Guilty | BONUS — Love Trapped

On Friday, August 28th, Laura Owens walked into a Maricopa County courtroom and said "guilty" four times. For the host Stephanie Young, for Clayton Echard, for Greg Woodnick, and for everyone who had followed this case for years, it was the last thing they expected to hear. Laura had spent months insisting she would take this to trial. Clayton believed she'd fight to the bitter end. But when the hearing finally began after a tense delay, Laura admitted to four felony counts: two counts of fraudulent schemes and artifices, one count of perjury, and one count of taking the identity of another.

The Hearing That Almost Didn't Happen

The settlement conference was scheduled for 2:30 PM, but the courtroom was already tense before it began. Stephanie Young arrived early and ran into Clayton, Greg Woodnick, and Reality Steve outside the courthouse. None of them knew what Laura would do. Inside, the prosecutor kept coming in and out, having quiet conversations with Woodnick and Clayton in the front row. Reality Steve overheard rumblings that a plea deal was probably going to happen, but Laura was "waffling." She was reportedly sick and throwing up.