NEED TO KNOW
- A woman who claimed she got pregnant from another inmate while in jail has been found guilty on murder charges related to the death of her other children’s father
- Daisy Link, who gave birth to a child allegedly fathered by fellow inmate Joan DePaz in 2024, was convicted in the 2022 shooting death of Pedro Jimenez
- DePaz is also accused of murder in a separate case
A woman who claimed she got pregnant in jail without physical contact has been found guilty of murdering the father of her older children.
On Thursday, Oct. 16, Daisy Link was convicted of second-degree murder for the 2022 fatal shooting of Pedro Jimenez, according to Local10, CBS News and NBC Miami. Link, 30, and Jimenez had been together for nine years and shared two children together, per Local 10.
PEOPLE previously reported that Link went viral in 2024 after claiming she got pregnant by another inmate with no physical contact. At the time, she was charged with the murder of Jimenez and had been in jail awaiting trial when she gave birth to Joan DePaz’s baby last year.
DePaz is also accused of murder, according to WSVN.
The pair claimed they used bedding to make a line between their two cell vents. Then, DePaz allegedly used that to pass Link semen rolled in Saran wrap. “I can’t believe it worked,” Link told the outlet in November 2024. “I think everything happened for a reason.”
Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Sign up for PEOPLE’s free True Crime newsletter for breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases.
PEOPLE has contacted the South Miami Police Department for comment.
When it comes to Jimenez’s death, prosecutors claimed that Link shot her partner in a moment of rage. “This is a toxic relationship with domestic violence going back and forth,” prosecutor Alex Bergida said in court, per Local 10. “And you know what Ms. Link did? She lit a match and lit that fire that night because she wanted this relationship to be over and this was the best way to do it.”
However, according to the outlet, Link’s lawyer, Ayuban Tomas, argued that Jimenez “made it clear that he was going to break into that home and lock her out and keep her away from her children, which he had no right to do.”
Tomas added, “And, importantly, she has every right ― every right ― to use deadly force to prevent him from doing that.”
Related Stories
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Daisy-Link-010624-1-d14d8f62c2e943229d14c75b4d5e9419.jpg)
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Joan-Depaz-and-Daisy-Link-mugshots-112724-4230836626c9421e8acdb461a794f5c1.jpg)
CBS News reported that it took the jury less than two hours to find Link guilty on Thursday, while Local 10 added that Link reportedly showed no emotion during the verdict.
Juror Kenan Bowie opened up about why he chose to vote for Link’s conviction. “If he’s running away, shot in the back, [it] doesn’t seem like self-defense if he’s running away,” he said, per Local 10. “There was a lot that she lied about, a lot from the second she called 911,” he said he believed.
The baby that Link gave birth to while in prison is said to be with family members, according to Local 10.
The next court date for pre-sentencing investigations is set to take place Nov. 21, CBS News reported.
Read the full article here