Forensic Files - Season 5, Episode 14 - Broken Promises - Full Episode

[@nishottara777]

My favorite thing about this whole episode is hearing the investigator call the murderer a "lyin' ass bitch"-that killed me😂😂🤣🤣

[@FlakMagnet11]

🤣 Same.. I love people who aren't afraid to speak their minds and speak the truth!

[@marquethagod1769]

Seriously I was gagged that he said that 😭😭😂😂

[@tmntfangirl4700]

Same here! That gets me every time I watch this episode and it never gets old

[@శతకహేమముఆటవెలఁది]

@13:46 so true. He was sincere in his unfiltered comment. Gotta love the real people like this detective.

[@laquettaowens6120]

@@FlakMagnet11 I was shocked 😆 at work 😆 just shocked

[@ThirangaKala]

I just love the way the detective calls her a lying a** bit** , and how they haven’t even beeped it 🤣

[@Ricenoodles80]

They didn't show it on, "The New Detective"

[@j.r.allencook9007]

Reminds me of a lady I worked with. She was always lying about something or someone. But to some people it was OK for it happen cause she was an abusive parent.

[@pauldiffin4726]

Why censor??

[@johnnabuzby6103]

@@Ricenoodles80 They didn't even pronounce his last name correctly in The New Detectives episode. They kept pronouncing it "Stagger". Got on my nerves hearing that. Every case in that episode took place in my home state. I live only a 40 minute drive east from Kinston and am about two hours east of Raleigh and Durham.

[@BlackPanther-yv7ib]

I thought about that too! I was surprised he says it on a tv show and was even more surprised they didn’t bleep it out!

[@Batman-wv5ng]

His ex wife is so sweet , what a beautiful soul .

[@Autumn-Mist]

I agree, but he didn't appreciate her.

[@Batman-wv5ng]

@@Autumn-Mist You appreciate something good when it’s gone.

[@kathrynshields8221]

HIS EX WIFE SOUNDED SO LOVELY, I WONDER WHY THAT MARRIAGE ENDED??

[@Gracebaby23]

@@kathrynshields8221 I came here to say the same!

[@jayoils123]

@@Autumn-Mist you don’t know what happen so don’t make up allegations

[@franknewton594]

Hearing the students talk about how much he meant to them makes it even sadder.

[@BlackKoshinomi]

Exactly

[@Offu-cz9wl]

If I ever have an ex wife I hope she’s half as good of a woman as the victims ex. Taking time out of her day to write and call law enforcement multiple times to ask them to do more digging on the killing 😔👏🏻 hats off to her

[@SkittlesGirl65]

It's hard to understand why the marriage ended. They both seemed to be best friends.

[@nathalie_desrosiers]

@@SkittlesGirl65 That might be exactly the problem. They probably married too young.

[@mandark8561]

He went from an angel to a demon 😥

[@yvonnejacko5644]

I have hope for you. You'll be fine. Your a good person..... be positive 😊

[@bobbymenon4057]

So sad they separated😢 They cared for each other.. sad

[@fv6125]

It is sad that just because the killer is already spending a life sentence, they would forget about the first crime. The first husband's death deserves a thorough investigation and justice!

[@Jason_The_Stooge]

Russ's audio tape virtually told who killed Larry Ford, I have no doubt that during the trial, they were both watching her get convicted while drinking a beer

[@m.hstudioproductions6642]

I agree, these Karma Houdinis can't keep getting away with this!😢😡😤

[@phlushphish793]

Especially now when violent criminals are set free.

[@BlackKoshinomi]

Almost like they never should have took the death penalty off the table

[@chronicwhisper]

Lol they are already in jail for there one life. What else are you gonna do.

[@djenzo2450]

His ex wife loved and cared about him more than his current wife This is so sad and surreal

[@mandark8561]

His ex wife still obviously loved him, just not in a romantic way. It's a shame because he would be alive if they didn't go their separate ways.

[@djenzo2450]

@@mandark8561 sad is An under statement

[@nemesisxrox6773]

@@mandark8561 ... maybe IF they would've investigated the first loss of life - there might NOT have even been a second

[@nataSoN]

He was an idiot bottom line

[@bobby70077]

He helped alot of his students get into good colleges and scholarships etc. She wasted him like he was nothing and it's infuriating.

[@tmntfangirl4700]

13:47 “She’s a lying ass bitch.” That part makes me laugh every time I watch this episode.

[@kimmyfreak200]

his stare when he said that too...had me on the floor

[@tmntfangirl4700]

@@kimmyfreak200 I know right!?

[@james5193]

Nailed it, and no beep.

[@MaureenSchorsch]

Demented! Yea, real funny, someone was killed! You're an embarrassment to society! You should be ashamed of yourself.

[@CeramicShenanigans]

All those poor kids involved, not just the students who knew him but her two kids that he adopted and loved like his own. She took away their father figures and then was taken away from them too. So tragic.

[@aljabirxiju9475]

yet the Barbie movie will tell ya women are infallible ..incredible at everything and the men are the killers and the vile scum lol

[@SoniaGusby-gy2gv]

SO SAD 😢May He RIP His with the Lord now , May he RIP

[@stevenescamilla9277]

Don't be surprised she probably put life insurance on her own kids too.

[@liseklerekoper2441]

She very likely took their biological father from them as well. What an evil, disturbed woman.

[@youngdkout]

What about the guilty people who was let out of jail that killed innocent people talk about that it is not justice

[@ShermekaG]

If you can't trust the one you're with that you lay your head next to. You should leave immediately

[@farmhouseonthemountain]

Exactly. Just like the stories where the victim had said beforehand, "If anything happens to me, it was my husband/wife," like, why would you stay?? Mind boggling.

[@jesselangeland7933]

@@farmhouseonthemountain money/unwanted divorce/had kids together vagina is a good reason for most men lol

[@cheerlynstovall5506]

You are so right!I would be to afraid& he also knew her first husband died suspiciously.

[@freethinker1378]

It’s not as easy as that. The extent of the manipulation this woman exhibited is so calculating and outrageous, he probably thought it wouldn’t happen. His faith was strong after all. Saying someone should’ve left isn’t fair. Like with women/men who are physically abused for example. The manipulation/narcissism is deeply ingrained. Sometimes the fear of leaving can be overwhelming. The percentage of those killed in domestic violence situations is higher during the time they decide/attempt to leave.

[@JQ127-c4e]

He should've put blanks in the gun if he was that worried.

[@manuelrios8146]

I love how the investigator said, "she's ah lying ass b****!" 😂👏

[@duvalldynasty]

That part made me laugh so loud I woke my dog lol

[@Kelvinllovejr]

Oh and that "Lying Ass Bitch" part is absolutely classic. My man went all out with that one haha

[@muffs55mercury61]

He was speaking TRUTH !!

[@davisj3920]

The father is disturbed too. Who launderers the sheets that someone died on? That’s an immediate red flag for hiding evidence and no reasonable person would believe their reasoning for doing that

[@roydr1504]

Yeah, the father knows how evil her daughter is.. and he approves of it

[@suzanne-cs7sx]

He might have been in on it also.

[@Revikra]

5:40 "since the death had been ruled accidental the bedding was not considered evidence" perhaps they were too quick to buy her story and didn't raise eyebrows. Thankfully forensics came in clutch with the laundered bedding. Watching newer crime shows I think accidental deaths are more scrutinized or at least the idea that it wasn't accidental is considered before releasing the scene. Personally I wouldn't launder the bedding...once everything is cleared by investigators, I'd disposed of them, plus the bed. Not sleeping on that!

[@LM-mq2pj]

Why wouldn't they just throw the sheets out? Why would you want to sleep on sheets that your husband had died on

[@Crunchy-English]

If I ever have to break of a relationship, I hope they're as understanding and kind as his Ex-wife. She was so sweet, and I didn't hear an ill word about him... I wish more ppl were like her (I haven't found many )

[@CherryPi314]

What a story 🙄 “Ya, I took the gun out from underneath my husband’s pillow because I thought he would think our son was a burglar...” I ask parents: How many of us as parents have heard our children get up in the night to use the bathroom? Usually leaving nightlights on or whatever- come on, her cover was blown with that story IMMEDIATELY

[@Dulcimertunes]

Exactly. Kids going potty during the night is the NORM

[@TheDreamWife1]

Haven't watched the full episode, but that's false. My husband actually is a heavy sleeper. When he finally does jump out of his sleep (reason varies), he is on alert. I've watched him, while sitting up on my phone, get startled for our 7 year old going to the bathroom. Thinking it was an intruder. Same with our newborn crying. He has even forgot one time when his father was staying at our house over the holidays, and scanned the house WITH HIS GUN because the dogs were barking when his dad got up to go to the kitchen. So yeah, I moved all firearms from him when he goes to sleep. Too many horror stories.

[@ciscadanielle]

@@TheDreamWife1Why not just stay up until the boy went back to bed to make sure her husband wasn’t accidentally startled? Sounds ridiculous!

[@whereisyourfaith1454]

The movie of this story is great. "Before He Wakes" 1998 with Jaclyn Smith as the wife and another excellent actress as his ex-wife whose name I can't remember. She played the grown up daughter in "Mommy Dearest". The movie stays true to the story as shown here. Very well acted.

[@tavisferguson4129]

Diana Scarwid ❤️ she’s awesome

[@NicholasShade-eq1ts]

I'm going to have to watch that movie.❤️‍🔥

[@Deborahtunes]

Thank you for telling us. I'll have to watch the movie...

[@americanitalianisrael4008]

If a person feels troubled deep down in his/her soul/heart about their partner , GET OUT ,LEAVE THAT PERSON. Take the kids with you. After you have gone then speak to that person. Just as in a divorce. Live apart and continue speaking with your lawyer/friend present. Don't meet each other alone. People are crazy.

[@adotintheshark4848]

the old saying applies..just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not out to get you.

[@Autumn-Mist]

lol. I agree. I have no idea what he was thinking.

[@broeheemed32]

@@Autumn-Mist Wait a minute. We hear women tell us over and over and over and over "You can't just leave!! it's not that easy!!! If you leave, they'll come looking for you!!!" How is it any different in this case?

[@Autumn-Mist]

American gave the best advice & the process in which to carry it out.

[@Autumn-Mist]

@@broeheemed32 (I tried 2 respond before, but it seems it did not post). American gave the best advice. If you notice it is all about procedure. I Cann't imagine why he married her 2 begin with. He had a decent woman in the first wife. Furthermore, he knew about the death of this woman's first husband. How does that translate into "This is the woman I want to spend my life with" He's a jackass

[@melissaarellano5177]

13:47 I laughed out loud at him telling the truth so plainly 😆

[@kaycee5129]

Same 😂😂😂

[@SirCanuckelhead]

I had to check comment section after he said that, good laugh

[@heybeaches]

@@SirCanuckelhead 1 whole comment lol

[@ElChupahuahua]

Hilarious! 🤣 👍

[@evyenia9201]

It was the moment I liked the video

[@rubyrudder2876]

If it wasn’t for his ex wife. His current wife would have gotten away with murder

[@tmntfangirl4700]

Exactly. Things may not have worked out for her and Russ in marriage but I’m glad that they still had a great relationship after they separated. Otherwise Barbara would’ve done the same thing to another innocent man.

[@iaincowell9747]

@@tmntfangirl4700 I'm shocked about how inept the the first investigation was. In hindsight it's easy to say this watching a crime show, but the first husband was shot cleaning a loaded gun. Come on, who the hell cleans a loaded gun?

[@tmntfangirl4700]

@@iaincowell9747 I know right. Nobody in their right mind would clean a ‘loaded’ gun. I’m not a gun expert but even I know that sounded fishy

[@nathalie_desrosiers]

@@tmntfangirl4700 Plus, it was said it happened 'very early in the morning'. Who wakes up in the early hours and decides to clean a gun? You're doing a sloppy job, policemen...

[@EricLing64]

@@iaincowell9747 It does happen from time to time, some people just forget because it's a routine, though I don't think anyone has done it while pointing at their chest, it's usually a leg, or into a wall, or on rare occasion earning themselves a living Darwin Award, though there's a fair chance those people were practicing their "quickdraw" while having the gun pressed on their appendix. There are a lot of different guns, and some of them as part of the disassembly process have you pull the trigger to release a mechanism to allow the slide to come off. I forget which ones but if you're ever thinking about buying them, I'd probably avoid those particular guns, just to remove that potential accident point.

[@kristenblount8422]

The father took the bloody sheets from the house & then "laundered them". What? What kind of person would want to sleep on sheets someone died on? That is disgusting. I don't care if those sheets cost a thousand dollars. THROW THEM AWAY!!

[@eternallife5070]

Don't believe everything this video says lol, some are imaginary!!!

[@DRUGSTOREMAKEUPDIVA]

THANK YOU. THAT SHEET WOULD'VE BEEN BURNED IF THAT WERE ME!!!

[@kaycee5129]

He washed them so he could tamper with the scene and destroy evidence

[@johntapp7232]

Kristen Blount-I concur!!

[@allimarienotes990]

Possible trophy? Serial killers supposedly love trophies. What if those were the same sheets her first husband died on as well? Could you imagine her fathers discomfort to wash the same sheets twice, maybe make a joke about how they're cursed and just goes "haha yea... Well imma keep these theyre special to me."

[@palmeroringor]

“Those damn guns” reminded me of “Those damn black shoes”

[@chassisskirts6967]

Where's pearl episode?

[@johnnabuzby6103]

​@@chassisskirts6967 No, not the "Missing Pearl" episode. It's from "Hell's Kitchen". Greetings to you from eastern North Carolina. My hometown is a little bit under two hours east from Durham, NC.

[@nymmechannel3446]

Yeah, I remembered those line from other case😂😂😂

[@nataleep]

😂😂😂😂

[@MiloTheCat79]

THOSE GODDAMN BLACK SHOES!!!

[@marychellminguito8170]

Good cop. With a heart of gold. Sincere and dedicated❤❤❤

[@mrsyoungdolph3755]

Russ ignored his instincts and gut feelings and got killed 🤦🏽‍♀️. He knew something wasn't right about her and stayed. Follow your gut folks!

[@mandark8561]

He knew a lot more than something. Google the full transcript of his audio recording. He knew basically for a fact she was trying to kill him. He knew she was cheating on him and being extremely shady with finances including forging his signature on bank documents. He recalls how she gave him "pills" at 4:30 AM that she told him were aspirin but he didn't trust her and pretended to take them but hid them. It's wild.

[@mrsyoungdolph3755]

@@mandark8561 he must've been suicidal

[@Kelvinllovejr]

Seen this episode before and I remember thinking at this exact moment when they mention the previous husband dying the same way I was like nahhh. You don't have 2 seperate husbands both dying of freak 1 in a million gunshots. She killed them case closed. Poor guys.

[@BLUE_OCTOBER-TRIX]

Who used to love watching these while going to sleep growing up I always love the narrators voice and the strange music there’s something nostalgic about these episodes

[@LongTimeTTFan]

Just cannot imagine there ARE such heartless and evil people living among the innocent.

[@jcspider7259]

From a 2020 article: "She was eligible for parole in 2005, for which she was denied. She was denied again in 2009, 2012, 2015 and 2018. Her 2018 review was, fittingly, on February 1, the 30th anniversary of Russ’s death. In September of 2017, The News & Observer, a Raleigh publication, exposed that Barbara had been granted privileges to leave the prison to go out to lunch with a prison-approved sponsor. The program, called Community Leave, attempts to integrate any prisoner eligible for parole back into society by taking them outside prison grounds. The sponsors are volunteers that have completed training, certification and a one-month probationary period. Although she could not have any contact with relatives, Barbara was eligible to leave the prison for as long as six hours and three times a week. Currently 71 years old, she remains incarcerated at the North Carolina Correctional Institute for Women."

[@peejay8519]

There are more than you know!

[@skimmer521]

Are you kidding me? Everybody pushing the poison is evil. The whole world is becoming evil. Ho moes, crooked politicians, everyone in government, small hat wearers, changos, drag ph ags with kids.....only children are innocent.

[@dianebutler5096]

Russ was loved by faculty and students alike. His ex wife cared very deeply for him. He cared for Barbara's children as though they were his own. She killed him for money. Russell was afraid she was going to murder him. Russ must have been very fearful for his life. Barbara got what she deserved. Rest in peace russ.

[@osmanyousif7849]

It’s a real shame that him and Joslyn couldn’t work out their marriage, and have their own family. Then again, I’d say that if he hadn’t met Barbara, then her kids would have never realized what a monster their mother is.

[@lastofmygeneration]

As a native north carolinian myself, It was a pleasure hearing all these wonderful accents throughout the episode. I was especially amused when I heard the investigator call the wife a liar in that wonderful southern drawl.

[@gbh5912]

Hideous they didn't re-open her first husbands death saying she is in for life so it didn't matter? What an indignity to him and his family

[@bornaries7213]

She absolutely killed her first husband! You would think those demons would let her rest but no. She had to kill her second husband after he was so good to her and her boys!🤬 Am I'm trying to figure out why he and his first wife were divorced?! She seemed so fond of him and he still confided in her. Wow...I'm glad the second wife was finally paying for what she had done! RIP in peace Russ.🥺

[@henkdevries251]

Instead off recording his suspicions he should have gotten the hell out off there.

[@ladyfire44]

Exactly. His ex-wife warned him about his current wife.

[@floydlamuel4618]

For sure.

[@pamsam8933]

Exactly. The question is WHY did he stay???🤔

[@alieubah8865]

Sometimes there's no way out.. you get trapped like inside a box

[@taydestiny38]

Agreed. He should of had her sh*t sitting on the curb the minute he caught her kissing another man.

[@kobedabest]

Detective: "She's a lying ass Bitch." KZbin: Tell us how you really feel.😂

[@kimmyfreak200]

slippery motives episode "its from the book of WHO CARES" haha i love these people

[@Angel-Kitten]

Oh my goose, if you feel your life is in danger, don't wait until your suspicions come true! Run as fast as possible from the source of the threat. It's better to look weird than to be the victim of a sneaky murder.

[@brianwilliams6167]

True

[@tresfielder3148]

Wow. She's gone from a death sentence (overturned due to a 'procedural error') and now is eligible for parole. This justice system blows. She's been denied twice but eventually she'll get out. A damn shame.

[@nemesisxrox6773]

.... its probably already sitting on bidens desk collecting a few cobwebs since "we're all so lucky" he cant find anything ! 🤣

[@feelthejoy]

If she gets out they can prosecute her for the previous murder

[@Beefer-e4j]

@@nemesisxrox6773what are you even talking about? Y’all just can’t help yourselves huh

[@Lisa-vh3nh]

OMG! What a shame.

[@synergisticcollusion134]

​@@feelthejoy 🙄🙄🙄🙄🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️😮‍💨

[@jcspider7259]

From a 2020 article: "She was eligible for parole in 2005, for which she was denied. She was denied again in 2009, 2012, 2015 and 2018. Her 2018 review was, fittingly, on February 1, the 30th anniversary of Russ’s death. In September of 2017, The News & Observer, a Raleigh publication, exposed that Barbara had been granted privileges to leave the prison to go out to lunch with a prison-approved sponsor. The program, called Community Leave, attempts to integrate any prisoner eligible for parole back into society by taking them outside prison grounds. The sponsors are volunteers that have completed training, certification and a one-month probationary period. Although she could not have any contact with relatives, Barbara was eligible to leave the prison for as long as six hours and three times a week. Currently 71 years old, she remains incarcerated at the North Carolina Correctional Institute for Women."

[@rebz747]

She died last week

[@TawnyC_]

Because I always wanted to take a murderer to lunch 🤣

[@marilynh.]

Great update! I often research many of these murderers.

[@tresfielder3148]

​@Rebz X No she didn't.

[@jcspider7259]

@@rebz747 Would you be so kind as to provide a source for your statement that Barbara Stager died last week? I cannot find a single such reference. Thank you.

[@catherinesyme901]

That tape is eerie, a voice from the grave

[@myronyoung1091]

13:46 "She's a lying ass bitch" got me 😂😭😂

[@ChosenDeeDee]

I guess she thought, “I got away with it once, I can do it again” wrong.

[@ronque23]

Had a caring wife who you retain as a confidant, leaves her for a single mom who just so happened to have killed her first husband, cheats on you and then kills you. Grass isn’t always greener.

[@Jace0821]

She left him actually

[@AJ-ln4sm]

I'll bet the new wife knew how to play the skin flute. Gets em every time.

[@ronque23]

@@AJ-ln4sm probably right. But just cuz a chic makes all those nice moaning sounds like you’re killing it doesn’t mean she respects or even loves you.

[@gloriaambrose2840]

@@AJ-ln4sm am sorry but what’s skin flute?

[@AJ-ln4sm]

@@gloriaambrose2840 oral s_x

[@dorindadouglas2847]

Omg, less than 5 minutes into video and I'm blown away! It amazes me how COPS believe, initially anyway, that it was an accidental shooting. Guns just don't go off with a hard wind people!!! You have to PULL the trigger and it's not easy like a water gun! Omg...🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

[@NoName-oj5pl]

13:46 finally some real commentary!

[@elliexyz]

The duck analogy made me cackle 🤣🤣

[@bullbikkov7239]

Guns do not “accidentally go off”! When the trigger is pulled and there’s a round in the chamber it fires, very simple mechanism but very reliable

[@brandonallen3808]

I've heard of it happening but only in cases where the person is inexperienced. In this case however, it was no accident.

[@davidb2206]

@@brandonallen3808 Then the person fired it. Guns are passive objects and do not "go off."

[@genevamckenzie9608]

One of my favorite episodes

[@monicadonnelly4991]

I hope Detective Buchanan is still around. He’s a jewel

[@tarshapowell4601]

Saw him yesterday. He's retired and doing well. 😊

[@angelabuehne4688]

I love the detective he is so funny and the first wife god love her RIP Russ

[@TashaExplainsItAll]

“She’s a lying ass bitch!” 😂😂😂😂 Omggg that part had me hollering

[@ladiiblue2u634]

Me and bae was rolling at that had to rewind it over and over

[@mtndewkid7777]

I have been binging on these. I absolutely love them.

[@kimbutler6912]

The book about this case - Before He Wakes by Jerry Bledsoe , is excellent

[@hullyokwanyo346]

The narration is top notch. Peter Thomas had a good soothing voice..RIP

[@rehab5355]

What an alert young Man! & His Mom to hand this tape in....What a twist! It's hard to get away with Murder these days yet people are so evil sometimes...they still try! Condolences to the families who've Lost Loved ones!

[@soniaclarkstewart]

It’s such a blessing that the student took the time to listen to the tape and turn it in. I don’t think my kids would have been bright enough to do that at that age. I really don’t.

[@maburwanemokoena7117]

Russel had the best wife, and that was his ex-wife. May his soul rest in peace.

[@joeylamuel5828]

She was a damn side prettier, too.

[@mandark8561]

That audio recording of Russ Stager a few days before his death was haunting. Apparently when it was played in court his mother and sister cried quietly while Barbara swallowed several times but with no expression. This man knew he was going to die.

[@garyc39]

If he thought she was trying to kill him,why would he keep a loaded gun around any way.

[@floydlamuel4618]

Why not get away? Change or cancel the life insurance policy. Cut her off! She would then have no reason to murder him, except for sheer hatred. But then, why take the risk of being caught?

[@TawnyC_]

He didn't. That was her story. Besides, Russ was extremely hard to wake up. He wouldn't have heard her son go in the bathroom.

[@Autumn-Mist]

lol Better yet why was he still there? Did he think this was something they could wok through? GEEZ! lol

[@warriormanmaxx8991]

Hey @@Autumn-Mist - re:"lol"(x2) = Do you tag "lots of laughs" to EVERY social media comment, especially when NOT warranted?!?

[@Autumn-Mist]

@@warriormanmaxx8991 Well Maxi babe, if something strikes me as funny, I have a tendency to laugh out loud= lol. If you think someone is trying 2 kill you, most of us would do our best 2 get away from that person. I have no idea why he would choose 2 be a sitting duck. Also it appears 2 me, the

[@extra_rice]

“90% of what we do is common sense… and if it looks like a duck, walks like a duck and quack like a duck - it’s going to be a duck” you said it Sir 😁👍🏼

[@clarahilairetessier5431]

Aaah sometimes it could be a hawk in disguise

[@floydlamuel4618]

@@clarahilairetessier5431 Or a seagull. Fly in, fly around, screech, poop all over, then fly away.

[@clarahilairetessier5431]

@@floydlamuel4618😂🤣yes I see😎 what you mean but don't really understand 😯🤔

[@ashleysimms5534]

🦆

[@enricapeters171]

What a wicked woman

[@donsilva6452]

Had the first murder been investigated, the 2nd wouldn't have happened!!!

[@MaureenSchorsch]

Wow! You need to return to grammar school. Only, this time LEARN SOMETHING!!!

[@jamesl9371]

Moral of the story is be very careful who you marry

[@patriciadepass4945]

The selfishness of people is appalling

[@tattedbaddiiee802]

13:47 best part 🤌🏻

[@sandybristow2236]

Thank you 😂

[@irenekotarac1346]

Here we are 2024, still addicted to the show & yes, God bless captain Buchanan for his comment. Try getting away with that today. 🤗🤣🤣🤣

[@kentlatimer3706]

Can you imagine how messed up those boys were?

[@warriormanmaxx8991]

Those boys will live lives knowing mommy is a cold killer. Forget trying to get intimate with any woman.

[@mohammaddavoudian7897]

Barbara said: One of the children went to the bathroom during the night. She then tried to take the gun from under Russ's pillow as she was scared Russ could have thought there was a burglar in the house. Did the police question that child?

[@brandonallen3808]

Interesting point.

[@adrianasoda8479]

My thoughts exactly!

[@titob.yotokojr.9337]

Yes, rather strange that, because normally there are at least two bathrooms: one common bathroom in the hallway and one in the master bedroom.

[@roydr1504]

That angle was most likely just a ruse to give her an excuse to get the gun and create the 'accident'

[@seanbuckman1269]

I had the same exact thought once I heard that in the video. I immediately thought did they question the son to see if he went because that is what Barbara stated woke her up

[@barbstrong1782]

His ex talks so highly of him. Too bad that ended...

[@user-sz9pz2bt4f]

Russ wasn’t paranoid; he was receiving an intuitive clue about danger and ignored it…

[@johnnythewalrus]

Investigator: "She's a lyin ass bitch..." Me: "To the comment section!" Lol

[@marywoods8173]

He called her a 😂😂😂....this is the first time I've heard a detective say this😂😂😂

[@thehipmusicologist]

I said said the same thing! Never in a true crime show have i seen that 😅

[@alfredkik3675]

The second husband would have never died if the first murder case had been investigated thoroughly.

[@sbarr10]

Why oh WHY did Russ and Jolyn divorce?!? Seems like they still had a great bond.

[@Autumn-Mist]

$64,000 question. Correction . She had a connection to him, but it wasn't reciprocated

[@TJMalana]

Peter Thomas: “The bullet entered at a DOWNWARD ANGLE!” I laughed at how he emphasized the word downward. LOL 😂 RIP Peter Thomas. 🙂

[@kaylove8663]

This story was made into a lifetime movie called Before he wakes, staring Jacklyn smith.... I love this movie and highly recommend 👌

[@brianwilliams6167]

Oh shit.....didn't know that. Ima look into it..... R u familiar with the film fatal desire which is also based up a forensic files episode "web of seduction"..?....Eric Roberts and Anne heche

[@zuzellogan5613]

Barbara Stager killed her first husband for his life insurance, and killed her second husband Russell for the same reasons. She was an opportunistic black widow who married two men just for their money. But I have a problem with Russ:: if Russell felt that strong about Barbara wanting to kill him, why on earth did he stay with her??? Why didn’t he moved temporarily some place else to remove himself from the “problem”??? Or go to the police??? most likely he would be alive today. SMH. The same thing that Russell feared happened. I don’t know what was he thinking but he made a huge mistake who costed his life. Sad, very sad case of a good man’s death, tragic indeed.

[@eternallife5070]

Because people like toxicity

[@pamsam8933]

Exactly. WHY did he stay? What was he waiting around for? I just don't understand, because he felt threatened enough to make recordings, but he continued to live and sleep with her...with a gun in the house!

[@cheerlynstovall5506]

You are Correct.

[@brianwilliams6167]

When he said "sometimes I wonder"....I'm assuming that wondering came much after they first got married. When did that wondering begin....that's what wuld be interesting to know

[@amandadenney6482]

If all he had was suspicion, the police couldn't charge her with anything, but I think he should've left too. Maybe he was just determined to make his second marriage work since the first one didn't. Also we don't want to believe someone we love could really do such a thing.

[@Memg007]

If he was so loving and caring and the best man in the world then why did you divorce him, lady? 🙄🙄

[@curtisbrown5939]

First of all,if I catch my wife kissing some guy in a parking lot ,then our marriage is over, second of all if I have suspicions that my wife is bout to murder me,then it's also over.

[@laurapayne8177]

He had been raising her kids for 9 years. He probably loved them and didn't want to leave them with her

[@mikezylstra7514]

One of my favorite episodes. His facial expression in that family photo kinda predicts it. No?

[@sumeyamohamed5385]

I love that detective.

[@cheerlynstovall5506]

An Old Adage. "Lighting Doesn't strike Twice "Especially in the Same Place.

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

Sorta. I know a guy who was in a bank, when lightning blew out the mic in the drive-thu. Attracted by metal window frames and the mic wasn't grounded (was many years ago). FIVE others in his family got hit by lightning

[@cheerlynstovall5506]

That's very interesting 😮

[@lyndonreddick1888]

Who ever cleans a gun when it's loaded?

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

Who is it that said, the day youre not extremely careful is the day it'll be loaded? Like it loads itself?

[@jayv231_]

"She's a lying ass B****" - I lost it during this

[@RileyAicher1]

What a ridiculous story - how did the coroner agree that it was accidental?

[@mohammaddavoudian7897]

I feel sorry for both men. However, I can not comprehend how and why did Russ let his ex wife, a caring and lovely lady to walk out of his life.

[@roadrunner381]

Yea she's all that, but there's multiple reasons why people don't stay married, it's not that simple!

[@joeylamuel5828]

She was a hell of a lot nicer and prettier than his second wife. He should have held on to her.

[@joeylamuel5828]

@@roadrunner381 Heck. Isn't everything frigging complicated? People always seem to have to lose something to realize they had something good.

[@Autumn-Mist]

She wasn't 31 lol

[@moeschorsch9656]

I am sorry to burst your bubble, but "CANNOT" is one word, NOT TWO.

[@Pudentame]

As a member of the National Guard, Russ Stager would have had a $400,000 SGLI (Service-member Group Life Insurance) policy in addition to whatever insurance she had taken out on him.

[@nemesisxrox6773]

... can bet her daddio b livin in the lap of luxury right about now. He was probably in on it with er due to the odd 'bed sheets' deal. Just think - he may've escaped 'accomplice' charges !

[@irmarios3678]

I really think they should've reopened the case of the first husband to actually give closure to his family 😢

[@alvinjoseph8724]

Why would anyone even think of cleaning a loaded gun 🤔 .

[@SC.......]

"She was a lyin' a$$ B*#$!" LoL she sure was!!

[@gdeec]

He had such a sweet voice 😭💔

[@philthomas8351]

Evil lady. May the Coach rest in peace.

[@Tenamf]

You don’t put ur hands on the trigger when handling a gun …… Thank God for his x wife ❤️🙏🏼

[@motherofthreeb6337]

He should've talked to the ex-husband's parents before marrying her. If he felt like she was going to kill him, he should've moved out! If the first husband's death was investigated properly, this man would have never ran into her! However, I'm glad she'll never see the outside of prison walls; she'll end her days in jail.

[@michaelvarble4392]

The first wife is much prettier than the killer and she still has feelings for him

[@glenhofer8857]

Lighting does not strike twice on the same spot.

[@evelynmiranda9072]

On the contrary ,lightning does strike twice.On the same spot, it has and always will.

[@gloriaambrose2840]

@@mountaingirl1797 people divorce for a lot of reasons. Love is never enough

[@carlotta4th]

Poor guy. But as a note for other people, if you think your spouse is trying to kill you DO NOT BE ALONE WITH THEM EVER AGAIN!

[@opdjasin]

Update 2024: She's 75 now and still in prison. "Stager was originally sentenced to death but that sentence was overturned on a procedural issue, and the life sentence she subsequently received by a different jury made her eligible for parole in 2009. She has been denied parole but has privileges which allow her to eat outside the prison complex provided she is accompanied by a court-approved sponsor."

[@laurapayne8177]

Why the lunch benefit?

[@sunnydelight5255]

How weak are these people to let a double killer have fancy lunch 🤦‍♀️

[@daynatorngren7699]

What a horrible woman.

[@officerahmo]

I was incredibly disturbed by the recreation video, especially since the detective had a gun on his belt, and knowing that Barbara is the killer. She would not have done anything since they were filming ofc, but it's just scary.

[@mandark8561]

Detectives were bad asses back then. He knew she wouldn't even think about it.

[@Juicetheeunuch]

She’s could have killer herself in a moment of desperation or chose to”die by cop.” MADE ME EXTREMELY UNCOMFORTABLE.

[@user-jy3zl2vp4b]

When the cop said "the system worked" all I could hear was what he didn't say "this time" Which makes me think it doesn't work ENOUGH of the time. With all the science, justice is still very elusive.

[@TawnyC_]

It didn't work for Larry Ford, therefore Barbara fully believed she'd get away with it twice. And she almost did.

[@nathalie_desrosiers]

@@TawnyC_ We have to be glad his first wife lifted red flags to police investigators.

[@TawnyC_]

@@nathalie_desrosiers Yes, because Russ told her his fears and asked her to look into it if anything happened to him. But he still wouldn't leave Barbara unless Jo Lynn took him back. But she was seeing someone else. Plus he had recorded that cassette that a student found.

[@chicagogyrl4846]

Why would you sleep with the gun under your pillow, when the dresser drawer is right next to you??! Who sleeps with a gun under their pillow??! This woman is such a liar!! She is not a very good one!! 😆😂

[@shawnnewell4541]

My dad did when he came home after WWII

[@gloriaambrose2840]

Many people do

[@GigglewithFelix321]

How much time do you think you'd have if you woke up and an intruder was already in your bedroom door way? 🤔

[@farmhouseonthemountain]

My thoughts too. Far easier to draw from your nightstand than under a pillow, aside from that just being a weird practice. I don't want to sleep with a gun under my head.

[@YouloveDJ]

...my ex actually slept with his gun under our pillows lol it was damn terrifying. I might also add that he was in his 50s & on drugs. (Meth & heroin) idk if that makes any difference

[@chriscranston7189]

He was so awesome for calling a spade a spade

[@gisellem927]

Did she really think that having two husbands die from close range gunshots wasn’t going to tip off the police? Brazen.

[@taze317]

It's a duck. That had to make her look like a killer to police.