"I was told later she was 15 minutes from death.". Stacey Castor's daughter Ashley Wallace takes the stand, Jan.14, 2009,in this photo from pool video, as the prosecution's first witness to tearfully testify about the deaths of her father and stepfather. After serving 7 years of her 51-year prison sentence, Castor died in 2016but for her daughter, the story goes on. The couple was married in 1990 and had two daughters together, Ashley and Bree. Stacey Castor told police she had no way to get into the locked bedroom, which was why she called 911 to have police sent to her home to check on her husband the afternoon of Aug. 22, 2005. [20] "Human life is sacred. Ashley was born in 1987 to Michael Wallace and Stacey. In 2000, when she was 11, her father, Michael Wallace, died of a suspected heart attack. Page 4", "Exclusive: Mother and Daughter Face Off in Murder Mystery. They began to suspect she was involved in their murder. On September 13, 2007, Castor gave her daughter a glass of vodka mixed with crushed pills, according to her court testimony. She's focused on moving forward. According to Castor, the couple, from Clay, N.Y., had had a fight the previous weekend, but she said she was still surprised that her husband was so late getting to work. [2][3] Despite their closeness with their children, the couple grew apart, and it was rumored that each was having affairs. [17] Prosecutors argued the "typing sounds" were those of one of the several drafts Castor had written of the suicide note. In Touch Weekly is part of the a360media Entertainment Group.Copyright a360media 2023. [2], In late 1999, Wallace began feeling intermittently ill. Family members variously remember him as acting unsteady, coughing and seeming swollen. She'll never get to see her grandchildren. Castor told David Muir in 2009 that, in the moment, she couldnt believe was happening. Bree Wallace found a 750-word typewritten letter that appeared to be written by Ashley, with her typed signature - confessing to the murders of her father and stepfather, and saying she was now taking her own life. Weeks later, Wallace was found unresponsive on the sofa in the family home and was later pronounced dead at the hospital. Police found a glass of green liquid on the bedside table next to where David Castor was found dead. April 24, 2009 -- Stacey Castor became a prime suspect in the murder of her second husband and the attempted murder of her own daughter. "She always wanted to be a paralegal or a lawyer." 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). Her first victim was her first husband Michael Wallace, who she married in 1998. However, when his corpse was exhumed for a toxicology screening years later, investigators revealed that he was killed through antifreeze poisoning. Upon waking up, Wallace denied writing the confession letter. [3] Detectives reasoned that if Castor were truly genuine about her love for her late husbands, then she would eventually visit their graves. "As horrible as it makes me feel, this is goodbye, Mom. In 2005, he was found dead in his bedroom. The next day, according to ABC, she drank with her mother again and fell asleep. Det. Leshinski said Stacey claimed that David had been depressed because he had recently lost his father -- and that possibly his drinking and suicide that weekend was as a result of him being depressed about his father's death.. But Ashley added that the support of her counselor and loved ones helped tremendously. 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. She claimed he was depressed. On Saturday, February 1, at 8 p.m., the new Nia Vardalos flick hits TV screens. Stacey Castor places no value on human life, not even her own flesh and blood. Authorities determined that he committed suicide through a lethal dose of antifreeze. [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. In 2003, three years after Wallaces death, Stacey married David Castor. "[20], David's son, whom Castor had cheated out of his inheritance, pleaded with Judge Fahey for Castor to be severely punished. (Ashley was just 12 at the time of her fathers death. Today, we are discussing Stacey Castor. She'll never be able to see Bree graduate. Police found that in David Castor's will, he left everything to his wife and her two daughters - and nothing to his son. Stacey Castor was arrested on Sept. 14 and was charged with the murder of David Castor. Sept. 12 2007: Ashley Wallace goes drinking with mom. She told the officers that she did not write the note and was confused about their questions and accusations. Ashley Wallace also testifies for the prosecution that she did not write or know anything about a suicide note", "Woman Convicted of Poisoning Husband, Harming Daughter", "Woman gets 50 years in antifreeze murder of husband; Stacy Castor of upstate tried to blame daughter", "NY MOTHER SAYS DAUGHTER KILLED FATHER, STEPFATHER", "The trial of Stacey Castor recessed Thursday afternoon as Castor testified in her own defense", "It's a story that not only riveted many of us here in central New York, but has also captured the attention of the nation", "Stacey Castor gets 51 1/3 years to life in prison (videos, gallery)", "Woman sentenced in 2nd husband's poisoning N.Y. mother killed him with antifreeze, tried to frame her daughter", "Stacey Castor found guilty of murdering husband", "Black Widow's' antifreeze murder trial to start", "Your Questions Answered About Black Widow Case. [2] [3] The couple married and had their first daughter, Ashley, in 1988. 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. She says that her mother offered her a "nasty-tasting" drink that she at first refused but eventually drank because she trusted Castor. Though it initially appeared that he had committed suicide, police later came to the conclusion that his wife had killed him. 'Octomom' Nadya Suleman Is a Proud Mom of 14: See Her Kids Today! She was 48. [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]. They were married in August 2003 and she took his surname. She said, I hope somebody hurts her in the way that she hurt meI hope she never gets to have her freedom ever again. Castor told authorities that her daughter had taken pills and left behind a suicide note confessing to both murders. 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. She credits her counselor, doctor, and loved ones with her progress. That was fun. Ashley then talked about that fateful day in January 2000. 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. Stacey was sentenced to 51 years to life without the possibility of parole. "I was trying to get her to wake up, but she wouldn't wake up," 17-year-old Bree Wallace said of her sister, Ashley. Both Ashley Wallace and Stacey Castor took the stand. "She's fine. The story made national news, and Castor was subsequently named "The Black Widow" by media outlets. [3][9] When Ashley woke up, with police questioning her about the murders and the suicide note found beside her, she said that the last thing she remembered was her mother making her an alcoholic drink, something she had never done before. But, according to police, all of it was a lie -- and the seemingly unfortunate wife and mother was actually a cold-blooded killer, now known by many as the Black Widow.. He said there were certain similarities in the two husbands' deaths. Castor, who died in 2016 at the age of 48, was an American woman found guilty of murdering her husband David Castor and attempting to murder her daughter, Ashley. Speaking to 20/20 in 2009, Ashley explained, He was having a hard time walking, and he was having a hard time talking And one time, he sat up, and he just vomited across the coffee table and laid back down went back to sleep like nothing ever happed.. [15] With a "jam-packed" courtroom, most were focused on Castor. In 2009, Castor was convicted of murdering her second husband, David Castor, attempting to murder her daughter, Ashley Wallace, and forging her husbands will. [24], Though Castor was not officially defined as a serial killer, it is likely that she would have killed again. She told her mother who called 911. [3][9] Bree demanded that help be sought, and Castor made the 911 call. 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. Ashley Wallace's testimony, Part 1 and Part 2 Along with being suspected of killing her first husband, Castor was found guilty of poisoning her second husband with antifreeze and attempting to murder her daughter, Ashley Wallace. 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. Detective Dominick Spinelli remained skeptical and began an investigation that would last two years. While Ashley was close to her mother, Bree was her fathers princess. Even though I do hate her, I still love her at the same time. Today, Wallace lives in New York, and is engaged to be married. She told her friend at the time, Dani Colman, she knew he was sleeping because when she put her ear up to the door she could hear him sleeping. [4] They believed Castor had used the turkey baster to force-feed him once he became too physically weak. [3] Castor's mother believed her granddaughter Ashley to be guilty. There are so many things that she has ruined. Doctors determined that he had died of a heart attack. While utilizing antifreeze, Stacey poisoned and killed her late second husband David and proceeded to plot an attempt on her daughter Ashley's life. She was convicted of second-degree murder of David Castor, attempted murder of her daughter, and forging David Castor's will. "[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". For some reason, God kept me on this planet. Chanelle Peloso (The Bletchley Circle) is Ashley, the oldest of Castor's two daughters. Stacey Castor listens to opening statements in court in Syracuse, N.Y., Jan. 13, 2009, in this photo from pool video, as opening statements begin in her murder trial. ABC 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. Have a tip? I never knew what hate was until now. Stacey Castor, 41, is shown here on the day of her wedding to David Castor in August 2003. [15] She had said that her husband got the idea to kill himself with antifreeze while both were watching a news report about Lynn Turner, who murdered two past lovers by using the poison. "[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. As police investigated the crimes, they also suspected that she murdered her first husband, Michael Wallace. 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. Michael Norton of the Onondaga County Sheriffs Office remembered the medical examiner telling him Wallace was loaded with crystals.. [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. She never saw her daughters again. [25][26][27] In 2002, a man had been convicted of murdering his wife by antifreeze in 1998. Clockwise from left: Chauncey Eaton, David Castor, Stacey Castor, Judie Eaton, Bree Wallace, Ashley . On June 11, 2016, Stacey was found dead from a heart attack in her jail cell. [3] Ashley had already testified to having witnessed her mother working on the computer on something she had hidden to prevent Ashley's seeing it. [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. As hard as you tried, I survived and I will survive because now I'm surrounded by people that love me. "And I will never say that I did, ever., She was my best friend, too," Ashley Wallace said of her mother. Tonight, ABC News 20/20 will investigate the Black Widow murderer, whose real name is Stacey Castor. 24/7 coverage of breaking news and live events. The movie's speech is pulled verbatim from the statement the real Wallace read, through tears, in the courtroom in 2009. [24] Knoll said that killers may have many different motivations. The jurors also heard Friday from Ashley Wallace's boyfriend, Matthew Gandino. 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. [19] Castor, who professed to being shocked at the guilty verdict, maintained her innocence during the on-air 20/20 special,[3] as well as in unaired parts of the program. Stacey and Michael married in April 1990, but over time, the relationship crumbled. [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. This is how she said goodbye. Well, I was scared too, when all I wanted was my mom. He testified Stacey Castor seemed to be trying to keep him from trying to contact Ashley the afternoon and evening of Sept. 13, 2007. Wallace woke up in the hospital, shocked at the clamor around her. 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. 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. The film starred Nia Vardalos as Castor. Since then, Wallace tells OprahMag.com she has "moved on with [her] life," but still struggles with the aftereffects of trauma. Little is known about her early life her later infamy overshadowed her youth but Castor's mother says that her daughter once envisioned great things for herself. Castor, New York Department of Corrections inmate number 09G0209, was placed in Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for Women in Bedford Hills, New York. [24] He said that this theme was repeated fourteen times within the note and that he believes Castor will never admit to guilt of the murders. Prosecution's opening statements, The Witness List: A quick guide to the testimony. However, Castor didnt end up serving even half of her sentence. As horrible as it makes me feel, this is goodbye mom. Stacey Castor Accused of Poisoning Her Two Husbands, Plotting to Murder and Frame Daughter Ashley Wallace", "Stacey Castor's daughter, Ashley Wallace, testifies during antifreeze murder trial. Sept. 25, 2008: Judge rules death of Michael Wallace can be submitted as evidence. She claimed she last spoke to him at 5 a.m. Sunday when he locked her out of the bedroom. Stacey Castor had already hired defense attorney Chuck Keller, who would follow the line of defense that Ashley was responsible for David Castors death and that Ashley also attempted to kill herself. By ASTRID RODRIGUES. She once recalled, Wed just go for a ride in the car, you know? "I don't understand how you can say you love someone, and in the next breath, try to kill them.". 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. Three months after Castors death, Spinelli reached out to nearby Cayuga County investigators about the death of Michael Wallace to learn more. [3][10] Soon after, Ashley said, Castor invited her to come to the family home in Liverpool and drink together. Her then 16-year-old old sister, Bree discovered her the following morning, and rushed her to the hospital, according to ABC News. Castor was just 17 when she met her first husband, Michael Wallace. 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. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. 2005 to 2006: Det. Thats when Stacey called the police when the authorities showed up, there was a suicide note next Ashleys unconscious body. [5] Physicians told Castor that her husband had died of a heart attack. It's difficult to fathom everything Ashley Wallace of Clay, NY experienced by the time she was 19, but let's try. She was the executor of his estate. Bree Wallace, of Clay, testifies in the murder trial or her mother, Stacey Castor. 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