Horse farm owner gets life in prison for boyfriend's murder after claiming self-defense

The Florida woman accused of killing her boyfriend and burying him in a shallow grave was found guilty of his murder.Caylen Deller, 32, was charged with first-degree murder in the September 2024 death of Chad Mullen, her on-again and off-again boyfriend.According to prosecutors, Deller killed Mullen at her San Mateo, Florida, horse farm, then got a friend and her horse to help move the body, which was found in a shallow grave over a month after he went missing.Deller was found guilty of first-degree murder on Thursday after the jury deliberated for over an hour and was sentenced to life in prison. She was also found guilty of tampering with evidence and failure to report the death of a person.FLORIDA WOMAN CHARGED WITH MURDER EVADING POLICE AFTER BODY FOUND IN SHALLOW GRAVE: SHERIFFOn Wednesday, Deller testified that she killed Mullen in self-defense because he choked her and raised a hammer at her when she confronted him about unproven claims that he had sexually abused her young daug