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Investigation Discovery’s ‘Deadly Sins: No Forgiveness: The Root of All Evil’ narrates how well-known Jewish activist Anita Green was murdered in Encino, Los Angeles, in October 1990. Eventually, the investigators had to rely on tip-offs from the members of her synagogue and circumstantial evidence to catch the perpetrator.
Melvin was immediately a suspect in his wife's grisly murder, and it was believed he had hired a hitman to kill Anita. He did not cooperate with authorities and ultimately seemed unaffected by her death. Despite the lack of physical evidence, Melvin was arrested.
On March 4, 1992, a jury convicted Green of first-degree murder and sentenced him to life in prison without the possibility of parole. In May of 1992, Michele Samit visited Mel Green at the Los Angeles County Jail, where he was awaiting transfer to a state prison.
In April of 1991, Mel was finally arrested for conspiracy to commit murder; he was convicted on March 4, 1992. He was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. However, the case was not over; Mel appealed his conviction and the hit man remained at large.
An Encino man convicted of having his estranged wife murdered was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison without possibility of parole. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge George W. Trammell...
Green, 55, has been charged with her murder and has pleaded not guilty. The man who shot his 42-year-old wife has not been arrested.
Melvin Green, a North Hollywood tax consultant, was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of arranging the killing of his estranged wife, Jewish community leader Anita Green, Los Angeles police...
