When Christine Paolilla from Long Island, New York, was a young girl, she was diagnosed with alopecia and as a result, started to lose her hair. Wanting to fit in with the other kids at school, she took to wearing wigs. As a teenager, she attended Clear Lake High School where she fell in with the popular crowd, consisting of Rachael Koloroutis and Tiffany Rowell. The majority of the other students mocked her but they took her under their wing and gave her beauty advice and took her shopping. Christine later described them as “the only people who wouldn’t stab me in the back.” After being voted “Miss Irresistible” at 17-years-old, she started dating 21-year-old Christopher Lee Snider. On the 18th of July, 2008, Christine and Christopher went to Tiffany’s home. Also in attendance was Tiffany’s boyfriend, Marcus Precella, Marcus’ cousin Adelbert Sanchez and Rachael. Christine and Christopher had intended on getting drugs from Marcel. However, after getting into an altercation, Christine and Christopher shot all four of their friends before fleeing. Shortly afterwards, Christine returned to the house to find Rachael still alive. She was attempted to crawl to the phone. “Why are you doing this to me?” she begged. Christine beat her to death with the butt of the gun. Police determined the killings were the result of a deep personal hatred. This was implied by the fact that they were shot multiple times with Rachael and Tiffany being shot in the crotch area. The case remained unsolved for three years until police received an anonymous tip. Christine was apprehended in a seedy San Antonio hotel room where she and her husband, Justin Rott, had been living. The couple were heroin addicts and the hotel room was covered in drugs and drug paraphernalia. Her husband confessed to police that Christine had told him she was involved in the slayings. He also told police that Christine confessed that she was the one who beat Rachael to death. As news of Christine’s apprehension broke the headlines, Christopher Snider committed suicide. Due to her young age at the time of the murders, Christine was spared the death penalty and sentenced to life imprisonment.
