
This time around he was sentenced to 38 years in prison but defense attorneys will likely appeal the case. In 2014, Dooley was convicted and sentenced to life in prison. Prosecutors believe Mockbee may have surprised Dooley as he was breaking into her office on the morning she was killed.ĭooley was granted a retrial, in part, because the evidence was withheld from his first defense attorneys. Despite the additional evidence, Dooley was still found guilty. More: David Dooley found guilty of killing Michelle Mockbee, family says a weight is lifted More: David Dooley gets 43 years for killing of co-worker in Boone County Prosecutors said Dooley killed Mockbee because she had found out that he and his wife were "triple dipping" when getting paid. Dooley and his wife worked at Thermo Fisher as janitors. The Fort Mitchell mother of two worked at the company for 16 years as a logistics representative and did payroll.


It was the second time Dooley has been found guilty of killing Michelle Mockbee, who was found dead in the early morning of May 29, 2012, at Thermo Fisher Scientific in an industrial park near Florence, Kentucky. In March, a Northern Kentucky jury once again found Dooley guilty of killing Mockbee in 2012 at the warehouse where they both worked.

The second trial against David Dooley for the murder of his co-worker Michelle Mockbee will be recapped on Dateline on Friday night. Watch Video: Verdict in David Dooley retrial
