18 Facts About Rachel Wade

Rachel Wade got her purse, opened a kitchen drawer, and pulled out a steak knife.

Ludemann saw a friend at a stop sign who told her Rachel Wade was at Javier Laboy's house.

Rachel Wade testified that Ludemann slammed on her brakes, nearly hitting Rachel Wade and stormed out of the car with her fists flailing.

Rachel Wade said that she was fearful when she stabbed Ludemann's shoulder and chest, one blow punctured her heart.

However, authorities and the prosecution's witnesses said that Ludemann did not get a chance to leave the van and that it was Rachel Wade who approached and attacked Ludemann.

Rachel Wade began to cry when they told her Ludemann died.

Hours later, Rachel Wade was arrested and charged with murder in the second degree.

Rachel Wade was booked into the Pinellas County Jail on $500,000 bond.

Rachel Wade stayed there through the conclusion of the trial.

Prosecutors brought up the history between the two in order to show that Rachel Wade intended to kill her rival over Camacho.

Rachel Wade stated that the two women fought before the stabbing and pulled each other's hair.

Camacho's sister and Grimes testified that Rachel Wade approached the vehicle and stabbed Ludemann.

The jury heard the voicemails, which Ludemann saved eight months prior, in which Rachel Wade stated that she was going to kill her.

On September 3,2010, Rachel Wade was sentenced to 27 years in state prison.

The judge stated that he believed Rachel Wade intended to kill Ludemann.

Rachel Wade maintained that she acted in self-defense, and appealed her case.

Rachel Wade's case was featured on the shows Snapped on October 7,2012, Killerpost on February 13,2016, and Mean Girl Murders on April 29,2024.

Rachel Wade's case was later examined on the "Fatal Love Triangle" episode of the series Vengeance: Killer Lovers which aired on HLN on March 17,2019.