The Curious Case of Megan Joyce Imirowicz, the Woman Who Murdered Her Father and Got Away with It (Basically)

In October 2021 in Pontiac, Michigan, 18-year-old Megan Joyce Imirowicz doused her sleeping father with lye water after he told her he was too drunk to drive her to the hair salon. As he lay asleep on the couch with a blood alcohol level above the legal limit, Megan decided that his betrayal was too much and threw various objects at him. Konrad Imitowicz would suffer chemical burns to over forty percent of his body and have to undergo skin graphs and dialysis. Six months later, he was dead and Megan had been charged with throwing lye on him. It is unclear if she was ever charged with a form of murder for what she did to him.

The Outcome

Megan was ultimately convicted of some kind of domestic charge, but the judge did not believe Megan understood the potential outcome of her actions. Primarily, Megan didn’t know lye would kill her father. Because of this, she was sentenced to just one year in prison and five years of probation.

No Justice for Konrad

Megan chose to douse her father with lye, a chemical substance she herself picked. It can be argued that she chose it because she knew it could cause harm, contrary to what the judge said. During the interview with detectives, Megan lied about throwing lye on her father before admitting she had done so in the form of a “white powder.”

Because her birthday was coming up, Megan wanted her hair done and felt entitled to have her father drive her to the hair salon. With his being a good dad and setting a great example, he chose not to drive drunk, probably saving her life and his own. Had he gotten behind the wheel as intoxicated as he was, he likely would have passed out behind the wheel. Megan did not appreciate his good intentions.

Therefore, Megan should have gotten a stronger sentence. Fifteen years to life would have been appropriate. Even if she did not know the lye would kill her dad, she knew it would cause bodily harm. She displayed a reckless disregard for human life. In the commission of murder, a prosecutor must prove intent or reckless disregard which is a person ignoring the risk of dangerous actions. By this definition, Megan is a murderer guilty of first-degree murder.

What We Have Learned

The law is a funny thing, and Megan’s case proves it. Every so often, a person who looks like Megan commits a heinous crime that anyone else would be strung up for. And the Megans of the world walk away like Casey Anthony. The only takeaway is, even when the law is clearly broken, it only matters who broke the law not the law they broke.

This article was written by Jermaine Reed, MFA, the Editor-in-Chief of The Reeders Block, who also works an Adjunct College Professor and director. Join the email list to get notifications on new articles and books. This article is 100% human-written. And remember, if you see an error, that’s what makes us human. Subscribe and share.