On September 13, 2007, Castor gave her daughter a glass of vodka mixed with crushed pills, according to her court testimony. [2][3] The couple married and had their first daughter, Ashley, in 1988. In Touch Weekly has affiliate partnerships so we may receive compensation for some links to products and services. [2] A special two-hour edition of ABC's 20/20 aired on April 24, 2009, and again on February 8, 2019, to provide the full story of the Castor case. In 2009, Stacey was sentenced to 51 years to life in prison. By then, the couple had been together for two years. [8] A toxicology screening ruled that Wallace had also been killed through antifreeze poisoning. Stacey Castor listens to 911 call she made after daughter's poisoning In fact, he said they had talked about the issue about a month earlier and both agreed suicide was selfish and unfair to the loved ones left behind. Police knocked down the bedroom door to find David Castor dead of an apparent suicide. [4] They believed Castor had used the turkey baster to force-feed him once he became too physically weak. Michael Norton of the Onondaga County Sheriffs Office remembered the medical examiner telling him Wallace was loaded with crystals.. Here's what you need to know. The jurors also heard Friday from Ashley Wallace's boyfriend, Matthew Gandino. When police searched the kitchen and found a turkey baster apparently smelling of alcohol disposed in the trash can, they began to suspect foul play. Doctors determined that he had died of a heart attack. Castor died in prison of natural causes in 2016. Aug. 16 2003: Castor marries her second husband. In September 2007, Stacey attempted to frame her daughter Ashley for killing both of her deceased husbands. [2], Stacey, the daughter of Jerry Daniels and Judie Eaton, met Michael Wallace when she was 17, in 1985, and they bonded immediately. Because if I don't, than Stacey won.". Both Ashley Wallace and Stacey Castor took the stand. Nia Vardalos (My Big Fat Greek Wedding) plays Castor, whose likable demeanor hides her dark side. 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. And I will survive because now I'm survived by people who love me," Wallace said, while her mother looked on. One of those times was to let Bree look in because the teenager had been asking if her mother was sure he was okay. Stacey Castor's mother, Judie Eaton, does not believe her daughter is guilty. She would not frame Ashley.. 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. However, Ashley denied taking pills, insisting she only had the drink her mother gave her. 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. [3] Castor said that they had been through enough emotional stress and needed to relax. She was convicted of second-degree murder in the death of David Castor, attempted murder of her daughter, and forging Castor's will. They didnt want their father replaced., David was difficult with the kids, said Castor. How Did Michael Wallace and David Castor Die. She said it was normal for her sister to take an early-afternoon nap but not to be asleep in her bedroom as long as she was that day. 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. Ashley then called her mother to talk about it. I can't imagine my own flesh and blood is 50 feet away from me, saying that You tried to kill me, and not having -- a reaction to that, Fitzpatrick said. [8], In September 2007, amid mounting evidence that Castor had murdered both of her husbands, she began to panic. 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. "As hard as it is to get up everyday and put a smile on my face, I know that I have to. She said he was larger than life., Mike was the life of the party if you needed something that Mike had, he would give it to you.. So, if youre curious to find out more, weve got you covered. [3][9] They felt that this suggested he was force-fed antifreeze. 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. Sept. 7, 2007: Castor is brought in for questioning. "[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". Wallace lives in New York and is engaged and married. They began to suspect she was involved in their murder. Tonight, ABC News 20/20 will investigate the Black Widow murderer, whose real name is Stacey Castor. Gandino also testified Ashley had never talked about trying to commit suicide before. When the detective picked up on her slip of the tongue, she accused him of trying to frame her and stopped the interview. In that courtroom, Wallace said goodbye to her mother forever. I never knew what hate was until now. She had noticed his ill appearance that day, but thought nothing of it. (Ashley was just 12 at the time of her fathers death. That same day, Castor was arrested at the hospital and charged with the murder of David Castor and attempted murder of Ashley. She maintained that it was Ashley who murdered Wallace and David, though she would not speculate about motives beyond implying that her daughter might be mentally ill.[17] Fitzpatrick pointed out that Ashley's mother had never sought therapy for her and that at 21 Ashley exhibited no sign of mental illness. 's office that Castor died of a heart attack, with no evidence of suicide or foul play. Poisoned Love: The Stacey Castor story, a Lifetime movie premiering Saturday, February 1 at 8 p.m., reenacts the harrowing story, with some fictional flourishes. In 2000, Michael succumbed to a heart attack and died. [3] During one of the wiretapped recordings presented, "typing sounds" can be heard while Castor talks to a friend, though Castor denied memory of using the computer that day. In an earlier interview, Stacey said that her life changed with Ashleys birth, adding, I knew from that minute on, my whole reason for being here was to take care of her. About three years later, Bree was born, and the family was complete. That's the closest I've ever come to a brush with the law. [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. [3] The investigators soon felt the only way to prove Castor responsible for both homicides was to have Wallace's body exhumed. The DA pointed out Castor may have murdered her own father, Jerry Daniels, who died February 22, 2002, shortly after his daughter visited him in the hospital where he had a minor lung complaint. For more stories like this, sign up for our newsletter. 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. Sweet!. 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 Castor met her second husband, David Castor, through her boss in 2001. I told her that there was a suicide note indicating that she had killed her father and her stepfather, Norton said. He had snowmobiles and four-wheelers and a boat David was support and strength and security to me.. Since Castor died in 2016, Wallace now has to live without her apology, or answers. Onondaga County District Attorney William Fitzpatrick said Castor mixed her up a drink and Wallace drank it. The couple was married in 1990 and had two daughters together, Ashley and Bree. 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. Stacey Castor, 41, is shown here on the day of her wedding to David Castor in August 2003. [3], The following day, Castor invited Ashley to drink together at home again. [3][9] Ashley was 12 at the time of her father Wallace's death. Stacey Castor's daughter Ashley Wallace takes the stand in 2009 as the prosecution's first witness to tearfully testify about the deaths of her father and stepfather. 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. 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). Castor was just 17 when she met her first husband, Michael Wallace. All rights reserved (About Us). Stacey Castor murder trial: Daughter Ashley Wallace reads statement Watch on Standing next to her younger sister, Bree, Wallace opens up about feelings of confusion, anger, and bewilderment that had plagued her since learning of her mother's ultimate betrayal. Ashley Wallace Castor is the daughter of Stacey Ruth Castor who was a convicted murderer from Weedsport, New York. Ashley tells 20/20, [She said], Weve had a rough week. 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. [22], Fitzpatrick said that under New York sentencing guidelines, Castor would have to serve just over 51 years before she became eligible for paroleat her age, effectively a life sentence.[16]. But whats the real deal? 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. Standing next to her younger sister, Bree, Wallace opens up about feelings of confusion, anger, and bewilderment that had plagued her since learning of her mother's ultimate betrayal. All these things, she took away from me," Wallace said at the opening of her victim impact statement. Courtesy of the Onondaga Prosecutor's Office. She was rushed to the hospital, and the authorities found a typewritten suicide note that appeared to be written by Ashley. Until her death of a heart attack in 2016 in prison, Castor continued to attest her innocence. On the surface, she seemed to have gone through a lot of trauma, losing two husbands and having a daughter attempt to kill herself. Among the items near his body were a container of antifreeze and a half-full glass of bright green liquid. Powered by. [3][4] When brought on the stand, she testified that she did not murder either her father or her stepfather nor did she write the suicide note. [4] Castor was the owner of an air conditioning installation and repair company, and Stacey served as his office manager. 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. 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