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A Texas woman with an extensive marriage record was charged with murdering her fifth husband by poisoning him with insulin - four years after she shot her ex-fiancé dead. 

Sarah Hartsfield, 48, is accused of killing her diabetic husband Joseph Hartsfield in January by poisoning him with high levels of insulin and failing to call 911 until about six hours later.

Investigators ruled the 46-year-old's death was a result of foul play and uncovered Hartsfield's sweeping dating history that was supposedly filled with abuse, threats and arrests on charges of assault. 

As Hartsfield sits behind bars at the Chambers County Jail,  reported that Minnesota investigators have re-opened the case of her dead fiancé David Bragg, who she shot dead in 'self-defense' back in 2018. 

The accused woman's children and living ex-husbands have since come forward - claiming they knew 'she'd end up in jail someday.' 

Sarah Hartsfield, 48, allegedly killed her diabetic fifth husband with insulin in January. Pictured: Hartsfield at the time of her February arrest

Sarah Hartsfield, 48, allegedly killed her diabetic fifth husband with insulin in January.

Pictured: Hartsfield at the time of her February arrest

Hartsfield is accused of killing Joseph Hartsfield by poisoning him with high levels of insulin and failing to call 911 until about six hours later. Pictured: Joseph Hartsfield

Hartsfield is accused of killing Joseph Hartsfield by poisoning him with high levels of insulin and failing to call 911 until about six hours later.

Pictured: Joseph Hartsfield

While Hartsfield was arrested in February, it wasn't her first time behind bars.

She was arrested on March 11, 1996, for assaulting her second husband, Michael Traxler, at their home located on Rio Bonito, according to the news outlet.

At the time, Hartsfield was going by a different last name.

She remained in jail for about a week until the charges were dropped for an undisclosed reason. Meanwhile, her then-husband was given a citation.

It appeared Hartsfield had only been with her second husband for only a few months before her arrest.

Prosecutors have explained her relationships as being 'short-lived.'

Hartsfield's first husband, who she divorced in January 1996, has since come forward in relief his ex-wife could no longer hurt anyone else.

Titus Knoernschild and Hartsfield were high school sweethearts.

He recalled falling in love with his estranged wife in his junior year. The two tied the knot two years later.

Their short-lived marriage ended with a messy divorce as Knoernschild claimed he received threats from Hartsfield and feared for his life.

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'I'm glad she has finally been caught for who she is.
I'm just sorry another person had to die to get her caught,' he told the news outlet.

He added that Hartsfield allegedly told him to 'not be surprised if he didn't make it through' the divorce,

'I was honestly surprised to get out of my marriage alive cause I was in the army, I had a $200,000 life insurance on myself,' he said.

Knoernschild confirmed his ex-spouse's second husband JetBlack was his former best friend.

She then went on to her third marriage in 1999 with military man Christopher Donohue.

The relationship was Hartsfield's longest and she had four kids.

FIANCÉ SHOT DEAD: In 2018, Hartsfield fatally shot David Bragg, in 'self-defense'

She fatally shot her ex-fiancé in 2018 in 'self-defense,' but police have since reopened the case after receiving new information

Titus Knoernschild, Hartsfield's first husband, has since come forward in relief his ex-wife was behind bars and could no longer hurt anyone else. The two were high school sweethearts and married straight after high school before divorcing two years later in  January 1996. Pictured: Titus Knoernschild

Titus Knoernschild, Hartsfield's first husband, has since come forward in relief his ex-wife was behind bars and could no longer hurt anyone else.

The two were high school sweethearts and married straight after high school before divorcing two years later in  January 1996.

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