Rewind: Barbara and Russell Stager

About this episode

In 1988, Russell Stager was shot and killed in Durham, North Carolina. His wife Barbara claimed that Russ kept a gun under his pillow for safety and what resulted was a tragic accident. As investigators dug deeper though, Barbara’s past came back to haunt her.<br /><br /><b><a href="https://patreon.com/lovemarrykill" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Support us on Patreon</a></b><br /><br />Today’s snacks: <a href="https://abountifulkitchen.com/christmas-swig-cookies/#recipe" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Christmas swig cookies</a> and holiday <a href="https://www.ambitiouskitchen.com/brown-butter-chocolate-chip-cookies/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">chocolate chip cookies</a><br /><br />Sources:<ul><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/141690.Before_He_Wakes" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Before He Wakes, by Jerry Bledsoe</a></li><li><a href="https://loriajohnston.medium.com/barbara-stager-shots-in-the-dark-41969347674b" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://loriajohnston.medium.com/barbara-stager-shots-in-the-dark-41969347674b</a> </li><li><a href="https://murderpedia.org/female.S/s/stager-barbara.htm" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://murderpedia.org/female.S/s/stager-barbara.htm</a></li><li><a href="https://law.justia.com/cases/north-carolina/supreme-court/1991/212a89-0.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://law.justia.com/cases/north-carolina/supreme-court/1991/212a89-0.html</a> </li><li>Forensic Files - Season 5, Episode 14: "Broken Promises"</li><li><a href="https://webapps.doc.state.nc.us/opi/viewoffender.do?method=view&amp;offenderID=0386206&amp;searchOffenderId=0386206&amp;searchDOBRange=0&amp;listurl=pagelistoffendersearchresults&amp;listpage=1" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://webapps.doc.state.nc.us/opi/viewoffender.do?method=view&amp;offenderID=0386206&amp;searchOffenderId=0386206&amp;searchDOBRange=0&amp;listurl=pagelistoffendersearchresults&amp;listpage=1</a></li></ul>