A woman who served her husband curried prawns laced with sleeping tablets and then shot him twice in the head has been found not guilty of murder.
Susan Falls, 42, pleaded not guilty to murdering her husband, Rodney James Falls, in May 2006 at their Caloundra home, on the Sunshine Coast.
The jury also found her not guilty of the lesser charge of manslaughter.
Christopher Anthony Cumming-Creed, 25, Bradley James Coupe, 30, and Anthony James Hoare, 42, were also found not guilty of being accessories after the fact to the alleged murder.
The court had previously heard that with the assistance of the co-accused, the body of Mr Falls was hidden in Mapleton State Forest.
It took the jury just 90 minutes to reach the not guilty verdicts at 4.30pm (AEST) on Thursday.
The defence had urged the jury to reject the crown's case, saying there was ample evidence to prove Ms Falls was kept in a state of terror by her husband of 20 years, and that she killed him to save herself and her children.
After the verdict was delivered, Ms Falls' teary-eyed family, including her three daughters, cheered and hugged inside the courtroom.
However, Mr Falls' family stormed out of the courtroom, slamming the door, with one member exclaiming to Ms Falls: "You'll still get yours."
Outside the court, a tight-lipped Ms Falls only said she was "very relieved" by the result.
Mr Cumming-Creed told reporters it had been a stressful three weeks.
"I'm going to concentrate on my own life," he said.
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