Wallace woke up with a hangover, went to school, and returned. The note also called it antifree instead of antifreeze.. Four years after David Castor's death, Stacey Castor, who'd become known as a "black widow" in the press, was arrested for murder and for attempted murder of Ashley Wallace. Chanelle Peloso (The Bletchley Circle) is Ashley, the oldest of Castor's two daughters. Stacey Ruth Castor (ne Daniels, formerly Wallace; July 24, 1967 June 11, 2016)[1] was an American convicted murderer from Weedsport, New York. The 2009 murder trial in Syracuse, New York, of Stacey Castor. She said he was larger than life., Mike was the life of the party if you needed something that Mike had, he would give it to you.. Upon waking up, Wallace denied writing the confession letter. Unable to get a response, Sergeant Robert Willoughby of the Onondaga County Sheriff's Department kicked in the door of the bedroom and found David Castor lying dead. All rights reserved (About Us). While investigating Davids death, they took a second look at Wallaces death. Stacey Castor, 40, gave her 20-year-old daughter a tainted drink the night of Sept. 13, then typed a note to make the poisoning look like a suicide, District Attorney William Fitzpatrick said. To Stacey Castor, human beings are disposable. Since Castor died in 2016, Wallace now has to live without her apology, or answers. David was very conscientious, very work driven, very into outdoors, Castor said. They began to suspect she was involved in their murder. She says that's good enough for me.. Police found that in David Castor's will, he left everything to his wife and her two daughters - and nothing to his son. Stacey Castor had already hired defense attorney Chuck Keller, who would follow the line of defense that Ashley was responsible for David Castors death and that Ashley also attempted to kill herself. Det. Page 1", "Exhumed Body Reveals Stacey Castor's First Husband 'Didn't Just Die': Exclusive Look Inside Anti-Freeze Murder Mystery; What Brought Two Men to Rest in Neighboring Graves. [25][26][27] In 2002, a man had been convicted of murdering his wife by antifreeze in 1998. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. April 20, 2009, 9:22 AM. 'Poisoned Love: The Stacey Castor Story' by Lifetime is set to retell the haunting story of Stacey's machinations. How can you hate someone and love them at the same time? "As horrible as it makes me feel, this is goodbye, Mom. Bree said one of the officers who responded to the call to help her sister was starting to let her read the note when her mother asked the officer to take it away. While Ashley continued on her journey of healing, she talked about struggling with how the trauma affected her. One of those times was to let Bree look in because the teenager had been asking if her mother was sure he was okay. Because if I don't, than Stacey won.". The victim's DNA was found on the rim of that glass and on the tip of a turkey baster containing remnants of antifreeze that was found in the kitchen trash, jurors were told. Sweet!. Stacey did this by inviting Ashley over for a drink and doping her. However, an investigation revealed how the authorities believed that Stacey was responsible for it all. [3] After she learned police had exhumed Wallace's body and found traces of antifreeze in his system, she was believed to have devised a plan to set up her daughter Ashley for the murders. [3] Seventeen hours later, Ashley was found comatose on her bed by her younger sister Bree Wallace. Castor tried to kill Wallace, and frame her for murdera crime Castor herself had committed. On the surface, she seemed to have gone through a lot of trauma, losing two husbands and having a daughter attempt to kill herself. - Official ABC 20/20 YouTube clip, Daughter testifies in Stacey Castor murder trial (Video), Update: Jurors talk on video about Stacey Castor guilty verdict, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stacey_Castor&oldid=1142148661, This page was last edited on 28 February 2023, at 19:46. Castors younger daughter, Bree Wallace, found her older sister unresponsive, and she and her mom called 911. Little is known about her early life her later infamy overshadowed her youth but Castor's mother says that her daughter once envisioned great things for herself. "It had DNA evidence. "[9], If there is a ceiling in terms of evil, she (Castor) is at the ceiling. In 2000, Michael succumbed to a heart attack and died. She never saw her daughters again. After serving 7 years of her 51-year prison sentence, Castor died in 2016but for her daughter, the story goes on. [3][4] When brought on the stand, she testified that she did not murder either her father or her stepfather nor did she write the suicide note. Passing away at age 48, authorities ruled that there was no foul play involved. 20/20: Fatal Flaw - On The Rocks chronicles David Castor's death and the chain of events that resulted in Stacey's incarceration. Speaking to 20/20 in 2009, Ashley explained, He was having a hard time walking, and he was having a hard time talking And one time, he sat up, and he just vomited across the coffee table and laid back down went back to sleep like nothing ever happed.. Fitzpatrick, who prosecuted the case, said there was compelling evidence against Castor. As police were investigating both deaths in September 2007, the family suffered another emergency. Castor was arrested in 2007 and found guilty in February 2009 on charges of second-degree murder in Davids death and attempted second-degree murder in Ashleys overdose. A month later on Tuesday, March 5, she was sentenced to 51 years to life in prison. She had noticed his ill appearance that day, but thought nothing of it. Stacey Castor places no value on human life, not even her own flesh and blood. Ashley Wallace, daughter of Stacey Castor and Michael Wallace, spoke with ABC News in 2009 after her mother's conviction. [24] When asked if Castor's behavior and body language on the stand shows any sort of clue about her mental state and guilt, Knoll reminded that body language and behavior can be affected by events during a trial (such as "side effects of medications, anxiety, fatigue and attorney instructions to the defendant on how to behave") and that their interpretation is not always reliable. "He wasn't a drinker; he didn't go out at night," she told Snapped. Stacey called 911, claiming that her daughter drank and took some medication. Stacey Castor told police she had no way to get into the locked bedroom, which was why she called 911 to have police sent to her home to check on her husband the afternoon of Aug. 22, 2005. A letter she had written before her death incriminated him as the murderer if she were to die eventually; the letter led to his prosecution. In 2005, he was found dead in his bedroom. She told her mother who called 911. Wallace was shaken and called her mother. I would have done anything for her, but she decided she wanted to kill me instead.. Bree Wallace testifies about finding her poisoned sister, Ashley, in 2007 In fact, he said they had talked about the issue about a month earlier and both agreed suicide was selfish and unfair to the loved ones left behind. A woman who killed two. Wallace woke up in the hospital, shocked at the clamor around her. The next day, according to ABC, she drank with her mother again and fell asleep. Ready forPoisoned Love: The Stacey Castor Story? It seemed more important for her to tell them about the suicide note than to be talking about the condition of her daughter., She had a cornucopia of drugs in her system," Fitzpatrick said. Wallace left the courtroom in 2009 knowing she would return to a family of people who adored her. Bree Wallace testifies about finding her poisoned sister, Stacey Castor listens to 911 call she made after daughter's poisoning, Expert says David Castor's DNA was on turkey baster, Detective testifies about Castor's mispronunciation, follow Douglass Dowty @DougDowty on Twitter. A Stressful Trial Comes to an End. Castor told David Muir in 2009 that, in the moment, she couldnt believe was happening. 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Stacey Castor, 48, died Saturday while serving 51 years to life in prison Castor was convicted of fatally poisoning her husband with antifreeze And trying to kill her daughter and frame. [30] It was not immediately apparent how she died and the manner of her death was listed as undetermined. Castor was convicted of killing her husband, David Castor, by poisoning him with antifreeze and framing her daughter for the murder. [15] She had said that her husband got the idea to kill himself with antifreeze while both were watching a news report about Lynn Turner, who murdered two past lovers by using the poison. ABC reports her as saying, Im like, What are they talking about? I didnt do any of these things that youre saying that I did.'. I knew at that point we had a double homicide and Stacey Castor probably killed both her husbands, Spinelli said. On August 22, 2005, David was found dead in his bedroom after Stacey called the police when he didn't show up at their place of work. Stacey Castor murder trial: Daughter Ashley Wallace reads statement Watch on Standing next to her younger sister, Bree, Wallace opens up about feelings of confusion, anger, and bewilderment that had plagued her since learning of her mother's ultimate betrayal. She's focused on moving forward. ", "DA: Antifreeze murderer Stacey Castor, who poisoned husband, dead at 48", "No obvious cause of death for killer Stacey Castor; lab tests could take months", "DA: Anti-freeze murderer Stacey Castor died of heart attack, no foul play suspected", "More 'Ripped From The Headlines' Pics Set At Lifetime With Nia Vardalos, Lyndsy Fonseca, Kirstie Alley, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Jenn Lyon", Tragic End for 'Black Widow's' First Love - Official ABC 20/20 YouTube clip, Did 'Black Widow' Kill Two Husbands? She currently lives in Syracuse, New York, and is engaged to Nick Galoni. I did not kill Michael Wallace, I did not kill David Castor, and I did not try to kill my daughter, period," Castor told 20/20's David Muir in 2009. "She was. [3][13], Onondaga County District Attorney William Fitzpatrick and Chief Assistant District Attorney Christine Garvey[14] argued that David Castor's "suicide" had never made sense given the lack of his fingerprints on the glass or container tainted with ethylene glycol, a toxic substance found in antifreeze, and the turkey baster found in the kitchen garbage bearing both ethylene glycol and his DNA. But doctors told Stacey they thought it was a heart attack, Benson said. Police wiretaps recorded Castor asking her daughter questions about her conversations with the detectives. [19] Castor maintains she is innocent of the deaths of her husbands and the attempted murder of Ashley. Michael Norton of the Onondaga County Sheriffs Office remembered the medical examiner telling him Wallace was loaded with crystals.. My name is Megan and I create true crime content on YouTube. The authorities believed that Stacey tried to kill her daughter and shift the blame onto her. Police set up cameras outside Stacey Castor's house to track her whereabouts. Ashley Wallace said she drank another cocktail her mom had prepared for her. Thats when Stacey called the police when the authorities showed up, there was a suicide note next Ashleys unconscious body. He said there were certain similarities in the two husbands' deaths. She was rushed to the hospital, and the authorities found a typewritten suicide note that appeared to be written by Ashley. Spinelli stays on the case. Castor's first husband's family believes Castor may have killed her father having brought an open can of soda in for her father to drink in the hospital. When the detective picked up on her slip of the tongue, she accused him of trying to frame her and stopped the interview. [29], Castor was found dead in her cell on the morning of June 11, 2016. While utilizing antifreeze, Stacey poisoned and killed her late second husband David and proceeded to plot an attempt on her daughter Ashley's life. [3] During one of the wiretapped recordings presented, "typing sounds" can be heard while Castor talks to a friend, though Castor denied memory of using the computer that day. "[20], David's son, whom Castor had cheated out of his inheritance, pleaded with Judge Fahey for Castor to be severely punished. [3][9] The note appeared to be Ashley's "murder confession", in which she "admits" to having killed her father and stepfather. [3][9] They felt that this suggested he was force-fed antifreeze. She says that her mother offered her a "nasty-tasting" drink that she at first refused but eventually drank because she trusted Castor. Her first victim was her first husband Michael Wallace, who she married in 1998. 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