![]() He was sentenced to life in prison, but he later also stood trial for a similar crime in 1992, where he shot to death his meth dealer Rafael Noriega because he was afraid he would turn him in to the police, according to "Wasted." He was sentenced to death in that case. Because of her cooperation with the state and some legal technicalities involving her access to a lawyer, the charges against LeBlanc were dropped and she never went to trial, according to “Killer Couples.” They put it in Hartwell’s Jeep, drove out to a field and set the car on fire.īoth LeBlanc and Thomas were arrested. Instead of going to the police, however, she helped him dispose of the body. LeBlanc was horrified when she found out what Thomas had done, according to Cox. When Hartwell refused to apologize, he stabbed her in the neck so hard the knife cut into her lung, causing blood to flow in, according to Spencer. He drove to Hartwell’s house, climbed in through a window and confronted her. LeBlanc told police that Thomas flew into a rage, according to Cox. I’m getting you out of our lives, I’m turning you in to the cops.” “Regina blows up at Justin,” Spencer told producers. ![]() Hartwell realized that to stay close to LeBlanc, she needed to spend time with Thomas - but while he sometimes helped get her drugs, the two frequently clashed. Neither was happy having to share their time with LeBlanc.įinally, after a major fight with LeBlanc, Hartwell snapped. Thomas and LeBlanc started going out. She would spend her days doing drugs with Hartwell and her nights having sex with Thomas, according to Spencer. ![]() That man happened to be the handsome, muscle-bound, 6 feet 4 inches tall drug dealer, Justin Thomas. “She was working at World Gym as a receptionist, and she said, ‘The next guy who walks around that corner, I’m gonna go out with.’” “She started realizing, ‘I haven’t been with a man since my senior year in high school. Over the next few months, LeBlanc tried to set more distance between herself and her now-ex-girlfriend, though the two continued to spend time together. But, while LeBlanc no longer wanted to be physical with Hartwell, she still itched to be in some sort of a relationship. But while Hartwell was heavily involved in her university’s LGBTQ+ community, LeBlanc was far less sure of her own sexuality. A few months into dating, LeBlanc told Hartwell she wasn’t a lesbian and broke up with her, according to Spencer. Hartwell and LeBlanc began to have sex and do drugs together. Anything to keep Kim happy and keep Kim with her.” “She was just her kept woman - anything to keep her. “Regina wanted to provide for ,” Cox told producers. She even took LeBlanc and her friends on a cruise to the Bahamas, according to writer Suzy Spencer, who wrote a book about this incident, “ Wasted.” She bought her a car and a scooter, District Attorney Gregg Cox told producers. Shortly after meeting LeBlanc, Hartwell began to lavish her with expensive gifts. Just blinded, dazzled, bewitched by her.” “Regina was there, laid eyes on her, and that was it,” attorney Joe James Sawyer told “Killer Couples” producers. They met at a nightclub, and from the moment Hartwell saw LeBlanc, she was smitten. Catch up on Snapped: Killer Couples on Peacock or the Oxygen App.Ī first-semester freshman at the University of Texas at Austin, LeBlanc was just 18 years old when she met Hartwell, as told on this week’s episode of “ Killer Couples” on Oxygen.
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