trying to protect her children.
She even accused police of threatening to arrest her son for the murder of Rhoni Reuter if she did not confess. The year prior, the Chicago Tribune reported that Yang claimed she knew she was being recorded when she confessed to what she did to a friend who was wearing a wire.
She also stated she informed her father in a recorded phone call that she planned to lie about the murder to protect her children.
Yang’s attorney Jed Stone said, “They’re going to say science proves she could not have committed this crime and the evidence points to another suspect.”
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Judge Christopher Stride agreed to allow a rehearing of several pieces of evidence.
Yang’s attorney said he hopes the judge will allow arguments on forensic evidence like fingerprints. He said that would prove Yang could not have committed the murder.
The judge set the next hearing for January to announce his decision about whether to reconsider Yang’s confession and the forensic evidence.
