By Snejana Farberov PUBLISHED: 13:52 EST, 4 May 2012 | UPDATED: 16:25 EST, 4 May 2012 More than four years after her husband was shot to death while sleeping beside her, Melissa Oxley says she has forgiven the man who was eventually convicted in the murder, but wants his alleged accomplice held accountable. On February 21, 2008, Melissa Oxley was awakened at around 3:30am by a loud sound to discover her 36-year-old husband, Benjamin, dead in their bed from a gunshot wound to the back of the head. Melissa Oxley's 6-year-old stepdaughter, Alyssa, was sleeping in a room nearby. When she heard the commotion, Mellisa had to restrain the little girl from entering the bedroom to check up on her dad, according to the Record-Courier.
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Benjamin Oxley, 36, was shot to death in 2008 while sleeping next to his wife
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James Matlean was convicted of Oxley's murder and sentenced in March to a life in prison without parole
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Matlean claimed that Oxley's ex-wife, Dawn, orchestrated the murder
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Dawn Oxley made a deal with the prosecution that gave her immunity in the murder case
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