In 2003, three years after Wallaces death, Stacey married David Castor. Your parents just gave you permission to drink. Tonight, ABC News' 20/20 will investigate the Black Widow murderer, whose real name is Stacey Castor. The movie's speech is pulled verbatim from the statement the real Wallace read, through tears, in the courtroom in 2009. 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. Please review our privacy policy here: https://heavy.com/privacy-policy/, Copyright 2023 Heavy, Inc. All rights reserved. "As horrible as this makes me feel, mom, this is goodbye." Ashley Wallace. She would not frame Ashley.. Since Castor died in 2016, Wallace now has to live without her apology, or answers. While Ashley was close to her mother, Bree was her fathers princess. She told her mother who called 911. [4] Castor was the owner of an air conditioning installation and repair company, and Stacey served as his office manager. It's difficult to fathom everything Ashley Wallace of Clay, NY experienced by the time she was 19, but let's try. 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. I'm going to do good things in this world despite making me in every sense of the word an orphan. Detective Dominick Spinelli remained skeptical and began an investigation that would last two years. They showed me a copy of the suicide note that Ashley had left, and as I reviewed it, one of the things that jumped out at me and was unbelievable was: I had interviewed Stacey, and during my interview with her, she called antifreeze, antifree,' lead investigator Detective Dominick Spinelli told 20/20. I told her that there was a suicide note indicating that she had killed her father and her stepfather, Norton said. Wallace vocally grieved the loss of the old version of her mother, a woman she called her "best friend." 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. Ashley Wallace's testimony, Part 1 and Part 2 The worst thing that ever happened to him was he had a hernia.". Stacey Castor was indicted on one count each of second-degree murder, second-degree attempted murder, and a plot to present a forged will. And then she was tired, after she drank it, and went and laid down., Sept. 14, 2007: Wallace is 15 minutes from death, Castor is arrested and arraigned. They hit it off quite well, having their first child, Ashley, in 1987 and another daughter, Bree, about three years later. 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. I hate my mother for ruining so many people's lives," Ashley Wallace told David Muir in 2009. 2005 to 2006: Det. "[19] Ashley said, "I would have done anything for her. Page 4", "Exclusive: Mother and Daughter Face Off in Murder Mystery. "I never knew what hate was until now. Well, I was scared too, when all I wanted was my mom. Ashley agreed because Castor was not only her mother but her "best friend". "I was told later she was 15 minutes from death.". She said she did what her mother told her. Even with credit for time served, her earliest possible release date was June 15, 2055slightly over a month shy of her 88th birthday. "She was my best friend and she took that all away, just because she got scared. Det. [17], Fitzpatrick asserted that Castor's behavior during David Castor's and Ashley's illnesses made no sense, given the years she had worked for a paramedics company. Ashley testified against her mother Ashley Wallace Castor Age 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. Prior to the 20/20 broadcast, the true crime events were previously chronicled in Lifetime's Poisoned Love: The Stacey Castor Story. Police suspected that both of Stacey Castor's husbands were poisoned with antifreeze -- a painful death that leads to the formation of crystals in the victims organs. Bree also offered other details about the August 2005 weekend leading up to the discovery of her stepfather's body in his bed at their Wetzel Road home. On September 12, 2007, as an early celebration of her birthday, Ashley had a drink mixed by Stacey and felt lethargic soon after, passing out in her bedroom. [8], In September 2007, amid mounting evidence that Castor had murdered both of her husbands, she began to panic. However, Castor didnt end up serving even half of her sentence. Stacey was responsible for poisoning David. Her mother was. The gruesome tale earned her the nickname The Black Widow in the news. He described Castor as a "black widow" type rather than a typical serial killer. Spinellis line of questioning led to a noticeably-suspicious response from Stacey Castor. "I would not be as far in life as I am if I gave up and turned to drugs or alcohol," Wallace says. [3], "In 2005, people started to put it together," Cayuga County Sheriff Dave Gould said. 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. [2][3] Despite their closeness with their children, the couple grew apart, and it was rumored that each was having affairs. We may earn commission from links on this page, but we only recommend products we back. I didnt look around, I just sat there and waited for it to be done and left the courtroom, Castor said. [5] Physicians told Castor that her husband had died of a heart attack. On the surface, she seemed to have gone through a lot of trauma, losing two husbands and having a daughter attempt to kill herself. [3][4][6] When he did not appear at their shared workplace,[7] she had become worried. The witness also told the jurors how she had not seen her sister during the afternoon and evening of the previous day. Eight years later, those close to Wallace began to notice symptoms of illness- Wallace coughed incessantly and seemed swollen. Eventually, Stacey started dating again and in late 2001 met a recent divorcee named David Castor. I would have done anything for her, but she decided she wanted to kill me instead.. They didnt want their father replaced., David was difficult with the kids, said Castor. [3][9] The note appeared to be Ashley's "murder confession", in which she "admits" to having killed her father and stepfather. 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. Doctors determined that he had died of a heart attack. "[19] Both of Castor's daughters expressed concern that their mother had not yet apologized to them. Castor was just 17 when she met her first husband, Michael Wallace. One of those times was to let Bree look in because the teenager had been asking if her mother was sure he was okay. 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.. 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. Lets just get drunk I was like, Cool! You know, what kind of teenager wouldnt think that was awesome? "[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. [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. [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. 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. Castor offered to get drunk again to celebrate her 21st birthday early, according to former Det. However, an investigation revealed how the authorities believed that Stacey was responsible for it all. Stacey was arrested and charged with second-degree murder, second-degree attempted murder, and a plot to present a forged will. I had a speeding ticket when I was 18 years old, Castor remembered. Upon waking up, Wallace denied writing the confession letter. They began to suspect she was involved in their murder. The suicide note said that she was guilty of killing both her father and Michael Wallace. Ashley Wallace said she drank another cocktail her mom had prepared for 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. In addition to the Turner and Castor antifreeze murder cases, similar cases were reported in 2008. Clockwise from left: Chauncey A Stressful Trial Comes to an End. [3] In addition, they set up cameras overlooking Castor's house and the gravesites of her husbands, who had been buried side by side at Castor's request. [15] With a "jam-packed" courtroom, most were focused on Castor. The story made national news, and Castor was subsequently named "The Black Widow" by media outlets. [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. Because if I don't, than Stacey won.". [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. Jan. 11, 2000: Castors first husband dies. Until her death of a heart attack in 2016 in prison, Castor continued to attest her innocence. A former friend of Castors told ABC News that she was contemplating divorce when Wallace got sick in the winter of 1999. "[9], If there is a ceiling in terms of evil, she (Castor) is at the ceiling. 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.. [16], The trial had lasted for four weeks. [8] A toxicology screening ruled that Wallace had also been killed through antifreeze poisoning. She says that's good enough for me.. "As hard as it is to get up everyday and put a smile on my face, I know that I have to. [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. [17], Prosecutors brought up another piece of "damaging evidence" against Castor when they cited having heard "typing sounds" while Castor was on the phone. 2023 Cinemaholic Inc. All rights reserved. And all of a sudden, he just sticks his arm up in the air and puts his arm on his side, and then his arm just fell down.. The jury deliberated for three days before coming back with a guilty verdict. That was fun. Ashley then talked about that fateful day in January 2000. 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. The code of murderers such as these, he said, is "deny, deny, deny" until the bitter end. [2], Stacey, the daughter of Jerry Daniels and Judie Eaton, met Michael Wallace when she was 17, in 1985, and they bonded immediately. They were blaming Stacey for this," she said. He expected them to do everything that he said without question. Even though I do hate her, I still love her at the same time.. Ashley Wallace, daughter of Stacey Castor and Michael Wallace, spoke with ABC News in 2009 after her mother's conviction. (Ashley was just 12 at the time of her fathers death. 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. You can check out the video here. Her first victim was her first husband Michael Wallace, who she married in 1998. The 2009 murder trial in Syracuse, New York, of Stacey Castor. In 2009, Stacey was sentenced to 51 years to life in prison. She was 48. [3] Detectives reasoned that if Castor were truly genuine about her love for her late husbands, then she would eventually visit their graves. [30] It was not immediately apparent how she died and the manner of her death was listed as undetermined. [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. The letter had Ashley taking responsibility for David and Michaels deaths. 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. Our editors handpick the products that we feature. Keep scrolling to get to know the true story behind the movie. 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. Who was Stacey Castor and what was her cause of death? On the morning of September 14, 2007, Bree found Ashley barely alive in her bedroom. The jurors also heard Friday from Ashley Wallace's boyfriend, Matthew Gandino. Tonight, ABC News' 20/20 will speak to Stacey Castor's daughter, Ashley Wallace. [15], On March 5, 2009, at Castor's sentencing, Chief Assistant District Attorney Christine Garvey asked Fahey to impose the maximum consecutive sentences because of the brutality of David's death. 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? Stacey's antifreeze killings and homicide plots are retold in an episode of 20/20 titled 20/20: Fatal Flaw - On The Rocks. She claimed she last spoke to him at 5 a.m. Sunday when he locked her out of the bedroom. Her first victim was her first husband Michael Wallace, who she married in 1998. Bree said one of the officers who responded to the call to help her sister was starting to let her read the note when her mother asked the officer to take it away. [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. Stacey and David married in 2003, they met while working together at the latter's air conditioning installation and repair company. Wallace woke up with a hangover, went to school, and returned. 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. Dubbed the "Black Widow," Castor was convicted of second-degree murder, attempted second-degree murder, and forging her husband's will in 2009. [3] For her stepfather, they noted his and Ashley's tumultuous relationship and how they did not get along with each other. [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. Dominick Spinelli of the Onondaga County Sheriffs department spoke with ABC News in 2018 about investigating Stacey Castor's case. CONVICTED murderer Stacey Castor used duplicitous methods to victimize her own family members. Castor really wanted the 911 call taker to know that there was a suicide note, former Onondaga Assistant District Attorney Christine Garvey said. Detective testifies about Castor's mispronunciation [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. And I will survive because now I'm survived by people who love me," Wallace said, while her mother looked on. Bree Wallace testifies about finding her poisoned sister, Ashley, in 2007 Soon after, however, investigators found Staceys DNA on a turkey baster that had Castors DNA on it, as well. As Wallace herself said at the trial, "I just want it to go away, but I know it will never go away.". After detectives visited Ashley at college to tell her they suspected her father was also poisoned, she came home to visit and share a drink with her mom. Castor tried to kill Wallace, and frame her for murdera crime Castor herself had committed. Bree Wallace, of Clay, testifies in the murder trial or her mother, Stacey Castor. [3][9] They felt that this suggested he was force-fed antifreeze. [25][26][27] In 2002, a man had been convicted of murdering his wife by antifreeze in 1998. I never knew what hate was until now. She said that "Ashley brought this on" and insists that she and Ashley know what really happened. Both Ashley Wallace and Stacey Castor took the stand. A letter she had written before her death incriminated him as the murderer if she were to die eventually; the letter led to his prosecution. "It had DNA evidence. 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. 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. One night, the former served the latter an alcoholic drink loaded with a lethal dose of painkillers. And being my children, they questioned everything., Aug. 22, 2005: Castors second husband dies. Powered by WordPress.com VIP. That same day, Castor was arrested at the hospital and charged with the murder of David Castor and attempted murder of Ashley. Stacey and Michael married in April 1990, but over time, the relationship crumbled. "She's fine. [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. Police found a glass of green liquid on the bedside table next to where David Castor was found dead. In addition, she is suspected of having murdered her first husband, Michael Wallace, in 2000; his grave lay next to David Castor's until David's remains were disinterred in 2016 and buried elsewhere by his son. In 2009, Castor was convicted of murdering her second husband, David Castor, attempting to murder her daughter, Ashley Wallace, and forging her husbands will. Is Every Duggar Ridiculously Messy? [4] They believed Castor had used the turkey baster to force-feed him once he became too physically weak. This was when Stacey set up her daughters to confess to killing both men. This was a prosecutor who loves forensic evidence's dream 'cause it had computer evidence," Fitzpatrick said. 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. Wallace woke up in the hospital, shocked at the clamor around her. [3][9] Bree demanded that help be sought, and Castor made the 911 call. Police had set up a camera at Castor's home, and one at the graveyard where her husbands were buried. 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. Stacey Castor, 41, is shown here on the day of her wedding to David Castor in August 2003. Clockwise from left: Chauncey Eaton, David Castor, Stacey Castor, Judie Eaton, Bree Wallace, Ashley . The authorities believed that Stacey tried to kill her daughter and shift the blame onto her. According to Castor, Wallace was very close to Bree, showing a favoritism that Castor made up for by becoming "best friends" with elder daughter Ashley. [3][9] Ashley was 12 at the time of her father Wallace's death. This is how she said goodbye. In 2000, Michael succumbed to a heart attack and died. Willoughby says he remembers that Castor screamed, "He's not dead, he's not dead. 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. Police found that in David Castor's will, he left everything to his wife and her two daughters - and nothing to his son. [3] They listened in on phone calls for any unusual conversations. [3] The investigators soon felt the only way to prove Castor responsible for both homicides was to have Wallace's body exhumed. ), When Ashley woke in the hospital, she denied writing the suicide note, according to The Age. How can you hate someone and love them at the same time? Those who knew him, including his ex-wife Janice Poissant Farmer, rejected the idea Castor killed himself. A month later on Tuesday, March 5, she was sentenced to 51 years to life in prison. 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. Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? She said, He (Michael) was laying on the couch, making what I thought were funny faces. 'Poisoned Love: The Stacey Castor Story' by Lifetime is set to retell the haunting story of Stacey's machinations. Fortunately, Stacey's daughter Ashley Wallace survived the homicide attempt and lived to testify against the mother who betrayed her. "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. Who is Stacey Castor? The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. But their relationship was fraught, affected in part by what Castor told ABC News David Muir in an exclusive 2009 interview was Wallaces struggle with drugs and alcohol for a long time in his life.. When her sister came in to check on her later, she was unresponsive. In 2009, her mother was found guilty of intentionally poisoning her then-husband David Castor with antifreeze and later trying to kill her too. My father will never walk me down the aisle. Stacey Castor made a frantic call to 911 saying her husband hadnt shown up for work on Monday, Aug. 22. 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.. That bothers me, it is so confusing. [3][9], For two years, investigators had collected evidence against Castor for the deaths of her husbands. Among the items near his body were a container of antifreeze and a half-full glass of bright green liquid. It would seem like a perfectly obvious thing to autopsy a grown man who's healthy, who lays down on his couch and dies, Michael Benson, who authored Mommy Deadliest about Castors case. Stacey Castor has adamantly maintained her innocence. Wallace's mother tried to kill her. Stacey Castor, now 41, worked as an office manager at her husband's business, Liverpool Heating and Air Conditioning. Police set up cameras outside Stacey Castor's house to track her whereabouts. She is now remembered as The Black Widow, famously named by the media during her years-long trial. In that courtroom, Wallace said goodbye to her mother forever. Authorities determined that he committed suicide through a lethal dose of antifreeze. In 2009, she was found guilty of intentionally poisoning her then-husband David Castor with antifreeze in 2005 and attempting to murder her daughter, Ashley Wallace, with crushed pills mixed in with vodka, orange juice, and Sprite in 2007. 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. 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. Castor told Muir in 2009 her daughters werent happy about the marriage. The next day, according to ABC, she drank with her mother again and fell asleep. 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. Castor told authorities that her daughter had taken pills and left behind a suicide note confessing to both murders. Police found a bottle of antifreeze with its top off beneath the bed where David Castor was found dead. 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. On August 5, 2022, the broadcast is expected to premiere on ABC at 8pm EST. [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. Michael Wallace is seen here at his wedding. 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. "If Mr. Wallace had been cremated, or if Mr. Castor had not died, we would never have known we had a homicide. Within months, he was found dead. The outlet also notes that Ashleys overdose occurred just days after police exhumed Wallaces body. Elena Nicolaou is the former culture editor at Oprah Daily. 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. 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. Where is Wallace now? [3][10] Soon after, Ashley said, Castor invited her to come to the family home in Liverpool and drink together. See the 'Counting On' Kids' Houses, Look How Much the Little Couple's Kids Will and Zoey Have Grown Up, Every Look From the Kardashian-Jenner Family at the 2021 Met Gala, Gabby Petito's Texts Show 'More and More Tension' With Brian Laundrie, 'Welcome to Plathville' Kim Plath's DUI Case Closed: Fine, More Details, Sister Wives Kody, Robyn Were With a Mystery Blonde: Identity Revealed, Megan Fox and MGK's Relationship Is 'Toxic': 'There Is Concern for Her', Farrah Abraham Slams Mom-Shamers Over Daughter Sophias Piercings, Jon Gosselin Is 'Open' With Kids Collin, Hannah About Their Dating Lives. Ashley was born in 1987 to Michael Wallace and Stacey. She says that her mother offered her a "nasty-tasting" drink that she at first refused but eventually drank because she trusted Castor. Each had children from a previous marriage. 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. Fortunately, the young woman survived the scare. She once recalled, Wed just go for a ride in the car, you know? "Your honor, [Castor] is a monster and a threat to society," he said. She was later found guilty of attempting to murder her daughter. [20] Further, she criticized how Castor had "partied in her backyard with friends like nothing was happening" as Ashley was comatose in her room. In this image made from video Stacey Castor appears in court after hearing she was found guilty in Syracuse, N.Y., Feb. 5, 2009. [3] Castor said that they had been through enough emotional stress and needed to relax. Stacey, the daughter of Jerry Daniels and Judie Eaton, met Michael Wallace when she was 17, in 1985, and they bonded immediately. 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. Castor, however, never visited. Stacey Castor's mother, Judie Eaton, does not believe her daughter is guilty. [3] Ashley's sister left her side for a moment and when she returned, she found a suicide note[11] beside Ashley. But Ashley added that the support of her counselor and loved ones helped tremendously. After serving 7 years of her 51-year prison sentence, Castor died in 2016but for her daughter, the story goes on. 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. [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. See Photos of Her Baby, Jane Fonda Regrets the Type of Mother She Was, Al's Facial Expressions on 'Today' Are Everything, Journal Prompts That Help You Move Forward. How Did Michael Wallace and David Castor Die. 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