Amber Maltese, a 37-year-old woman from Florida, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder after brutally stabbing her father, Alfred Megathlin, 69 times.
Maltese used a knife, an arrow, and a picture frame in the chilling attack on her 60-year-old father at his Melbourne home. She left her bloody handprint on the wall as her signature, and shockingly, she was pictured waving and smiling at her family members during her sentencing at the Brevard County court.
The horrifying incident took place in February 2015, and after killing her father, Maltese attempted to flee the crime scene by jumping in a car wearing only underwear. She intentionally rammed a police car and led the police on a long car chase before eventually surrendering to them.
At the time of the crash, Maltese was charged with felony and aggravated fleeing, attempting to elude, driving under the influence, and driving with a suspended license. She now faces 30 years behind bars for her heinous crime.