Ashley was away at school at the time the note had been written and printed. Now Detective Spinelli is confident this is a double homicide and brings Stacey in for questioning on September 7th. Michael Wallace, her first, died on Jan. 11, 2000, from what appeared to be a heart attack. They hit it off quite well, having their first child, Ashley, in 1987 and another daughter, Bree, about three years later. However, an investigation revealed how the authorities believed that Stacey was responsible for it all. [13] Fitzpatrick claimed this was the day Castor wrote the note, which had Castor's fingerprints but not Ashley's, to frame her daughter. WebThe 2009 murder trial in Syracuse, New York, of Stacey Castor. They then began looking into the death of Staceys first husband, Mike Wallace, who had been buried without an autopsy. [24], Forensic Files had an episode titled "Freeze Framed" regarding Castor. [3] They noted Ashley's father, Wallace, showing favoritism toward his younger daughter rather than Ashley and cited jealousy as a possible motive for Ashley having murdered at such a young age. She said that "Ashley brought this on" and insists that she and Ashley know what really happened. [3][17] Castor said she had cut herself off while saying "antifreeze" because she had intended to say something else. Thoughts. What did you take? Few criminals have captured the attention of Central New York the way Stacey Castor did. Hear Ashley Wallace of Poisoned Love Tell Her Storyin Her Own Words, A Lifetime Movie Is About This Shocking Abduction, 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. Convicted Murderer of David W. Castor Her name is on her 1st husband's headstone. ABC [She said], Weve had a rough week. With Nia Vardalos, Mike Dopud, Genea Charpentier, Chanelle Peloso. [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. The code of murderers such as these, he said, is "deny, deny, deny" until the bitter end. Ashley is an angsty teen who is dating a boy named TKTK. 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. Castor is suspected of murdering her second husband and poisoning her own daughter. As hard as you tried, I survived. Before sentencing her to 54 years in prison, Onondaga County Judge Joseph Fahey said: In my 34 years in the criminal justice system as a lawyer and a judge, I have seen serial killers, contract killers, killers of every variety and stripe. Stacey Castor (left) and her attorney Charles Keller in court on March 5, 2009. On April 24, 2009, ABC aired a two-hour 20/20 special about Castor and the trial, which included interviews. Lets just get drunk, Ashley Wallace recalled her mom saying, in a 2009 interview the younger woman gave to 20/20. I was like, Cool! Our Mission; Our Programs; Our Events; Our History NR | 02.08.19 | 01:20:35 | CC. The one with the antifreeze in it had three fingerprints on it, and they were all Stacey Castors, Investigator Michael Norton told Snapped. Stacey also has a boyfriend, her boss named David. WHAT WE DO. "Your honor, [Castor] is a monster and a threat to society," he said. Clockwise from top: Ashley Wallace, Stacey Castor, Bree Wallace, Michael Wallace. My mom was never really around, Ashley Wallace told Oxygens Snapped. 178899988. 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. Stacey said the two had their fair share of troubles and claimed that Wallace struggled with drugs and alcohol "for a long time in his life," she told ABC News in 2009. Stacey's younger daughter Bree found Ashley the next morning and took her to the hospital. My husband has locked himself in our bedroom for the last day. Four years after David Castors death, Stacey Castor, whod become known as a black widow in the press, was arrested for murder and for attempted murder of Ashley Wallace. Convicted Murderer of David W. Castor Her name is on her 1st husband's headstone. 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. Stacey called Michael "the love of her life." He wouldnt commit suicide. Police also believe Castor to be behind Michael Wallace's death in 2000, though she was not tried on that charge. We may earn commission from the links on this page. Castor was just 17 when she met her first husband, Michael Wallace. When Stacey Castor's second husband dies suddenly, investigators learn her first husband is also dead. They didnt make a lot of money, but they had each other and their girls remember their childhood as a happy one. Theyd fight because my mom did pay a majority of the bills, and David just paid for his toys, says Ashley. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. And we watched as she was convicted of the crimes in 2009. Stacey said, Weve had a hard week. Lets just get drunk, Ashley Wallace recalled her mom saying, in a 2009 interview the younger woman gave to 20/20. I was like, Cool! However, according to Ashley by the time she graduated high school in June 2005 things between the Wallace girls and their stepdad begun to turn around. [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]. However, when his corpse was exhumed for a toxicology screening years later, investigators revealed that he was killed through antifreeze poisoning. In 2009, her mother was found guilty of intentionally poisoning her then-husband David Castor with antifreeze and later trying to kill her too. Castor poisoned both of her husbands with antifreeze, and tried to kill her daughter with a mix of vodka and crushed pills. To her Weedsport, New York community, Castor was an incredibly resilient single mom who endured the following: the sudden death of her first husband, Michael Wallace, in 2000; the loss of her second husband, David Castor (Mike Dupod in Poisoned Love), in 2005; and the attempted suicide of her daughter, Ashley Wallace (played by Chanelle Peloso), in 2007. By then she had left behind two dead husbands and two daughters who hated her guts - one of whom she poisoned and tried to frame for her crimes. Stacey Castor (Nia Vardalos) weathered the storm of her first husbands death and managed to find love again with her boss, David (Mike Dopud). [3], "In 2005, people started to put it together," Cayuga County Sheriff Dave Gould said. 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. [15] With a "jam-packed" courtroom, most were focused on Castor. They hit it off quite well, having their first child, Ashley, in 1987 and another daughter, Bree, about three years later. Until her death of a heart attack in 2016 in prison, Castor continued to attest her innocence. WebStacey Ruth Daniels was born on July 24, 1967 and grew up in the area around Syracuse, New York. Still, even back in 2009, Wallace felt relief after clearing her chest in the courtroom. Since Castor died in 2016, Wallace now has to live without her apology, or answers. Since then, Wallace tells OprahMag.com she has "moved on with [her] life," but still struggles with the aftereffects of trauma. Stacey Castor's husbands were laid to rest side by side in the Owasco Rural Cemetery in upstate New York. "She was my best friend and she took that all away, just because she got scared. In 2007, she was arrested for second degree murder in David's death and for attempting to murder Ashley and frame her for the murders of David and Wallace. The movie's speech is pulled verbatim from the statement the real Wallace read, through tears, in the courtroom in 2009. [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. Spinelli believed her, too, because the letter misspelled antifreeze as "antifree," a mistake Castor always made when the saying word. [3][9] Ashley was 12 at the time of her father Wallace's death. Even with credit for time served, her earliest possible release date was June 15, 2055slightly over a month shy of her 88th birthday. On February 5, 2009, she was found guilty on all three counts. I knew at that point we had a double homicide and Stacey Castor probably killed both her husbands, Spinelli told ABC News. But after police exhumed Wallace's body in September 2007, an autopsy found traces of antifreeze crystals in his body. [16] He sentenced her to the maximum of 25 years to life for the murder of David Castor, and to another 25 years for the attempt to kill Ashley. Stacey called Michael "the love of her life." Ashley was away at school at the time the note had been written and printed. [2] [3] The couple married and had their first daughter, Ashley, in 1988. Starring My Big Fat Greek Wedding's Nia Vardalos as Castor, Poisoned Love is a testament to appearances being deceivingbecause for a while there, Castor had everyone in her Weedsport, New York community fooled of her innocence, including her two daughters. [2] In 1991, they had a second daughter, Bree. WebAshley Wallace Castor Biography Ashley Wallace Castor is the daughter of Stacey Ruth Castor who was a convicted murderer from Weedsport, New York. Wetzel Road black widow Stacey Castor actually had a heart. When they finally dug him up, they quickly determined his cause of death and it wasnt a heart attack, it was ethylene glycol poisoning, just like David Castor. She's sentenced to prison, and her two daughters renounce their ties with her. He was pronounced dead at the scene. David made it very clear that he didnt really like me and my sister, Bree Wallace told Snapped. I knew him better then I knew myself. WebThe 2009 murder trial in Syracuse, New York, of Stacey Castor. [3][9], For two years, investigators had collected evidence against Castor for the deaths of her husbands. Castor is hardly the first criminal to be dubbed "Black Widow." NR | 02.08.19 | 01:20:35 | CC. [17], Castor's defense team presented a pharmaceutical expert in an attempt to cast doubt on the prosecution's claim that Castor had drugged Ashley 17 hours prior to being taken to the hospital. 2 Stacey (pictured left) had two daughters with her first husband Michael Credit: ABC When the authorities questioned Ashley about the forged suicide note and the deaths of her father and stepfather, she maintained her innocence. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. I know that I didn't do anything wrong," Wallace tells OprahMag.com. Castor later complained that Wallace drank too much. Stacey Castor was only a teenager when she first met Michael Wallace in 1985. Discounting cold-blooded killers or women out for financial gain, many "black widows" are driven to murder after enduring abuse from their partners. Died in Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for Women. Though the evidence at the scene indicated a suicide, something didnt feel right to investigators, including the method itself. Although Wallace's sister was skeptical and requested an autopsy for Wallace, Castor refused, saying she believed the doctors were correct. [2], Stacey, the daughter of Jerry Daniels and Judie Eaton, met Michael Wallace when she was 17, in 1985, and they bonded immediately. [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. Here's what you need to know about Castor, who maintained her innocence until her death in 2016. Stacey and Michael married in April 1990, but over time, the relationship crumbled. On February 5, 2009, Castor was found guilty of second degree murder, attempted second degree murder, and forging her second husband's will. Ashley testified against her mother Ashley Wallace Castor Age [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. Castor was sentenced to 51 years in prisonand that's just the start of the story. But all was not well beneath the surface. 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. Then, Wallace says she planted a note next to her daughter's passed-out body, which confessed to the murders of her father and step-father. [31] It was later determined by the D.A. She was convicted of second-degree murder in the death of David Castor, attempted murder of her daughter, and forging Castor's will. Suggest a friendly drink to break the ice, poison the drink, then repeat until dead. Castor is suspected of murdering her second husband and poisoning her own daughter. He wasnt AP. [4] They believed Castor had used the turkey baster to force-feed him once he became too physically weak. Page 3", "Stacey Castor 'Black Widow' Accused in Anti-Freeze Murder", "Exhumed Body Reveals Stacey Castor's First Husband 'Didn't Just Die': Exclusive Look Inside Anti-Freeze Murder Mystery; What Brought Two Men to Rest in Neighboring Graves. According to District Attorney Fitzpatrick, Castor died of a heart attack, and no foul play was suspected. WebStacey Ruth Daniels was born on July 24, 1967 and grew up in the area around Syracuse, New York. [3] On the stand, Ashley retold how her mother had convinced her to drink the two nights before she almost died. He ran a successful family business installing heat and air systems, which he had started with his father. Castor later complained that Wallace drank too much. Four years after David Castors death, Stacey Castor, whod become known as a black widow in the press, was arrested for murder and for attempted murder of Ashley Wallace. Castors younger daughter, Bree Wallace, found her older sister unresponsive, and she and her mom called 911. When Ashley woke up, she denied being involved with the murders. [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. In order to do this, she attempted to murder Ashley and make the killing look like a suicide, and she even drafted a fraudulent confession to be found with her lifeless body if she succeeded. I never thought for a second that he would actually ever do that, says Ashley Wallace. As hard as you tried, I survived and I will survive because now I'm surrounded by people that love me. It sounds like theres something in her throat. As Wallace herself said at the trial, "I just want it to go away, but I know it will never go away.". Advertisement Where are Ashley and Bree Wallace now? Ashley Wallace, daughter of Stacey Castor and Michael Wallace, spoke with ABC News in 2009 after her mother's conviction. In February, 2010, Onondaga County District Attorney William Fitzpatrick confirmed his office was investigating the circumstances surrounding the 2002 death of Stacey Castors father, Jerry Daniels, according to CNYcentral. 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Very rare is it the case that women engage in psychological terrorism of their partners," Todd Shackelford, a psychology professor at Oakland University, said in an interview with Lifetime. A new ABC documentary about 'Black Widow' Stacey Castor, who was convicting of fatally poisoning her husband and attempting to murder her daughter, will be broadcast. When detectives arrived at Stacey Castors house they found an empty bottle of Absolute Vodka, several empty pill bottles, and a suicide note that had been written on a computer and printed out. .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;}}Oprah and Mindy Kaling Are Producing a TV Show, Oprah and Michelle Obama Have a Netflix Special, Gayle Kings Pop Culture Must-See List for April, What We Know About The Little Mermaid Remake, Gayle Says March Is a Good Month for TV Lovers, Sheryl Lee Ralphs Definition of True Love. I knew from [the minute Ashley was born], my whole reason for being here was to take care of her, Castor said. She had murdered her husbands partly to collect on their life insurance and estates,[16] and had changed David's will to exclude his son by a previous marriage from the money left to him by David. WebThe 2009 murder trial in Syracuse, New York, of Stacey Castor. [19], ABC interviewed forensic psychiatrist Dr. James Knoll for psychological perspective on the case and he answered viewers' questions via video on April 23, 2009, and via site comments on April 27, 2009. WebAshley Wallace Castor Biography Ashley Wallace Castor is the daughter of Stacey Ruth Castor who was a convicted murderer from Weedsport, New York. She's focused on moving forward. ), the term "black widow" is used to describe women who kill their husbands or lovers. "When women kill their male partners it is almost always done in self-defense or in defense of her children. Lets just go and get drunk. Stacey mixed the drinks, vodka and Sprite. Thankfully, Ashley was rushed to the hospital and survived. As horrible as it makes me feel, this is goodbye mom. Castor was just 17 when she met her first husband, Michael Wallace. Elena Nicolaou is the former culture editor at Oprah Daily. In 2005, her step-father, David Castor, took his own life. In 2000, when she was 11, her father, Michael Wallace, died of a suspected heart attack. 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. Stacey Castor then claimed her daughter, Ashley Wallace, poisoned herself with pills and vodka and had a typed suicide note claiming she killed her father and stepfather. [25][26][27] In 2002, a man had been convicted of murdering his wife by antifreeze in 1998. 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. In 2009, Castor was convicted of murdering her second husband, David Castor, attempting to murder her daughter, Ashley Wallace, and trying to forge her second husband's will, which left his $300,000 estate to her. Stacey Castor's husbands were laid to rest side by side in the Owasco Rural Cemetery in upstate New York. Then, Spinelli saw similarities between David's death and Wallace's, Castor's first husband. As Ashley told Snapped, All I could see was this man in a red shirt kind of yelling. Castor almost got away with it. I did not kill Michael Wallace, I did not kill David Castor, and I did not try to kill my daughter, period," Castor told ABC 20/20's David Muir in 2009. Ashley Wallace, daughter of Stacey Castor and Michael Wallace, spoke with ABC News in 2009 after her mother's conviction. [17] Fitzpatrick frequently shouted at Castor, inspiring Castor's defense attorney Charles Keller to frequently object and even to request a mistrial. Shes determined that either he must die or she must die. When Stacey Castor's second husband dies suddenly, investigators learn her first husband is also dead. [20] "She is cold, calculating and without any emotion for what she has done," she stated. WebStaceys 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. On the morning of September 14, 2007, Ashley was rushed to the hospital and was "15 minutes from death," according to Onondaga County District Attorney William Fitzpatrick, in an interview with ABC News. [3] The investigators soon felt the only way to prove Castor responsible for both homicides was to have Wallace's body exhumed. Stacey also has a boyfriend, her boss named David. Castor was sentenced to 51 years in prisonand that's just the start of the story. [2] In 1991, they had a second daughter, Bree. She called Bree an innocent victim, whom she lost along with her freedom and her husbands. Stacey Castor then claimed her daughter, Ashley Wallace, poisoned herself with pills and vodka and had a typed suicide note claiming she killed her father and stepfather. This is how she said goodbye. "[19] Ashley said, "I would have done anything for her. Fortunately, Staceys daughter Ashley Wallace survived the homicide attempt and lived to testify against the mother who betrayed her. I knew from [the minute Ashley was born], my whole reason for being here was to take care of her, Castor said. [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. "You know that likable thing you do? Castor is suspected of murdering her second husband and poisoning her own daughter. WebStaceys 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. Poisoned Love: The Stacey Castor Story: Directed by Jim Donovan. [17] She did not seek care for Ashley for 17 hours and indicated that David Castor, who was staggering and vomiting and unable to stand, "looked OK". [29], Castor was found dead in her cell on the morning of June 11, 2016. [3][4][6] When he did not appear at their shared workplace,[7] she had become worried. Castor was convicted of killing her husband, David Castor, by poisoning him with antifreeze and framing her daughter for the murder. Stacey Castor is a single mother raising two teenage daughters named Bree and Ashley. It caused trouble at home. She was 48. Clearly, Wallace never got the apology she yearned for in her statement: "I wish that she would say sorry for everything she did.". Michael Wallace, her first, died on Jan. 11, 2000, from what appeared to be a heart attack. S41 E23 Black Widow. Stacey Castor's husbands were laid to rest side by side in the Owasco Rural Cemetery in upstate New York. [3] Castor said that they had been through enough emotional stress and needed to relax. Stacey Castor (Nia Vardalos) weathered the storm of her first husbands death and managed to find love again with her boss, David (Mike Dopud). [3][9], On Ashley's first day of college, investigators came to her school to question her about her father's death and to inform her that he had been poisoned instead of having died of a heart attack. Meanwhile the turkey baster showed traces of Davids DNA as well as ethylene glycol. Ashley Wallace, daughter of Stacey Castor and Michael Wallace, spoke with ABC News in 2009 after her mother's conviction. And I did not try to kill myself, Ashley says emphatically. In September 2007, Stacey attempted to frame her daughter Ashley for killing both of her deceased husbands. The story made national news, and Castor was subsequently named "The Black Widow" by media outlets. During her mother's trial, Ashley reads an emotional statement to the judge. Suggest a friendly drink to break the ice, poison the drink, then repeat until dead. NR | 02.08.19 | 01:20:35 | CC. Our Mission; Our Programs; Our Events; Our History Nia Vardalos On The Lifetime Original Movie, "Poisoned Love: The Stacey Castor Story", Stacey Castor defends herself during cross examination, What Happened to Stacey Castor? Stacey Castor, 40, gave her 20-year-old daughter a tainted drink the night of Sept. 13, then typed a note to make the poisoning look like a suicide, District Attorney William Fitzpatrick said. Died in Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for Women. Stacey Castor, 40, gave her 20-year-old daughter a tainted drink the night of Sept. 13, then typed a note to make the poisoning look like a suicide, District Attorney William Fitzpatrick said. Stacey and Michael married in April 1990, but over time, the relationship crumbled. WebAshley Wallace Castor Biography Ashley Wallace Castor is the daughter of Stacey Ruth Castor who was a convicted murderer from Weedsport, New York. Ashley was away at school at the time the note had been written and printed. In 2009, her mother was found guilty of intentionally poisoning her then-husband David Castor with antifreeze and later trying to kill her too. On August 5, 2022, the broadcast is expected to premiere on ABC at 8pm EST. The husband and wife had been married for 10 years when Michael died suddenly at the age of 38. 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. He described a "black widow" type as a woman who kills husbands or lovers for material gain, as opposed to the typical serial killer (men who kill consecutively for sexual or sadistic motives). Ultimately, her daughters, Ashley and Bree Wallace, struggled to know why their mother To Stacey Castor, human beings are disposable. She had noticed his ill appearance that day, but thought nothing of it. In the meantime, Davids body went to the county coroner for an autopsy, who determined the cause of death to be poisoning from ethylene glycol, the primary ingredient in antifreeze. 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. [19] She did express sympathy for her daughter Bree. In 2000, Michael succumbed to a heart attack and died. Her 2nd husband buried next to her side. Ashley testified against her mother Ashley Wallace Castor Age Stacey called Michael "the love of her life." Deputies also found a turkey baster in the kitchen trash with traces of antifreeze in it. However, an investigation revealed how the authorities believed that Stacey was responsible for it all. Michael Wallace, her first, died on Jan. 11, 2000, from what appeared to be a heart attack. Wallace lives in New York and is engaged and married. On the ground, she appeared to have passed by a great deal of trauma, dropping two husbands and having a daughter strive and kill herself. WebStacey Ruth Daniels was born on July 24, 1967 and grew up in the area around Syracuse, New York. However, an investigation revealed how the authorities believed that Stacey was answerable for all of it. In 2007, Stacey Castor attempted to poison her 19-year-old daughter, Ashley Wallace, and frame her for murdering her step-fathera crime Castor had committed, according to court reports. Convicted Murderer of David W. Castor Her name is on her 1st husband's headstone. Advertisement Where are Ashley and Bree Wallace now? Eventually, Stacey started dating again and in late 2001 met a recent divorcee named David Castor. Police checked them for fingerprints. Castor and Wallace had two daughters, Ashley and Bree, and Castor seemed well-suited for motherhood. [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. WebStacey, the daughter of Jerry Daniels and Judie Eaton, met Michael Wallace when she was 17, in 1985, and they bonded immediately. Stacey Castor, who killed her husband, attempted to kill her daughter, and was suspected of killing her first husband, too. From her hospital bed, Ashley told investigators the last thing she remembered was having drinks with her mother on a Thursday afternoon. Her 2nd husband buried next to her side. Eventually, Stacey started dating again and in late 2001 met a recent divorcee named David Castor. He wasnt She was not charged in Wallace's killing, but Wallace's exhumed body was presented as evidence during the trial. Do that!" "The biggest question I ask is why. They gave birth to their Ashley in 1988, and their second daughter, Bree, in 1991. According to the note, Ashley confesses to murdering her dad and then murdering David as well, and basically states that this is why she is committing suicide, Investigator Dominic Spinelli told Snapped. Criminals have captured the attention of Central New York indicated a suicide something. 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