Vegas woman Devyn Michaels Tuesday was convicted on second-murder of her on-again off-again boyfriend, who happened to also to be her father-in-law

Johnathan James Willette, 46, was murdered at home in Henderson, Nevada, on August 7, 2023, his mother found his decapitated body on his bed

In August 2023, Devyn Michaels, aka Tracee Tavarez, then 45, was charged with murder when her boyfriend’s headless body was discovered in his bed

After initially denying the killing, cops say she admitted to striking him on the head after refusing sex with him

Willette and Michaels shared two daughters and court records show the pair were planning to move in together even though she was married and living with Willette’s son, Deviere

She claimed to only wish to hospitalize him, and claimed he was abusive to her and his son during their relationship

She is facing between 15 years to life in prison as part of a plea agreement – sentencing is scheduled for Oct. 31

Devyn Michaels, [photo], who was convicted of second-degree murder of her on-again off-again boyfriend, Johnathan Willette, is facing between 15 years to life in prison as part of a plea agreement

A Nevada woman who pled guilty to decapitating the father of her children may receive a shockingly light sentence as part of a plea agreement.
Devyn Michaels, 46, could serve between 15 years to life in prison as part of the agreement after she was convicted for the second-degree murder of her on-again off-again boyfriend Johnathan Willette. Ironically Michaels who shared two daughters with Johnathan Willette, happened was also married to and living with the latter’s adult son, Deviere. 
According to police, Deviere was not was not on good terms with Johnathan and was not happy at the prospect of having to move out if his father moved in.
Michaels told investigators she did not have an intimate relationship with her husband but was only married for medical reasons.

Johnathan James Willette, [photo], 46, was murdered at home in Henderson, Nevada, on August 7, 2023. His mother found his decapitated body on his bed

Court records reveal that Michaels entered her plea on September 17 and as part of the agreement could be up for parole after serving just 15 years in prison. However, sentencing is up to the judge’s discretion.
Michaels, who also goes by the name of Tracee Tavarez, told the judge she ‘was a low risk to re-offend,’ while testifying on a previous arrest charge just days after Willette’s murder, 8News Now reports.
Michaels was arrested in August of last year after Willette’s mother discovered his headless body in his bed, eight days after the incident occurred. Michaels claims the father of their two daughters tried to force her to perform a sex act on him before she committed the brutal crime.

Devyn Michaels, aka Tracee Tavarez, was arrested on August 15, 2023, after her boyfriend’s mother discovered his headless body in his bed, on Aug 7. The older woman had seen Michaels in the house the night before the murder. Ultimately she pled guilty

Johnathan Willette and Michael’s convoluted relationship was also a factor in the case as court records show the pair were planning to move in together even though she was living with Willette,s son, Deviere

Johnathan James Willette was murdered at home in Henderson, Nevada, on August 7, 2023.
Devyn Michaels, was arrested on August 15, 2003, after the mother of her boyfriend Jonathan Willette, 46, discovered his headless body in his bed the previous week.
Las Vegas police found the body was still ‘smoking’ and smelled of chemicals, believed to be bleach and ammonia, when they entered the room on August 7.
An investigation was launched into the grisly death, and Michaels was brought in for questioning.
When cops found the body, it was still ‘smoking’ and reeking of chemicals, believed to be bleach and ammonia.

Police found Willette’s body still ‘smoking’ and reeking of chemicals, believed to be bleach and ammonia in his bed at his home in Henderson, Nevada

According to the police report, after decapitating her then-boyfriend she reportedly took his head from the victim’s Henderson home to her own home in Las Vegas where she disposed of it in a trash bin.
Willette’s head was never recovered as police believe trash service likely picked it up.
Upon investigation the suspect initially denied the killing and claimed that she left his home the night of his death.

Michaels [photo], said Willette was lying face down and rubbing her back when shed she grabbed a wooden stick and struck him on the back of the head. His arms and legs went limp from the force of the impact

However, after investigators reportedly found the murdered man’s wallet, keys, social security card and blood-covered phone in her home, they administered a polygraph test on Michaels that found she had a ‘significant reaction’ to a question about her participation in his death.
Subsequently she claimed Willette was abusive, that he would force his oldest child to shower in front of him, that the bizarre behavior escalated on the night of his death, as he tried to force her to preform a sex act on him.
According to an arrest report, she went on to describe Willette lying face down and rubbing her back. Michaels said she grabbed a wooden stick and struck him on the back of the head.
His arms and legs went limp from the force of the impact, but Michaels told police she only meant to hospitalize him for long enough to figure out what to do with her children.

Investigators found Johnathan Willette’s wallet, identification and truck keys in Devyn Michaels’ home home across town

Her convoluted relationship with Willette was also a factor in the case as court records show the pair were planning to move in together even though she was living with Willette’s son, Deviere.
Court records reveal that two days after the murder, Michaels was in court facing an unrelated child abuse case involving her 8-year-old daughter, KLAS reported.
Michaels had been arrested in October of 2022 for child neglect after an employee at a childcare facility noticed bruising on her 8-year-old’s leg.
At sentencing Michaels told the judge that she was not an abusive person, citing her participation in counseling and therapy: ‘I have done counseling classes, therapy, drug tests, psych evaluations. I’ve done everything. Everyone I have spoken to say I am not an abusive person and they don’t feel there is any risk for me to abuse her or would ever do this again,’ she said in court.
Still she was convicted and sentenced to one year of probation after the child apparently told a teacher she was being abused at home.
Michaels’ sentencing for the murder of Willette is scheduled for October 31.