LAS VEGAS (Court TV) — A former adult film star is on trial for murder after prosecutors say she bludgeoned and decapitated her ex-boyfriend as he prepared to move into her Las Vegas home.

Devyn Michaels, 47, faces charges of open murder in the death of Johnathan Willette, the father of her two daughters. The case centers on what prosecutors describe as a brutal killing that occurred as Willette was moving into Michaels’ home on August 7, 2023.

Devyn Michaels appears in court for a hearing on July 17, 2025. (Court TV)

During opening statements, prosecutors told jurors that Michaels killed 46-year-old Willette because she was unhappy with how quickly he was moving in with her and their daughters. The former couple had discussed the living arrangement months earlier as a way to keep their

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