Bathtub Girls: A Story of Matricide

Police were surprised by Barbara Stager’s lack of emotion when her 40-year-old second husband, Russ Stager, died from an accidental gunshot wound to his head.  Within days, Barbara called her insurance company to cash in on Russ’s life insurance policy. She would collect her money and life would go on for her and her children. […] The post For the Love of Money: Barbara Stager appeared first on Tiegrabber.

1 Jun 20211h 49min

Tyler Hadley’s parents were trying to get the 17-year-old to make better decisions in his life.  Since his early teens, he had been using drugs, stealing, and showing a fascination for violence.  His mother Mary Jo loved her son fiercely, never giving up on him and describing him as a sensitive boy. As he sunk […] The post Killer Party: The Murders of Mary Jo & Blake Hadley appeared first on Tiegrabber.

25 Mai 20211h 29min

Kathleen Folbigg has lived a life filled with tragedy.  As a child, her father murdered her mother, leaving her to grow up in foster care.  But Kathleen seemed to have overcome her difficult past when she married her husband Craig and they set out to start a family. In 1989, Kathleen’s infant son Caleb died. […] The post The Hand that Rocks the Cradle: Kathleen Folbigg appeared first on Tiegrabber.

18 Mai 20211h 46min

Divorce and child custody battles can be brutal, but they rarely end in murder.  In February, 2002, Alan Bates and his wife Terra were excited to pick up his two daughters from the home of his ex-wife, Jessica McCord.  His relationship with Jessica had been acrimonious since the divorce, but he loved his girls and […] The post Overdue Motorists: Alan & Terra Bates appeared first on Tiegrabber.

11 Mai 20211h 31min

The Schenecker family home was in a nice neighborhood; the kind of place couples choose to raise a family.  Julie, her husband Parker, and their two children, Calyx and Beau, seemed to be living the good life in their spacious home located on a cul-de-sac in a gated community.  But on January 28, 2011, the […] The post The Devil They Knew: Calyx & Beau Schenecker appeared first on Tiegrabber.

4 Mai 20211h 28min

William Bradford Bishop, Jr., was born and raised to succeed.  With classic good looks, cultured parents, and a Yale education, he expected a lot out of life.  As an adult, he married a beautiful woman who gave him three healthy sons.  They travelled the world, eventually settling into a Maryland suburb. Bishop built a career […] The post The Bradford Bishop Murders appeared first on Tiegrabber.

27 Apr 20211h 32min

Jennifer Cave and Colton Pitonyak had their addiction to drugs in common, but they were otherwise two very different people. Jennifer was known as a caring person who tried to help everyone she met.  Pitonyak was a drug dealer with a growing propensity for violence. In August of 2005, when Jennifer didn’t show up for […] The post When Darkness Fell: Jennifer Cave appeared first on Tiegrabber.

20 Apr 20211h 46min

Ellen Boehm’s husband left her for another woman, abandoning his three children without visitation or financial support.  With only her secretarial job to support them, Ellen had to move her children out of the family home and into an apartment building. Money was tight, but Ellen had some strange priorities. She was crazy about professional […] The post Mommy’s Little Moneymakers: The Ellen Boehm Story appeared first on Tiegrabber.

13 Apr 20211h 35min