Rita Bixby died of natural causes at Graham Correctional Institution, a prison in Columbia for women with special needs, said Richland County’s coroner, Gary Watts.

Arthur and Rita Bixby were charged in the attack too, and both were sentenced to life in prison. After exhausting his appeals by 2010, Bixby's days were numbered. However, ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Rita Bixby, who was serving a life sentence for planning a 2003 ambush on her property that killed two officers, died Monday in prison, just one week ...

COLUMBIA — Rita Bixby, who was serving a life sentence for planning the 2003 ambush on her property that killed two officers, has died in prison. She was 79.

Rita K. Bixby RN of Lowell; 78 LOWELL — Rita Katherine (Keane) Bixby RN, 78, of Lowell, MA, died Thursday, April 7, 2011, at Emerson Hospital in Concord, after an illness. Born in Washington … ...

Both Rita and Steven Bixby remain behind bars awaiting a bond hearing. Steven and Arthur Bixby have been charged with murder, while Rita Bixby is charged with accessory before the fact of murder.

Steven Bixby's parents, Arthur and Rita Bixby were charged with conspiracy in the deaths. Rita was sentenced to life in prison. Arthur was unable to be tried because of dementia.

The house where two Upstate officers were killed will be demolished Wednesday.Deputy Danny Wilson and Constable Donnie Outz were killed in 2003 during a standoff on Union Church Road in Abbeville ...

Rita Bixby's attorney Jeff Bloom said his client was simply exercising her First Amendment right to free speech. "It's a tragedy all the way around," said Bloom, who plans to appeal.

Both Steven and Rita Bixby are appealing their sentences. Larry Crane, Arthur Bixby's attorney, was in court Tuesday morning and did not immediately respond to a phone message at his office.

Rita Bixby (Abbeville County) Dec. 9, 2003 - "We lost two fine officers in this tragedy." One of Abbeville County Sheriff Charles Goodwin's deputies was killed Monday, along with a state ...

Steven Bixby's parents, Arthur and Rita Bixby were charged with conspiracy in the deaths. Rita was sentenced to life in prison. Arthur was unable to be tried because of dementia.