A WOMAN gave a seemingly distraught 911 call after her husband had locked himself in their bedroom for over a day. Stacey Castor became worried about her spouse, David Castor, telling the 911 dispatcher, "I'm really scared, you know?"
Stacey Castor killed her husband and tried to blame her own daughter for the crimeABC
Stacey married David Castor in 2003 before his mysterious death in 2005, which was believed to be a suicideABC
ABCStacey's ex-husband, Michael Wallace, also died under strange circumstances in 2000 '/ ' An officer arrived at the scene and managed to gain entrance into the locked room at the family's home in Syracuse, New York. Inside, 48-year-old David was found naked and unresponsive covered in his own vomit on the couple's bed. Next to him on the bedside table was a glass of green liquid and a jug of antifreeze on the floor. Sgt Michael Norton of the Onondaga County Sheriff's Office said, "It appears to be a simple suicide by antifreeze poisoning." READ MORE TRUE CRIME
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CASH RIDDLE You can track down $50k from your sofa in true crime mystery hunt It was said David had sunk into a deep depression following his father's death just a few months before his own on August 22, 2005. But detectives weren't convinced he took his own life even after a medical examiner ruled that antifreeze poisoning was the cause of death and the manner was suicide. There was no suicide note found at the scene and David, a hunter, often kept a gun under his bed, making the choice of poisoning to end his life strange. David's ex-wife, Janice Poissant Farmer, insisted that he didn't kill himself. 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The two were married for over a decade before Michael's death in 2000 from what doctors believed to be a heart attack. ...COLD-BLOODED' Suspicion started to grow during David's funeral when his headstone was adjacent to Michael's, causing detectives to start looking into Stacey as more than just the grieving widow. A turkey baster was discovered at the family's home with trace amounts of antifreeze and David's DNA. Stacey's fingerprints were also found on the glass of antifreeze next to David's body, suggesting the baster may have been used to force the liquid into David. However, investigators needed more evidence before any charges could be brought against Stacey, prompting them to look into the death of her first husband. Detectives learned that three months before he died, Michael complained to his doctor that he felt drunk despite not drinking any alcohol. "That's a classic symptom of antifreeze poisoning," said District Attorney Bill Fitzpatrick. Antifreeze poisoning, or ethylene glycol toxicity, leaves crystals in the body, said medical examiner Dr Katherine Maloney. But Michael's body needed to be exhumed to see if the crystals were present. "The truth can stay buried in the ground for years," said Fitzpatrick. Michael was exhumed in secret in September 2007 as Stacey's movements were covertly monitored to keep her in the dark about what was happening. Crystals were found in Michael's body that were consistent with antifreeze poisoning and detectives theorized that Stacey was behind the crime. It was believed that both of her marriages turned sour shortly before each of the men died. "It was just the easiest way to get rid of somebody," said Onondaga County Sheriff's Office Detective Dominick Spinelli, adding that Stacey "didn't have to go through a messy divorce." Fitzpatrick called the deaths "cold-blooded." BLAMED HER DAUGHTER Stacey was brought back to the station for questioning on David's death, during which she said: "I poured him antifree, I mean cranberry juice." Stacey claimed that she was confused after investigators called her out on the slip-up. She was shown a photograph of the turkey baster, causing her to end the interview. A week after the exhumation, Stacey made another chilling call to 911 claiming that her daughter, Ashley, had supposedly tried to kill herself with a deadly mix of alcohol and pills. This time, a suicide note was present, in which Ashley ...confessed... to killing her father and step-dad. The typed note had the word "antifree" in it four times. Ashley survived and was questioned by detectives in the hospital, where she claimed she had no idea what they were talking about. "I did not kill my father," she said. "I did not kill my stepdad. I did not try to kill myself. You need to talk to my mom for answers." It was later determined after searching Stacey's computer that the "confession" note was typed while Ashley was at school. Stacey was charged for David's murder four years after his death, and for the attempted murder of her daughter, Ashley. She was sentenced to 51 years to life without the possibility of parole. Due to being behind bars for the rest of her life, authorities didn't pursue charges in the alleged murder of Michael Wallace. Seven years into her sentence, Stacey Castor died of a heart attack at the age of 48. ABC's 20/20 is a popular program anchored by Muir and Amy Robach that tells the stories of true crime mysteries. David's episode, titled 20/20: Fatal Flaw \- On The Rocks, is scheduled to premiere on ABC on August 5, 2022, at 8pm EST. Read More on The US Sun
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SAVVY SHOPPING I'm an economy expert - the label detail to look for to beat shrinkflation It will also be available to stream on Hulu the next day. David's murder and Ashely's attempted murder were previously told in a Lifetime movie called Poisoned Love: The Stacey Castor.
When investigators began looking into her, Stacey attempted to murder her daughter and tried to frame her with a phony suicide noteABC
Courtesy of David Castor Jr.Stacey was sentenced to 51 years to life in prison for the murder of David, she would later die in prison '/ '
