Salman found not guilty in Pulse massacre

Noor Salman was found not guilty of aiding her husband, Omar Mateen, in the Pulse nightclub massacre that left 49 dead and another 50 wounded.
She was charged with aiding in a terrorist act and lying to the FBI.
The defense claimed she was afraid of her husband and she didn’t know what he was planning. They portrayed her as a peaceful person who was a victim of abuse.
She admitted not being completely truthful to the police and FBI, but claimed it was fear that held her back.
Her attorneys blamed that on her low IQ and long hours of interrogation.
The Orlando Sentinel reported defense attorney Linda Moreno said in her closing argument, “Why would Omar Mateen confide in Noor, a woman he clearly had no respect for? She was not his peer, she was not his partner, and she was not his confidant.”
Had she been convicted, she could have faced life in prison.

— David Taffet