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Imagine spending Christmas morning with your mom, not knowing she'd been murdered and was dead the entire time. It was 2011 in stunning Anaheim, California. One family was having a seemingly ordinary Christmas morning. The children were all unwrapping presents, excited for the festivities. The family had actually just welcomed a newborn baby just seven weeks prior. However, on closer inspection, this Christmas was just about the most disturbing Christmas you could have imagined. The children of William Wallace and Zazel Preston felt like something was wrong. Their 26 year old mom was sat on the sofa with sunglasses on, which was odd. She was also a lot more quiet and lifeless than usual. The children asked their dad 39 year old William what was wrong with mom. He chillingly replied she got drunk and ruined Christmas. In reality, their mom was on the sofa deceased. William had propped her up on the sofa and put sunglasses on her face to try and cover up the fact that he'd actually beaten her to death the evening prior. Tragically 26 year old Zazel had suffered at the hands of her partner for a long time. When William finally decided to call 911, he lied to officers and said that she had injured herself. He tried to say that she had been alive when he propped her on the sofa. However, this story did not add up and the autopsy proved that she died much earlier than he made out. In reality, he had attacked the innocent mother as the pair had arrived home from a Christmas Eve party at a neighbor's house. Thankfully, in 2021, he was found guilty of second-degree murder. He was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison. The three children are now looked after by Zazel's mom.