It was determined he died from a heart attack and was buried a week later. Stacey Castor went on trial on January 13, 2009 for the murder of her second husband David and the attempted murder of her daughter Ashley, as well as falsifying her husbands will. ET to be fooled. "Your honor, [Castor] is a monster and a threat to society," he said. [3], The following day, Castor invited Ashley to drink together at home again. [2][3], Castor was employed by an ambulance dispatch company, while Wallace worked nights as a mechanic, but the family had little money. Ashley Wallace, daughter of Stacey Castor and Michael Wallace, spoke with ABC News in 2009 after her mother's conviction. [2] [3] The couple married and had their first daughter, Ashley, in 1988. ABC [She said], Weve had a rough week. [3][4][6] When he did not appear at their shared workplace,[7] she had become worried. Ashley was away at school at the time the note had been written and printed. As word of it reached the detectives working the murder case, they feared the worst. In 2007, Stacey Castor attempted to poison her 19-year-old daughter, Ashley Wallace, and frame her for murdering her step-fathera crime Castor had committed, according to court reports. They didnt make a lot of money, but they had each other and their girls remember their childhood as a happy one. WebStaceys behavior was so devious that her story spawned not only the Forensic Files episode but also an episode of 20/20 and a Lifetime movie titled Poisoned Love: The Stacy Castor Story starring Nia Vardalos. [4] Their daughter Ashley was 12 at the time and had been alone with him. [3] They noted Ashley's father, Wallace, showing favoritism toward his younger daughter rather than Ashley and cited jealousy as a possible motive for Ashley having murdered at such a young age. Police released Stacey without charging her though they were still listening in. Stacey Castor's husbands were laid to rest side by side in the Owasco Rural Cemetery in upstate New York. Lets just get drunk, Ashley Wallace recalled her mom saying, in a 2009 interview the younger woman gave to 20/20. I was like, Cool! Thankfully, Ashley was rushed to the hospital and survived. Since then, Wallace tells OprahMag.com she has "moved on with [her] life," but still struggles with the aftereffects of trauma. Back in 2000, doctors determined Wallace had died of a heart attack. WebStacey, the daughter of Jerry Daniels and Judie Eaton, met Michael Wallace when she was 17, in 1985, and they bonded immediately. WebStacey Castor and her first husband, Michael Wallace, had two daughters, Ashley and Bree Wallace. In addition to the Turner and Castor antifreeze murder cases, similar cases were reported in 2008. In 2007, Stacey Castor attempted to poison her 19-year-old daughter, Ashley Wallace and frame her for murdering her stepfather, a crime Castor had committed, according to court reports. Castors younger daughter, Bree Wallace, found her older sister unresponsive, and she and her mom called 911. 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. In 2009, Castor was convicted of murdering her second husband, David Castor, attempting to murder her daughter, Ashley Wallace, and trying to forge her second husband's will, which left his $300,000 estate to her. I did not kill my father. Lets just get drunk, Ashley Wallace recalled her mom saying, in a 2009 interview the younger woman gave to 20/20. I was like, Cool! [3][9], For two years, investigators had collected evidence against Castor for the deaths of her husbands. WebThe 2009 murder trial in Syracuse, New York, of Stacey Castor. Days after discovering her second husbands dead body, Stacey had him buried next to her first. Vardalos was instructed to play the character as if she were innocentand it works. [3][9] Bree demanded that help be sought, and Castor made the 911 call. I never thought for a second that he would actually ever do that, says Ashley Wallace. CONVICTED murderer Stacey Castor used duplicitous methods to victimize her own family members. Hear Ashley Wallace of Poisoned Love Tell Her Storyin Her Own Words, A Lifetime Movie Is About This Shocking Abduction, 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. [24] He stated that while most suicide notes focus on themes of remorse and the person not being able to go on with life, the note supposedly written by Ashley was focused on taking the blame off of Castor. Shes determined that either he must die or she must die. Stacey and Michael married in April 1990, but over time, the relationship crumbled. Wallace was shaken and called her mother. With Nia Vardalos, Mike Dopud, Genea Charpentier, Chanelle Peloso. While utilizing antifreeze, Stacey poisoned and killed her late second husband David and proceeded to plot an attempt on her daughter Ashley's life. It sounds like theres something in her throat. In addition, she is suspected of having murdered her first husband, Michael Wallace, in 2000; his grave lay next to David Castor's until David's remains were disinterred in 2016 and buried elsewhere by his son. 178899988. [19] Her lead defense counsel, Keller, announced that Castor would appeal the verdict, including challenging the inclusion of evidence regarding the death of her first husband, for which Castor had not been charged. Lets just go and get drunk. Stacey mixed the drinks, vodka and Sprite. 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. Clockwise from top: Ashley Wallace, Stacey Castor, Bree Wallace, Michael Wallace. "The biggest question I ask is why. She was convicted of second-degree murder in the death of David Castor, attempted murder of her daughter, and forging Castor's will. [8], In September 2007, amid mounting evidence that Castor had murdered both of her husbands, she began to panic. 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. Castor was just 17 when she met her first husband, Michael Wallace. [3] They wanted to "poke holes" in Ashley's version of what happened and prove that she could have been capable of murder at age 11. Stacey Castor places no value on human life, not even her own flesh and blood. [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. Oh my God!, Stacey can be heard saying on the 911 call. On February 5, 2009, Castor was found guilty of second degree murder, attempted second degree murder, and forging her second husband's will. All these things, she took away from me," Wallace said at the opening of her victim impact statement. Stacey Castor's husbands were laid to rest side by side in the Owasco Rural Cemetery in upstate New York. And we watched as she was convicted of the crimes in 2009. She was not charged in Wallace's killing, but Wallace's exhumed body was presented as evidence during the trial. During her mother's trial, Ashley reads an emotional statement to the judge. Police also believe Castor to be behind Michael Wallace's death in 2000, though she was not tried on that charge. I did not kill my stepdad. Fortunately, Staceys daughter Ashley Wallace survived the homicide attempt and lived to testify against the mother who betrayed her. While they didnt get anything that implicated her on their wiretaps, they intercepted a call to 911 a week later that blew the case wide open. . [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. Seven years later, Castor's death has caught many by surprise, the same way her ruthless crimes did. The one with the antifreeze in it had three fingerprints on it, and they were all Stacey Castors, Investigator Michael Norton told Snapped. The Wallace women tried to put on a brave face, but Mikes death brought about challenges and changes. Castor later complained that Wallace drank too much. Well, I was scared too, when all I wanted was my mom. [3] The investigators soon felt the only way to prove Castor responsible for both homicides was to have Wallace's body exhumed. She was only allowed three whys in a day sometimes, Judie said. NR | 02.08.19 | 01:20:35 | CC. With Nia Vardalos, Mike Dopud, Genea Charpentier, Chanelle Peloso. At her sentencing a month later, Ashley addressed her mother, saying, I never knew what hate was until now. She said that "Ashley brought this on" and insists that she and Ashley know what really happened. Willoughby says he remembers that Castor screamed, "He's not dead, he's not dead. [3] They listened in on phone calls for any unusual conversations. Still, even back in 2009, Wallace felt relief after clearing her chest in the courtroom. Few criminals have captured the attention of Central New York the way Stacey Castor did. And I will survive because now I'm survived by people who love me," Wallace said, while her mother looked on. As a child, Stacey was bold and inquisitive, her mother, Judie Eaton, told ABCs David Muir during the Black Widow episode of 20/20. [29], Castor was found dead in her cell on the morning of June 11, 2016. As Ashley told Snapped, All I could see was this man in a red shirt kind of yelling. Poisoned Love suggests that David was a controlling spouse, though this may be a fictional embellishment. [2][3] The couple married and had their first daughter, Ashley, in 1988. Although Wallace's sister was skeptical and requested an autopsy for Wallace, Castor refused, saying she believed the doctors were correct. Though they caught her off guard, she quickly sensed what she was being accused of. The medical examiner found Wallace loaded with crystals the same crystals found in Castors autopsy. Then, Wallace says she planted a note next to her daughter's passed-out body, which confessed to the murders of her father and step-father. Oprah and Mindy Kaling Are Producing a TV Show, Jennifer Garner Avoids Press About Ben Affleck, Watch Oprahs Conversation with Ann Napolitano, The Color Purple Has an Official Release Date. Wallace was shaken and called her mother. Her then 16-year-old old sister, Bree discovered her the following morning, and rushed her to the hospital, according to ABC News. Like the Golden State Killer and the BTK Killer, Stacey Castor is among the rank of criminals better identified by her nickname. In 2009, Stacey was sentenced to 51 years to life in prison. My husband has locked himself in our bedroom for the last day. On the ground, she appeared to have passed by a great deal of trauma, dropping two husbands and having a daughter strive and kill herself. WHAT WE DO. [3] In a final attempt to convince the jury that she was not guilty, Castor took the stand. [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. 20/20: Fatal Flaw - On The Rocks chronicles David Castor's death and the chain of events that resulted in Stacey's incarceration. How can you hate someone and love them at the same time? The film starred Nia Vardalos as Castor.[33]. I told her that it tasted bad, and shes like, Well, just drink another sip, Ashley told Snapped. Stacey said the two had their fair share of troubles and claimed that Wallace struggled with drugs and alcohol "for a long time in his life," she told ABC News in 2009. His son David Castor, Jr. told Snapped, It wasnt a gold mine, but it definitely provided for the family very well. David brought safety and stability to the Wallace womens life and in 2003 he and Stacey were married. 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