[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. Ashley Wallace, daughter of Stacey Castor and Michael Wallace, spoke with ABC News in 2009 after her mother's conviction. Although his death was initially ruled a suicide, a police investigation revealed that he succumbed to antifreeze poisoning - similar to how Michael did. Who was Stacey Castor and what was her cause of death? 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. 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[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. 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. "[6], The coroner reported that David Castor had committed suicide through a self-administered lethal dose of antifreeze, but when police found Stacey Castor's fingerprints on the antifreeze glass and located a turkey baster that had David Castor's DNA on the tip, they began to suspect Stacey Castor had engineered her husband's death. It was only after leaving the room momentarily that Bree said she found a typewritten note folded in half at the top of the bed. I was 11! It wasnt until September 2007 that Ashley had police tell her the shocking news that her father had died of poisoning and not a heart attack. When the police asked her about the letter, Ashley was shocked. Tonight, ABC News 20/20 will investigate the Black Widow murderer, whose real name is Stacey Castor. Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (each updated 1/26/2023). Since Castor died in 2016, Wallace now has to live without her apology, or answers. The next morning, Bree Wallace found her sister barely breathing. The defendant's fingerprints also were found on a couple of prescription bottles for medication found in Ashley's system when she was treated at University Hospital in 2007, the jury was told. [3] In a final attempt to convince the jury that she was not guilty, Castor took the stand. In August 2005, at 2:00one afternoon, Castor called her local sheriff's office to tell them that her husband had locked himself in their bedroom for a day following an argument and was not responding to his cell phone. Imagine Wallace's horror when she woke up in the hospital on September 14, 2007 and discovered that her mother and "best friend," Stacey Castor, was likely behind each of these acts. ' The authorities believed that Stacey tried to kill her daughter and shift the blame onto her. She looked at me really wide-eyed and flat out says, I did not try to kill myself, nor did I leave a suicide note." She also denied killing her father and stepfather. 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. [25][26][27] In 2002, a man had been convicted of murdering his wife by antifreeze in 1998. 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. In 2000, when she was 11, her father, Michael Wallace, died of a suspected heart attack. She claimed he was depressed. They hit it off quite well, having their first child, Ashley, in 1987 and another daughter, Bree, about three years later. Both Ashley Wallace and Stacey Castor took the stand. [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. Ashley tells 20/20, [She said], Weve had a rough week. Soon after, however, investigators found Staceys DNA on a turkey baster that had Castors DNA on it, as well. They were blaming Stacey for this," she said. "As hard as it is to get up everyday and put a smile on my face, I know that I have to. She was also convicted for the attempted murder of. In 2005, he was found dead in his bedroom. [24] He relayed that "psychopathic traits and histories of childhood abuse have been consistently reported in these women" and suggested that if Castor were guilty of the crimes of which she had been convicted and accused, then she would be demonstrating psychopathic traits, including regarding even her own child as an object to be used for her convenience. They also had opposite shifts since she worked during the day as an ambulance dispatcher, and he worked during the evening as a mechanic. [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. Unlike her hard partying late husband, David was, "responsible," according to his ex-wife, Janice Poissant. She's focused on moving forward. Spinellis line of questioning led to a noticeably-suspicious response from Stacey Castor. Stacey Castor, 41, is shown here on the day of her wedding to David Castor in August 2003. 2023 Advance Local Media LLC. In August 2005, Castor called emergency services to report that her husband David had locked himself in his bedroom and that she was worried for his safety. In September 2007, Stacey attempted to frame her daughter Ashley for killing both of her deceased husbands. 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. However, Castor didnt end up serving even half of her sentence. 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. Investigators decided to exhume the body of Michael Wallace and examine him to see if his organs contained those telltale crystals associated with antifreeze. [19] Castor maintains she is innocent of the deaths of her husbands and the attempted murder of Ashley. Stacey Castor was arrested on Sept. 14 and was charged with the murder of David Castor. [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. "After my mom is sentenced today, I'll go back to my loving home with people who care about meI'm going to do good things in the world, despite your making me, in every sense of the word, an orphan," Wallace said. The jurors today also heard that Stacey Castor's fingerprints were found on the glass containing antifreeze found on her husband's bedside nightstand in 2005. 2023 Cinemaholic Inc. All rights reserved. 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. Wallace woke up in the hospital, shocked at the clamor around her. The latest episode of ABC News Fatal Flaw delves into Stacey Castors story. As his inexplicable sickness persisted over the holiday season, his family encouraged him to seek medical care, but he died in early 2000 before he could do so. Why did she do these things? Her then 16-year-old old sister, Bree discovered her the following morning, and rushed her to the hospital, according to ABC News. Stacey Castor, now 41, worked as an office manager at her husband's business, Liverpool Heating and Air Conditioning. [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. [28] Series Sex Lies and Murder, series 2 episode 3 as well as describing the events leading to the trial included an interview with the district attorney in the case. SYRACUSE, NY -- Stacey Castor's youngest daughter broke into tears today as she told a jury about finding her older sister staring glassy-eyed into space the morning she was rushed to the hospital for treatment of a near fatal drug and alcohol overdose. 2005 to 2006: Det. [3][9] The note appeared to be Ashley's "murder confession", in which she "admits" to having killed her father and stepfather. [20] "She is cold, calculating and without any emotion for what she has done," she stated. I asked Stacey, Do you remember which glass it was that you poured the cranberry juice in? and she looked at it and said, Well, when I poured the anti-free-- I and then she stopped and said, I mean-- I mean, the cranberry juice.. She, however, had her eyes closed as the verdicts were read. Bree said that the three survivors were close and enjoyed good clean fun at home, watching TV and generally acting like three best pals, just as Poisoned Love portrayed them. She testified David Castor had apparently locked himself in his bedroom at some point over the weekend, a fact corroborating Stacey Castor's story to police. Below is a timeline highlighting some of key events in this disturbing story: April 7, 1990: Stacey Castor marries her first husband, Castor seemed to everyone who knew her to deeply love her first husband Michael Wallace. Stacey was arrested and charged with second-degree murder, second-degree attempted murder, and a plot to present a forged will. 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. 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. Our editors handpick the products that we feature. When they broke down the door, they found that he was dead inside after ingesting antifreeze. She'll never be able to see Bree graduate. Valerie Brogan. [3][16][20], I never knew what hate was until now. Stacey's 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. Because if I don't, than Stacey won.". Doctors determined that he had died of a heart attack. Elena Nicolaou is the former culture editor at Oprah Daily. 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. Today, we are discussing Stacey Castor. By clicking Sign Up, you agree to our Terms and Conditions and that you have read our Privacy Policy. Send it to us! Clockwise from left: Chauncey Eaton, David Castor, Stacey Castor, Judie Eaton, Bree Wallace, Ashley . "He wasn't a drinker; he didn't go out at night," she told Snapped. I never knew what hate was until now. Onondaga County District Attorney William Fitzpatrick said Castor mixed her up a drink and Wallace drank it. She was sentenced to more than 51 years in prison. Bree Wallace, of Clay, testifies in the murder trial or her mother, Stacey Castor. Ultimately, her daughters, Ashley and Bree Wallace, struggled to understand why their mother did what she did. .css-ssumvd{display:block;font-family:Gilroy,Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif;font-size:1.0625rem;font-weight:bold;line-height:1.25;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:0;-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;}@media (any-hover: hover){.css-ssumvd:hover{color:link-hover;}}@media(min-width: 40.625rem){.css-ssumvd{letter-spacing:0rem;margin-top:0.9375rem;}}The "Friends" Women Reunite to Celebrate Courteney, The Reason Hoda Kotb Hasn't Been on the Today Show, Keke Palmer Is a New Mom! That's the closest I've ever come to a brush with the law. SYRACUSE, NY -- Stacey Castor's youngest daughter broke into tears today as she told a jury about finding her older sister staring glassy-eyed into space the morning she was rushed to. "If Mr. Wallace had been cremated, or if Mr. Castor had not died, we would never have known we had a homicide. [30] It was not immediately apparent how she died and the manner of her death was listed as undetermined. Ashley Wallace said she drank another cocktail her mom had prepared for her. Police found a bottle of antifreeze with its top off beneath the bed where David Castor was found dead. Police had set up a camera at Castor's home, and one at the graveyard where her husbands were buried. And being my children, they questioned everything., Aug. 22, 2005: Castors second husband dies. Her first victim was her first husband Michael Wallace, who she married in 1998. She was the executor of his estate. [19] She indicated that her mother, stepfather and some other relatives still support her. I did not kill Michael Wallace, I did not kill David Castor, and I did not try to kill my daughter, period," she told Muir in 2009. [3][5], In 2003, Stacey married David Castor, whose surname she used from that point forward. She remembered seeing her sister with pillows over her head in addition to an empty bottle of vodka and prescription pills beside her. I just wish that she would say sorry for everything she did, including all the lies. 'Octomom' Nadya Suleman Is a Proud Mom of 14: See Her Kids Today! Expert says David Castor's DNA was on turkey baster, which prosecution says was used to kill him Bree said that though losing her mother was hard, "I was happy that they said she was guilty, because we all know that she's guilty. [2], In late 1999, Wallace began feeling intermittently ill. Family members variously remember him as acting unsteady, coughing and seeming swollen. He described Castor as a "black widow" type rather than a typical serial killer. Wallace left the courtroom in 2009 knowing she would return to a family of people who adored her. The outlet also notes that Ashleys overdose occurred just days after police exhumed Wallaces body. 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