Advertisement Where are Ashley and Bree Wallace now? The Onondaga County jury found Castor guilty of murder for killing her husband, David, in 2005. "[20], Judge Fahey told Castor that he had never seen a parent attempt to murder their child in order to set their child up for a crime they themselves committed and declared Castor "in a class all by [her]self". 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. Authorities determined that he committed suicide through a lethal dose of antifreeze. [3] For her stepfather, they noted his and Ashley's tumultuous relationship and how they did not get along with each other. The code of murderers such as these, he said, is "deny, deny, deny" until the bitter end. 24/7 coverage of breaking news and live events. 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. The suicide note said that she was guilty of killing both her father and Michael Wallace. (Ashley was just 12 at the time of her fathers death. [4] Their daughter Ashley was 12 at the time and had been alone with him. When they broke down the door, they found that he was dead inside after ingesting antifreeze. The following day, Stacey made her another drink. [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. Michael Wallaces body is exhumed on Sept. 5, 2007 so investigators could examine it for signs of anti-freeze poisoning. [3], On cross examination, Fitzpatrick pointed out what he felt were flaws in Castor's version of that night. As police were investigating both deaths in September 2007, the family suffered another emergency. She faces 25 years to life in prison. Clockwise from left: Chauncey Eaton, David Castor, Stacey Castor, Judie Eaton, Bree Wallace, Ashley . Castor was just 17 when she met her first husband, Michael Wallace. Her first victim was her first husband Michael Wallace, who she married in 1998. Detective Dominick Spinelli remained skeptical and began an investigation that would last two years. Ready forPoisoned Love: The Stacey Castor Story? When she awoke, Ashley said that the last thing she remembered was her mother making her a drink. The movie's speech is pulled verbatim from the statement the real Wallace read, through tears, in the courtroom in 2009. This was a prosecutor who loves forensic evidence's dream 'cause it had computer evidence," Fitzpatrick said. Police wiretaps recorded Castor asking her daughter questions about her conversations with the detectives. 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. April 20, 2009, 9:22 AM. While investigating Davids death, they took a second look at Wallaces death. Leave her alone. 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. [3] She maintained her innocence of the two murders and the writing of the note. While the authorities initially ruled it a suicide, they later learned Stacey was responsible for poisoning David. Ashley Wallace said she drank another cocktail her mom had prepared for her. As horrible as it makes me feel, this is goodbye mom. She claimed she last spoke to him at 5 a.m. Sunday when he locked her out of the bedroom. Where is Wallace now? 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. David had a grown son, David Jr., and she had daughters, Ashley and Bree. 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. She opened up about her life today in an exclusive interview with OprahMag.com. "Stacey was very intelligent," her mother, Judie Eaton, said. In 2005, her step-father, David Castor, took his own life. "[19] Both of Castor's daughters expressed concern that their mother had not yet apologized to them. [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. One time, he sat up, and he just vomited across the coffee table and laid back down went back to sleep like nothing ever happened. After Castors second husband died, however, investigators exhumed Wallaces body and discovered that he had actually died of antifreeze poisoning as well. Police found a bottle of antifreeze with its top off beneath the bed where David Castor was found dead. Powered by. 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 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. Stacey took her daughters to Disney World after Mike Wallace died. Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? 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. The latest episode of ABC News Fatal Flaw delves into Stacey Castors story. [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. Tonight, ABC News' 20/20 will investigate the Black Widow murderer, whose real name is Stacey Castor. 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. [23] Ashley said that she does not know how her mother, any mother, could try to kill her own child,[3] a question that the public has also pondered. Stacey Castor, 41, is shown here on the day of her wedding to David Castor in August 2003. On the morning of September 14, 2007, Bree found Ashley barely alive in her bedroom. [15], Having searched Castor's computer, prosecutors had found several drafts of the suicide note Ashley was accused of writing. I know that I didn't do anything wrong," Wallace tells OprahMag.com. As Wallace herself said at the trial, "I just want it to go away, but I know it will never go away.". "She was my best friend and she took that all away, just because she got scared. 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When the detective picked up on her slip of the tongue, she accused him of trying to frame her and stopped the interview. Onondaga County District Attorney William Fitzpatrick said Castor mixed her up a drink and Wallace drank it. Det. She was sentenced to 25 years to life for the murder and an additional 25 years for the attempted murder. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. [24], Though Castor was not officially defined as a serial killer, it is likely that she would have killed again. [8], In September 2007, amid mounting evidence that Castor had murdered both of her husbands, she began to panic. But doctors told Stacey they thought it was a heart attack, Benson said. In addition to the Turner and Castor antifreeze murder cases, similar cases were reported in 2008. Bree said her 20-year-old sister was lying across the foot of her bed with a couple of pillows over her face and an empty vodka bottle and prescription pill bottle in the bed near her. Defense's opening statements She'll never get to see her grandchildren. By then, the couple had been together for two years. He expected them to do everything that he said without question. Eight years later, those close to Wallace began to notice symptoms of illness- Wallace coughed incessantly and seemed swollen. [19] Castor maintains she is innocent of the deaths of her husbands and the attempted murder of Ashley. 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. She says that her mother offered her a "nasty-tasting" drink that she at first refused but eventually drank because she trusted Castor. And in 2007, she was reportedly poisoned and came within 15 minutes of death, according to ABC News. Eventually, Stacey started dating again and in late 2001 met a recent divorcee named David Castor. Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. Spinellis line of questioning led to a noticeably-suspicious response from Stacey Castor. In 2009, Stacey was sentenced to 51 years to life in prison. She was also given up to four more years for forging Davids will in order to exclude his son from his first marriage. Aug. 16 2003: Castor marries her second husband. She was convicted of second-degree murder in the death of David Castor, attempted murder of her daughter, and forging Castor's will. 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. So, if youre curious to find out more, weve got you covered. 'Poisoned Love: The Stacey Castor Story' by Lifetime is set to retell the haunting story of Stacey's machinations. [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. 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. Still, even back in 2009, Wallace felt relief after clearing her chest in the courtroom. Valerie Brogan. Wallace woke up in the hospital, shocked at the clamor around her. Tonight, ABC News 20/20 will investigate the Black Widow murderer, whose real name is Stacey Castor. Stacey Castor was indicted on one count each of second-degree murder, second-degree attempted murder, and a plot to present a forged will. They didnt want their father replaced., David was difficult with the kids, said Castor. [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. That note turned out to be a nearly 700-word suicide note which contained a confession to the 2000 murder of the Wallaces' father, Michael, and the 2005 murder of their stepfather, David Castor. "And I will never say that I did, ever. Castor insinuated that Wallace was responsible for Michael and David's deaths. She said, I hope somebody hurts her in the way that she hurt meI hope she never gets to have her freedom ever again. [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. They began to suspect she was involved in their murder. 2020 THE SUN, US, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED | TERMS OF USE | PRIVACY | YOUR AD CHOICES | SITEMAP, Before dying in jail, Stacey Castor (pictured left) used antifreeze to carry out the poisoning deaths of both of her husbands, Stacey (pictured left) had two daughters with her first husband Michael. I cannot believe Stacey has it in her to kill two men. She told the officers that she did not write the note and was confused about their questions and accusations. Fortunately, Stacey's daughter Ashley Wallace survived the homicide attempt and lived to testify against the mother who betrayed her. Although his death was initially ruled a suicide, a police investigation revealed that he succumbed to antifreeze poisoning - similar to how Michael did. Wallace was shaken and called her mother. [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. Talking about it, Ashley said, Ive relived this day over and over again in my head because what if there was something that I couldve done? Like, I shouldve known, but I didnt. [15] With a "jam-packed" courtroom, most were focused on Castor. Because if I don't, than Stacey won.". Though Stacey is the centerpiece of the movie, the end of Poisoned Love belongs entirely to Ashley. In this image made from video Stacey Castor appears in court after hearing she was found guilty in Syracuse, N.Y., Feb. 5, 2009. 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