A college secret is said to be the motive behind the murder of an Ohio Mom.

Brenda Powell was bludgeoned with a frying pan and then stabbed more than 30 times. Daughter Sydney Powell, 19 at the time, was charged with murder.

Prosecutors claimed Sydney Powell did not tell her parents that she was suspended from Mount Union University months earlier for poor academics. Brenda Powell was on the phone with college officials when her daughter struck.

Defense experts argued that Sydney Powell suffered a psychotic break when she killed her mother. Three experts found she was schizophrenic and could not discern right from wrong. 

Experts for the prosecution asserted Powell had mental health issues, but was not insane when she committed the crime.    

Joining Nancy Grace Today:

• Brian Stano - Summit County Assistant Prosecutor and Lead Prosecutor on the Sydney/Brenda Powell Homicide Case  
• Dr. Carla Manly - Clinical Psychologist, Author: “Date Smart: Transform Your Relationships & Love Fearlessly”
• Lt. Dave Whiddon – City of Akron, Ohio Police Department, Detective Bureau, Commander, Crimes Against Persons/Major Crimes Unit; Lead Detective/Supervisor on the Sydney/Brenda Powell Homicide case 
• Dr. Jeffrey Jentzen - (MI) Professor of Forensic Pathology and Director of Autopsy and Forensic Services at the University of Michigan Medical School; Former Medical Examiner in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
• sun.com/">Rachel Dobkin –  Crime Reporter for The U.S. Sun; Twitter: @TheSunUS, LinkedIn & Facebook - The US Sun

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