Rewind: Barbara and Russell Stager (Just the Facts) (Patreon)

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.

Sources:

• Before He Wakes, by Jerry Bledsoe

• https://loriajohnston.medium.com/barbara-stager-shots-in-the-dark-41969347674b 

• https://murderpedia.org/female.S/s/stager-barbara.htm

• https://law.justia.com/cases/north-carolina/supreme-court/1991/212a89-0.html 

• Forensic Files - Season 5, Episode 14: "Broken Promises"

• https://webapps.doc.state.nc.us/opi/viewoffender.do?method=view&offenderID=0386206&searchOffenderId=0386206&searchDOBRange=0&listurl=pagelistoffendersearchresults&listpage=1