Christopher was arrested in 2004 for unrelated charges, and in 2005 christine confessed to her husband during a murder anniversary retrospective that she had been the one to kill them. In 2006, a friend christine had confessed to called in a tip that resulted in warrants for both christine and christopher. Christopher committed suicide after learning of the warrant. In 2008, christine was sentenced to life in prison for the murders of adelbert, rachael, marcus, and tiffany.
The murders were committed with the assistance of her boyfriend , Christopher Snider and the case was named as Clear Lake murders. Christine Paolilla was sentenced to life with parole eligibility in 2046. By the time Paolilla was ready to enter high school, her mother had received the help she needed and was able to have custody of Christine and her brother again. The family moved to Clear Lake City, Texas and Paolilla attended Clear Lake High School. Rott said he and his wife were spending about $10,000 on drugs. The money being used was part of an inheritance Paolilla received after her father died in a construction accident when she was 4, Rott said.
Despite it all, Christine appeared to cling to the relationship. But on the afternoon of July 18, 2003, Christine’s life changed forever. Four youths were found shot multiple times at point blank range in a home in the placid Clear Lake neighborhood.
She was friends with two popular girls at school — Rachael Koloroutis and Tiffany Rowell — and she had been voted “Miss Irresistible” by the student body at Clear Lake High School in suburban Houston. Christine Paolilla was born on Long Island, New York on March 31, 1986 to Lori, a stay-at-home mom, and Charles Paolilla, a construction worker. When she was 2 years old, her father died, followed by her grandfather and great-grandmother. When she was 7 years old, Paolilla went to live with her grandparents. As a young girl, Christine was diagnosed with alopecia and began wearing wigs.
The couple then fled from the home but not before grabbing a bag of drugs. We do not find that appellant's recorded statements were admitted in violation of Townsend. Appellant may have very likely been under the influence of heroin during her first interrogation, yet no one, including Dr. Glass, actually testified that she appeared intoxicated. Moreover, Dr. Glass never testified that heroin by itself was sufficient to abrogate appellant's free will.
Snider committed suicide in Greenville, S.C., shortly after Paolilla’s arrest, as Houston Police looked for him. He also showed a large photo of Snider, who committed suicide in July 2006, and questioned police tactics in questioning his client. "She totally understands the grief of the families, her friends, the ones who were killed. She seekers crime only wishes they could understand that she didn't want any of that to happen. But she understands their grief." Her accomplice and former boyfriend, Chris Snider, ran into the woods with a bottle of soda and a collection of pills once he heard the cops were on his tail. Cops tracked her down through her ATM activity, and within two days of that tip, they arrested her.