Anna Benson, the former stripper and rags-to-riches estranged wife of former MLB star pitcher Kris Benson, broke into the athlete's Atlanta apartment on July 8 with intent to rob him at gunpoint. News has now resurfaced of her link to a bloody 1996 murder in Tennessee.<br /><br />The 37-year-old burst into Kris Benson's apartment equipped with a handgun, hatchet, baton and bullet proof vest. She then demanded $30,000 and threatened to beat her husband if he didn't come through. Kris told her he'd find a lighter so she could have a cigarette and made his escape. <br /><br />Back in 1996 she allegedly told her then-boyfriend to 'get rid of' mutual friend Michael Evans. The boyfriend, Paul Dejongh, took this to mean murder, and shot the 19-year-old student twice in the head.<br /><br />Police found Evans dead in the lovers' squalid apartment surrounded by coloured balls and drug paraphernalia.<br /><br />After months on the run, Benson, then known as Warren, was captured but eventually cleared. Paul Dejongh was found guilty of murder and later died in jail.<br /><br />--------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />TomoNews is your daily source for top animated news. We've combined animation and video footage with a snarky personality to bring you the biggest and best stories from around the world. <br /><br />For news that's fun and never boring, visit our channel:<br />https://www.youtube.com/user/TomoNewsUS<br /><br />Subscribe to stay updated on all the top stories:<br />http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=TomoNewsUS<br /><br />Stay connected with us here:<br />Facebook http://www.facebook.com/TomoNewsUS<br />Twitter @tomonewsus http://www.twitter.com/TomoNewsUS<br />Google+ http://gplus.to/TomoNewsUS
