ABC News Studio’s documentary series, The Lesson is Murder, told the story of Ivie DeMolina on 23rd March 2023. The show explores the genre of criminal psychological profiling of various convicted murderers with the help of ex-FBI special agent Dr. Bryanna Fox. 

DeMolina had started working as a sex worker and dominatrix by 27. Soon she began getting involved in armed robbery incidents with her group. 

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With the group’s help, DeMolina booked an appointment with a client in New Jersey. Upon reaching the destination, she then, with her team, robbed the man at gunpoint. Immediately after that day, DeMolina was set to meet an old client named James Polites. Polites was later found killed and wholly robbed of his possessions.

DeMolina attacked a third person three days later in Long Island. The client named Joseph Fiammenta, would also be found stabbed to death at his apartment. Fiammenta was a known client of DeMolina. 

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Ivie DeMolina was linked to the murder and robbery of Fiammenta and was accused of second-degree murder in 1996. In New York, she was sentenced to 25 years behind bars. Soon she was transferred to Bergen County, New Jersey, where she would be again prosecuted for the murder of Polites.

Although DeMolina pleaded not guilty initially, she immediately accepted the plea bargain and pleaded guilty after her second conviction. As a result, she served an additional 30 years to life in prison. 

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The convicted killer, as of today, is serving the 25 years of her sentencing at the Bedford Hills Correctional Facility in New York. 

Ivie received worldwide attention when she wrote an essay for Harper’s Bazaar. This was an initiative taken by Bazaar and PEN America to portray the work of women who were incarcerated or still are within the prison system. 

DeMolina’s essay was eye-catching. She spoke about her traumatic childhood when she was repeatedly sexually assaulted by her half-brother. She also wrote that this contributed to her moving to drugs and violence.