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Jury convicts woman in fatal shooting of boyfriend in Wood County

WOOD COUNTY, W.Va. –Barbara Cupp has been found guilty of second-degree murder for the shooting death of her boyfriend Matthew Bills following a three day trial in Wood County.

The jury deliberated all day Friday after the prosecution and defense rested Thursday afternoon.

Bills was found dead on March 18, 2025 when Wood County Sheriffs Deputies were dispatched to his Williamstown resident at 158 Maple Drive.

Cupp faces 10 to 40 years for the second-degree murder conviction.

Sentencing has been scheduled for May 28 at 2 p.m.





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