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b'A California man is convicted of murder after he propped his dead ex-wife on a couch during Christmas, telling their children that she was drunk while they opened presents.\\n\\nAccording to prosecutors, 26-year-old Za\\u2019Zell Preston died after Wallace physically beat her during a Christmas Eve argument. At the time, Wallace and Preston lived together with their newborn boy and Preston\\u2019s two daughters, ages three and eight. \\n\\nHeather Brown, the senior deputy district attorney in Orange County, told the court that on Christmas Day 2011, Wallace carried his wife\\u2019s body from their bedroom into the living room, where he propped her on the couch with sunglasses on. He then allegedly told his children that Preston \\u201cruined Christmas\\u201d by getting intoxicated the night before. \\n\\nThe children then opened their presents, unaware that their mother was deceased at the time. Investigators\\xa0found blood throughout the apartment the OCR reports, along with a door ripped from the hinges and holes in the wall.\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nJoining Nancy Grace today:Lorri\\xa0Galloway\\xa0- Victims Friend, Founder and Executive Director of The Eli Shelter Homes for Abused Children, Former Mayor Pro Tem of City of Anaheim, Instagram: @LorriGalloway, Twitter: @lorri_gallowayMelissa Hoppmeyer - Chief, Special Victims & Family Violence Unit, Prince George\'s County State\'s Attorney\'s Office, Co-Founder of Right Response Consulting, "No Grey Zone" Podcast, www. rightresponseconsulting @NoGreyZoneRRC\\xa0Dr.\\xa0Angela\\xa0Arnold - Psychiatrist, Atlanta GA www.angelaarnoldmd.comDr. Michelle\\xa0Dupre\\xa0- Forensic Pathologist and former Medical Examiner, Author: \\u201cHomicide Investigation Field Guide\\u201d & "Investigating Child Abuse Field Guide", Ret. Police Detective Lexington County Sheriff\\u2019s DepartmentDan\\xa0Scott\\xa0- Retired Los Angeles County Sheriff\\u2019s Sergeant, 26 years with Special Victims Bureau Specializing in Child AbuseAlexis\\xa0Tereszcuk - CrimeOnline.com Investigative Reporter, Writer/Fact Checker, Lead Stories dot Com, Twitter: @swimmie2009'