Crime & Public Safety
Crime & Public Safety

A notorious metro-Atlanta criminal defendant is changing her name

Andrea Sneiderman was initially implicated in the death of her husband, Rusty, outside a Dunwoody daycare in 2010. Her boss, Hemy Neuman, was convicted of murder, and at a subsequent trial she was convicted of lying during the investigation. She was released 10 months into a 5-year prison sentence.
Andrea Sneiderman was initially implicated in the death of her husband, Rusty, outside a Dunwoody daycare in 2010. Her boss, Hemy Neuman, was convicted of murder, and at a subsequent trial she was convicted of lying during the investigation. She was released 10 months into a 5-year prison sentence.
By Christian Boone
March 21, 2018

The star of one of metro-Atlanta’s best known murder trials is changing her name.

Andrea Sneiderman was spotted at the Fulton County Courthouse on Wednesday with her parents. She was filing legal papers to change her surname to Russell. That’s the first name of her dead husband, although he went by the nickname Rusty.

Andrea Sneiderman was initially accused of orchestrating her husband’s assassination in 2010 as he dropped their son off at a day care center in Dunwoody. She was eventually convicted of lying to investigators about an affair with her boss, Hemy Neuman, and spent nine months in prison.

Neuman, was convicted killing Rusty Sneiderman but was found mentally ill. He was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

ExploreRusty Sneiderman killing at DeKalb day care featured on ABC’s ‘20/20′

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A native Atlantan, Boone joined the AJC staff in 2007. He quickly carved out a niche covering crime stories, assuming the public safety beat in 2014. He's covered some of the biggest trials this decade, from Hemy Neuman to Ross Harris to Chip Olsen, the latter of which was featured on Season 7 of the AJC's award-winning "Breakdown" podcast.

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