{"id":26497,"date":"2019-05-30T08:50:38","date_gmt":"2019-05-30T13:50:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/?p=26497"},"modified":"2019-05-30T08:50:38","modified_gmt":"2019-05-30T13:50:38","slug":"mother-and-son-plead-guilty-to-murder-in-death-of-mail-carrier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2019\/05\/30\/mother-and-son-plead-guilty-to-murder-in-death-of-mail-carrier\/","title":{"rendered":"Mother and son plead guilty to murder in death of mail carrier"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w3.cdn.anvato.net\/player\/prod\/v3\/anvload.html?key=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\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 16px; padding: 0px; font-family: 'Libre Franklin', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: inherit; color: #4a4a4a; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\">ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) &#8211; The mother and son who murdered an Albuquerque mail carrier, burned her body and left her on the mesa, admitted Tuesday to what they did.<\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 16px; padding: 0px; font-family: 'Libre Franklin', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: inherit; color: #4a4a4a; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\">Alissa Bickett and her son, Drake, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the death of Marilyn Gandert. They were facing life in prison, but are now looking at three decades behind bars.<\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 16px; padding: 0px; font-family: 'Libre Franklin', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: inherit; color: #4a4a4a; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\">The Bicketts, along with Annie Rael, murdered\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2019\/04\/woman-pleads-guilty-to-2nd-degree-murder-of-postal-worker\/\">65-year-old Marilyn Gandert<\/a>\u00a0inside her home in Taylor Ranch last year.<\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 16px; padding: 0px; font-family: 'Libre Franklin', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: inherit; color: #4a4a4a; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\">Police say it was because Gandert was in the process of evicting them for not paying their rent. Court records show there was an ongoing battle between Gandert and Alissa Bickett, her daughter-in-law. Gandert was also Drake&#8217;s grandmother.<\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 16px; padding: 0px; font-family: 'Libre Franklin', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: inherit; color: #4a4a4a; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\">&#8220;Together, Alissa Bickett, Drake Bickett, and Ms. Rael attacked Ms. Gandert together as accomplices and co-conspirators&#8230; they beat and stabbed her, tied her arms and legs and put a bag over her head,&#8221; said a state prosecutor. More at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.krqe.com\/news\/crime\/mother-and-son-plead-guilty-to-murder-in-death-of-mail-carrier\/2034806083\">KRQE<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-23472\" src=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Gandert-Murder.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"439\" height=\"254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Gandert-Murder.jpg 439w, https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Gandert-Murder-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Gandert-Murder-123x70.jpg 123w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 439px) 100vw, 439px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) &#8211; The mother and son who murdered an Albuquerque mail carrier, burned her body and left her on the mesa, admitted Tuesday to what they did. Alissa Bickett and her son, Drake, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the death of Marilyn Gandert. 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