She told her mother who called 911. [3][10] Soon after, Ashley said, Castor invited her to come to the family home in Liverpool and drink together. Though it initially appeared that he had committed suicide, police later came to the conclusion that his wife had killed him. Stacey and David married in 2003, they met while working together at the latter's air conditioning installation and repair company. Michael Wallace is seen here at his wedding. The story made national news, and Castor was subsequently named "The Black Widow" by media outlets. It had forensic linguistic analysis, which is you know, who wrote the note? Since Castor died in 2016, Wallace now has to live without her apology, or answers. [3], Castor's defense teamattorneys Charles Keller and Todd Smith[14]was set on creating reasonable doubt in the jury's minds about Castor having committed the murders. Eight years later, those close to Wallace began to notice symptoms of illness- Wallace coughed incessantly and seemed swollen. Stacey Castor defends herself during cross examination Watch on In June 2016, seven years into her 51-year sentence, Castor was found dead in her prison cell in Bedford Hills, New York. The code of murderers such as these, he said, is "deny, deny, deny" until the bitter end. As hard as you tried, I survived. Ashley Wallace was attending her first day at college when two investigators arrived to deliver the news that her father had died of antifreeze poisoning. Stacey Castor places no value on human life, not even her own flesh and blood. [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. Powered by. As horrible as it makes me feel, this is goodbye mom. Ashley had harsh words for her mother after her sentencing. Forensic investigators found that based on the timestamps, it had been written while Ashley was in school, proving she couldn't have been its author. [3] They wanted to observe her behavior while there. He was having a hard time walking, and he was having a hard time talking, Castors older daughter, Ashley Wallace, told ABC News 20/20. In a fiery cross examination, Fitzpatrick confronted Castor with phone calls investigators had from wiretapping her phone, as well as computer evidence that showed she had not only written Ashleys suicide letter, but had two drafts. [20] "She has created so much pain and death with this, creating multiples of pain and death, in the families of those she has hurt. [2], Stacey, the daughter of Jerry Daniels and Judie Eaton, met Michael Wallace when she was 17, in 1985, and they bonded immediately. He expected them to do everything that he said without question. She was also given up to four more years for forging Davids will in order to exclude his son from his first marriage. [3][4][6] When he did not appear at their shared workplace,[7] she had become worried. 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. [4] They believed Castor had used the turkey baster to force-feed him once he became too physically weak. There are so many things that she has ruined. 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. [17], Fitzpatrick asserted that Castor's behavior during David Castor's and Ashley's illnesses made no sense, given the years she had worked for a paramedics company. In 2000, when she was 11, her father, Michael Wallace, died of a suspected heart attack. [17], Castor's defense team presented a pharmaceutical expert in an attempt to cast doubt on the prosecution's claim that Castor had drugged Ashley 17 hours prior to being taken to the hospital. 'Poisoned Love: The Stacey Castor Story' by Lifetime is set to retell the haunting story of Stacey's machinations. The Onondaga County jury found Castor guilty of murder for killing her husband, David, in 2005. Tonight, ABC News 20/20 will investigate the Black Widow murderer, whose real name is Stacey Castor. Police eventually decided to exhume Wallaces body, which is when they learned that he, too, had been killed through antifreeze poisoning. Police found a glass of green liquid on the bedside table next to where David Castor was found dead. - 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. 11 True Crime Novels That Every Armchair Detective Will Love, These Women Committed Brutal Crimes and Are Now Just Walking Around Free, Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window). "And I will never say that I did, ever., She was my best friend, too," Ashley Wallace said of her mother. [24] He said that this theme was repeated fourteen times within the note and that he believes Castor will never admit to guilt of the murders. She told the officers that she did not write the note and was confused about their questions and accusations. Police found that in David Castor's will, he left everything to his wife and her two daughters - and nothing to his son. However, an investigation revealed how the authorities believed that Stacey was responsible for it all. [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. 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. Ultimately, her daughters, Ashley and Bree Wallace, struggled to understand why their mother did what she did. [3][10] An upset Ashley called Castor. Stacey is at the center of a web of lies linked to the deaths of David and a previous husband, as well as the overdose of her daughter, Ashley Wallace, 21. Even though I do hate her, I still love her at the same time. By ASTRID RODRIGUES. In 2000, Michael succumbed to a heart attack and died. Stacey was arrested and charged with second-degree murder, second-degree attempted murder, and a plot to present a forged will. Born on July 24, 1967, New York -born Stacey Castor became notoriously dubbed as "The Black Widow" in the media for the murders she committed. YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. In court, Ashley testified against her mother. They began to suspect she was involved in their murder. I never knew what hate was until now. The movie's speech is pulled verbatim from the statement the real Wallace read, through tears, in the courtroom in 2009. I do not believe Stacey did it. "[19] Both of Castor's daughters expressed concern that their mother had not yet apologized to them. Det. A Stressful Trial Comes to an End. I just couldnt believe that that was happening.. The two are proud parents to an adorable dog. Stacey, the daughter of Jerry Daniels and Judie Eaton, met Michael Wallace when she was 17, in 1985, and they bonded immediately. [3] Detectives reasoned that if Castor were truly genuine about her love for her late husbands, then she would eventually visit their graves. Castor told Muir in 2009 her daughters werent happy about the marriage. 2023 Advance Local Media LLC. Detectives also believed the contents of the note pointed to the real killer. Fortunately, the young woman survived the scare. Once Ashley returned home from picking Bree up from school, her father seemed unresponsive and was rushed to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The Daughter of Notorious "Black Widow" Opens Up, A Lifetime Movie Is About This Shocking Abduction, The "Friends" Women Reunite to Celebrate Courteney, Your Privacy Choices: Opt Out of Sale/Targeted Ads, "Even though I hate her, I love her at the same time," Wallace said in an. 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. That's the closest I've ever come to a brush with the law. [3][13] He told the jury about the word antifreeze being written as "anti-free" in four places within the note and noted that Castor had also said "anti-free" during an interview. [3][9] Given evidence of the evolution of David Castor's illness, they concluded that Castor had for four days fed her husband antifreeze through the baster before trying to make it look like a suicide. In 2009, her mother was found guilty of intentionally poisoning her then-husband David Castor with antifreeze and later trying to kill her too. When the detective picked up on her slip of the tongue, she accused him of trying to frame her and stopped the interview. [16][21] For forging David's will, he ordered Castor to serve an additional 1.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}13 to four years in prison. Wallace woke up in the hospital, shocked at the clamor around her. [16], The trial had lasted for four weeks. She said, I hope somebody hurts her in the way that she hurt meI hope she never gets to have her freedom ever again. Stacey relayed to the 911 dispatcher that Ashley had consumed alcohol and quite a few doses of medications, Spinelli said. [3] Ashley had already testified to having witnessed her mother working on the computer on something she had hidden to prevent Ashley's seeing it. Her then 16-year-old old sister, Bree discovered her the following morning, and rushed her to the hospital, according to ABC News. "I was trying to get her to wake up, but she wouldn't wake up," 17-year-old Bree Wallace said of her sister, Ashley. She was 48. Stacey Castor was only a teenager when she first met Michael Wallace in 1985. How can you hate someone and love them at the same time? Prosecution's opening statements, The Witness List: A quick guide to the testimony. "[19] Ashley said, "I would have done anything for her. All these things, she took away from me," Wallace said at the opening of her victim impact statement. Forensic Psychiatrist Dr. James Knoll Answers Viewers' Questions About Stacey Castor", "Wife convicted of attempting to murder husband with antifreeze", "Mistrial Declared In Antifreeze Murder Case", "Wife guilty of trying to kill husband with anti-freeze curry", "Husband guilty of murder in 'letter from grave' case", "Did Stacey Castor murder her own father? [31] It was later determined by the D.A. In Touch Weekly is part of the a360media Entertainment Group.Copyright a360media 2023. April 20, 2009, 9:22 AM. In 2003, three years after Wallaces death, Stacey married David Castor. 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Michael's corpse was uncovered and examined in relation to investigators considering Stacey a suspect in his homicide, as well as the homicide of her second husband David. Ashley did have fond memories from her childhood. [24], Forensic Files had an episode titled "Freeze Framed" regarding Castor. Ashley agreed because Castor was not only her mother but her "best friend". After detectives visited Ashley at college to tell her they suspected her father was also poisoned, she came home to visit and share a drink with her mom. Soon after, however, investigators found Staceys DNA on a turkey baster that had Castors DNA on it, as well. Would love your thoughts, please comment. [20] Further, she criticized how Castor had "partied in her backyard with friends like nothing was happening" as Ashley was comatose in her room. [3][17] Likewise, he questioned how a woman who had lost two husbands to poisoning would not seek help for a daughter in Ashley's state. [3], The following day, Castor invited Ashley to drink together at home again. He testified Stacey Castor seemed to be trying to keep him from trying to contact Ashley the afternoon and evening of Sept. 13, 2007. Ashley felt tired after that and went to sleep in her bedroom. Stacey Castor, 41, is shown here on the day of her wedding to David Castor in August 2003. April 22, 2009 -- Stacey Castor wanted people to believe that she was simply an unlucky wife after her first husband died of an apparent heart attack in 2000 and her second of an apparent suicide in 2005 by poisoning himself with anti-freeze. They were married in August 2003 and she took his surname. On September 13, 2007, Castor gave her daughter a glass of vodka mixed with crushed pills, according to her court testimony. She repeated that she only drank the "nasty-tasting" beverage because she trusted Castor. [24] Knoll said that killers may have many different motivations. Stacey Castor, 41, is shown here on the day of her wedding to David Castor in August 2003. In 2007, she was arrested for second degree murder in David's death and for attempting to murder Ashley and frame her for the murders of David and Wallace. She was rushed to the hospital, and the authorities found a typewritten suicide note that appeared to be written by Ashley. She had murdered her husbands partly to collect on their life insurance and estates,[16] and had changed David's will to exclude his son by a previous marriage from the money left to him by David. According to ABC News, Castor never saw her daughters again. Bree said she looked in on her sister at one point only to have her mother suddenly appear and shoo her out of the room. Stacey was sentenced to 51 years to life without the possibility of parole. She's focused on moving forward. Unlike her hard partying late husband, David was, "responsible," according to his ex-wife, Janice Poissant. Hey there, welcome to my channel. [20] "She is cold, calculating and without any emotion for what she has done," she stated. [3] In addition, they set up cameras overlooking Castor's house and the gravesites of her husbands, who had been buried side by side at Castor's request. She would not frame Ashley.. [3][9] Ashley was 12 at the time of her father Wallace's death. [2] In 1991, they had a second daughter, Bree. When she awoke, Ashley said that the last thing she remembered was her mother making her a drink. That same day, Castor was arrested at the hospital and charged with the murder of David Castor and attempted murder of Ashley. My father will never walk me down the aisle. The jurors also heard Friday from Ashley Wallace's boyfriend, Matthew Gandino. She said, He (Michael) was laying on the couch, making what I thought were funny faces. Expert says David Castor's DNA was on turkey baster, which prosecution says was used to kill him Bree is seemingly based out of Weedsport, New York, and is concentrating on raising her children. "I never knew what hate was until now. [2][3] The couple married and had their first daughter, Ashley, in 1988. Stacey Castor Accused of Poisoning Her Two Husbands, Plotting to Murder and Frame Daughter Ashley Wallace", "Stacey Castor's daughter, Ashley Wallace, testifies during antifreeze murder trial. Police suspected that both of Stacey Castor's husbands were poisoned with antifreeze -- a painful death that leads to the formation of crystals in the victims organs. 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[4] Castor was the owner of an air conditioning installation and repair company, and Stacey served as his office manager. "I kinda went hysterical. Bree Wallace testifies about finding her poisoned sister, Ashley, in 2007 If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation. I had a speeding ticket when I was 18 years old, Castor remembered. She'll never get to see her grandchildren. Ashley Wallace, daughter of Stacey Castor and Michael Wallace, spoke with ABC News in 2009 after her mother's conviction. Stacey Castor, now 41, worked as an office manager at her husband's business, Liverpool Heating and Air Conditioning. Lets just get drunk I was like, Cool! You know, what kind of teenager wouldnt think that was awesome? Where is Wallace now? Castor offered to get drunk again to celebrate her 21st birthday early, according to former Det. But their relationship was fraught, affected in part by what Castor told ABC News David Muir in an exclusive 2009 interview was Wallaces struggle with drugs and alcohol for a long time in his life.. They also had opposite shifts since she worked during the day as an ambulance dispatcher, and he worked during the evening as a mechanic. Bree Wallace found a 750-word typewritten letter that appeared to be written by Ashley, with her typed signature - confessing to the murders of her father and stepfather, and saying she was now taking her own life. Castor, New York Department of Corrections inmate number 09G0209, was placed in Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for Women in Bedford Hills, New York. Book in stores and online! 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. On the surface, she seemed to have gone through a lot of trauma, losing two husbands and having a daughter attempt to kill herself. When her sister came in to check on her later, she was unresponsive. "I was told later she was 15 minutes from death.". "Your honor, [Castor] is a monster and a threat to society," he said. I just wish that she would say sorry for everything she did, including all the lies. I told her that there was a suicide note indicating that she had killed her father and her stepfather, Norton said. Castor was just 17 when she met her first husband, Michael Wallace. Upon waking up, Wallace denied writing the confession letter. She wanted people to believe that her life had been crippled by tragedy -- that her first husband had died of a heart attack, her second husband had died by poisoning himself with antifreeze, and that her daughter had also attempted suicide. When the authorities questioned Ashley about the forged suicide note and the deaths of her father and stepfather, she maintained her innocence. This was when Stacey set up her daughters to confess to killing both men. Castor, however, never visited. Police found a bottle of antifreeze with its top off beneath the bed where David Castor was found dead. Your parents just gave you permission to drink. [8] A toxicology screening ruled that Wallace had also been killed through antifreeze poisoning. Those who knew him, including his ex-wife Janice Poissant Farmer, rejected the idea Castor killed himself. The suicide note said that she was guilty of killing both her father and Michael Wallace. In 2000, Michael succumbed to a heart attack and died. [2][3], Castor was employed by an ambulance dispatch company, while Wallace worked nights as a mechanic, but the family had little money. Though Stacey is the centerpiece of the movie, the end of Poisoned Love belongs entirely to Ashley. [3] Tests revealed that potentially fatal painkillers had been found in Ashley's system, and that she most likely would have died if taking her to the hospital had been just a few minutes later. The worst thing that ever happened to him was he had a hernia.". Castor then suggested they have a drink together because they've "had a hard day.". We may earn commission from links on this page, but we only recommend products we back. She said she did what her mother told her. The gruesome tale earned her the nickname The Black Widow in the news. Stacey took her daughters to Disney World after Mike Wallace died. How Did Michael Wallace and David Castor Die. Today, we are discussing Stacey Castor. And then she was tired, after she drank it, and went and laid down., Sept. 14, 2007: Wallace is 15 minutes from death, Castor is arrested and arraigned. I know that I didn't do anything wrong," Wallace tells OprahMag.com. Authorities also wiretapped her phone, and say it was on one of those phone calls where they learned she had been to the cemetery soon after Wallaces body was exhumed. [19] She did express sympathy for her daughter Bree. [15], On March 5, 2009, at Castor's sentencing, Chief Assistant District Attorney Christine Garvey asked Fahey to impose the maximum consecutive sentences because of the brutality of David's death. [18] "Professor Francis Gengo testified that after analyzing the traces of drugs and alcohol found in blood drawn from Ashley at the hospital, Ashley would have had to ingest the alcohol, Ritalin, and several other drugs just several hours before she was hospitalized. None of Ashley's fingerprints were found on the note which she purportedly wrote, but the print expert said there was some additional "ridge detail" on the document that was insufficient to test for identification purposes. She had noticed his ill appearance that day, but thought nothing of it. Although Castor told him she looked and couldn't find the object, Gandino said he was outside the house and never saw any lights go on in Ashley's bedroom. A woman who killed two. She was 48. Born on July 24, 1967, New York-born Stacey Castor became notoriously dubbed as "The Black Widow" in the media for the murders she committed. I want her to sleep through til morning," Bree quoted her mother as saying. Ashley Wallace's testimony, Part 1 and Part 2 [3] The investigators soon felt the only way to prove Castor responsible for both homicides was to have Wallace's body exhumed. Although Wallace's sister was skeptical and requested an autopsy for Wallace, Castor refused, saying she believed the doctors were correct. Email In Touch at contact@intouchweekly.com. By then, Stacey had married David Castor, who passed away in August 2005 after ingesting antifreeze. "And I will never say that I did, ever. Castor insinuated that Wallace was responsible for Michael and David's deaths. "He wasn't a drinker; he didn't go out at night," she told Snapped. They credited the help of Wallace's boyfriend and his family, with whom they were living, for their ability to recover from this traumatic experience. Police found two glasses on the nightstand next to the bed, one containing what was later identified as antifreeze, and underneath the bed they found a bottle of antifreeze with its top off. [3][16][20], I never knew what hate was until now. One of those times was to let Bree look in because the teenager had been asking if her mother was sure he was okay. Powered by WordPress.com VIP. Stacey Castor was born on July 24, 1967, in Clay, New York. My name is Megan and I create true crime content on YouTube. [2] [3] She's focused on moving forward. In 2005, her step-father, David Castor, took his own life. 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. Ready forPoisoned Love: The Stacey Castor Story? One night, the former served the latter an alcoholic drink loaded with a lethal dose of painkillers. 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.'. He said there were certain similarities in the two husbands' deaths. Stacey's younger daughter Bree found Ashley the next morning and took her to the hospital. This was a prosecutor who loves forensic evidence's dream 'cause it had computer evidence," Fitzpatrick said. On August 5, 2022, the broadcast is expected to premiere on ABC at 8pm EST. ), When Ashley woke in the hospital, she denied writing the suicide note, according to The Age. Police knocked down the bedroom door to find David Castor dead of an apparent suicide. 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