Complex sentence: Diane Ballard had been blackmailing Carrie and Joe would later find the information Diane had on Carrie after Diane was murdered, but during her trial for Joe's murder, Carrie was acquitted after the jury came to a conclusion that it was an accident.
Split into simpler sentences: Diane Ballard had been blackmailing Carrie and Joe would later find the information Diane had on Carrie after Diane was murdered. During her trial for Joe's murder, Carrie was acquitted after the jury came to a conclusion that it was an accident.