New 'Deadly Women' Episode Examines the Case of Killer Daughter Paige Conley

The next episode of Investigation Discovery series Deadly Women dives into the case of Paige Conley, a woman convicted of killing her mother Carlene Conley. Conley was found guilty of her mother's fatal stabbing in 2017.

A sneak peek from the Thursday night episode—shared exclusively with Newsweek—includes interviews with those who knew Conley. According to her peers, Conley grew up to be an alarmingly dark individual. "I don't think Paige had an appreciative bone in her body," one woman explains of Conley's relationship with her mother. "She went from being an odd little child to just a mean, hateful narcissist."

Conley was found guilty of stabbing her mother to death but didn't take responsibility for the murder. She claimed a group of trick-or-treaters had walked into the home and killed her mother on March 14, 2015. Conley called 911 and was found with her mother's blood all over her body, according to the Northern Kentucky Tribune in 2017.

In the episode synopsis provided to Newsweek, Investigation Discovery provided context for the strange killing, starting all the way back in Conley's teenage years. "When her parents split up during her teenage years, Paige began experimenting with sex, drugs and alcohol," the show's creators explained. "Her mother, Carlene, blamed the divorce, so was reluctant to discipline her. Twenty years later, Paige still lived at home, had no job, and demanded Carlene's constant attention."

Paige Conley may have been prone to violent outbursts before her mother's murder. "When her erratic behavior escalated to assault, Carlene didn't report it," the synopsis continued, "Finally, during a minor argument, Paige attacked Carlene with a kitchen knife, inflicting 79 stab wounds and biting her. Though drenched in blood, Paige claimed her mother had been attacked by random trick-or-treaters...even though it was March."

The Kentworth's Commonwealth Attorney's Office released a lengthy statement on Conley's involvement in the killing, which claimed she gave contradicting information. "During that interview, she provided additional information about the individuals she described as trick or treaters," it read, as published by the Northern Kentucky Tribune. "She also informed detectives that drug dealers were out for her because of unpaid debts. She initially stated she came home and found her mother dead. Later in the interview, she stated she came upstairs from sleeping and found her mother on the kitchen floor."

Though Conley was convicted in 2017, the case has new relevance. Conley is appealing her sentence and claims she does not remember killing her mother. Her appeal, submitted in July, claims the trial should be invalidated because they introduced "bad acts" from Conley's past that had nothing to do with her mother's death.

The full episode of Deadly Women will premiere Thursday at 9 ET on Investigation Discovery.

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