Barbara Stager (born October 30, 1948) is an American woman who was convicted in 1989 of murdering her husband, Russell Stager, in 1988. Russell was shot while in bed; Barbara reported the shooting as accidental. Her first husband also died under similar circumstances.

In media

"Till Death Do Us Part: The Barbara Stager Story", is an episode of A&E's television series ''

American Justice ''American Justice'' is an American criminal justice television program airing on the A&E Network. From 1992–2005, the show was hosted by television reporter Bill Kurtis. The show features interesting or notable cases, such as the murder ...

'', which profiled the case.

Jerry Bledsoe Jerry Bledsoe (born 1941) is an American author and journalist known for several true crime titles based on murders in his native state of North Carolina. His journalism career, which spanned over 20 years, included newspaper work in the North ...

also wrote a book in 1994 about the case, entitled ''Before He Wakes: A True Story of Money, Marriage, Sex and Murder'', which was later made into a TV movie in 1998 with the same title starring

Jaclyn Smith Jacquelyn Ellen "Jaclyn" Smith (born October 26, 1945) is an American actress and businesswoman. She is best known for her role as Kelly Garrett in the television series ''Charlie's Angels'' (1976–1981), and was the only original female lead ...

. A&E's ''

City Confidential ''City Confidential'' is an American documentary television show, originally transmitted on the A&E Network, which singled out a community during each episode and investigated a crime that had occurred there. Rather than being a straightforward ...

'' presented its perspective on the case in the 2003 episode " Durham: Dangerous Housewife". Investigation Discovery's ''

Deadly Women ''Deadly Women'' is an American true crime documentary television series produced by Beyond International Group and airing on the Investigation Discovery (ID) network. The series focuses on murders committed by women. It is hosted by former ...

'' series portrayed the story in the 2010 "Fortune Hunters" episode and their '' Scorned: Love Kills'' revisited the case in its own "'Til Debt Do Us Part," in 2012. The ''

Forensic Files ''Forensic Files'', originally known as ''Medical Detectives'', is an American documentary television program that reveals how forensic science is used to solve violent crimes, mysterious accidents, and outbreaks of illness. The show was origi ...

'' series had an episode "Broken Promises" about this case; Investigation Discovery examined the case a third time in 2015, with an episode entitled "No Accident" in its ''

Fatal Vows ''Fatal Vows'' is an American documentary television series on Investigation Discovery Investigation Discovery (stylized and branded on-air as ID since 2008) is an American multinational pay television network dedicated to true crime document ...

'' series. In 1999, the Discovery Channel's ''

The New Detectives ''The New Detectives: Case Studies in Forensic Science'' (or simply ''The New Detectives'', formally "Forensic Detectives") is a documentary true crime television show that aired two to three different cases in forensic science per episode from ...

'' series, Season 4, Episode 6, "Women Who Kill" featured Barbara Stager's crime.

References

External links

Current status of Barbara Stager, Offender Number: 0386206
- North Carolina Department Of Public Safety (https://webapps.doc.state.nc.us) Offender Public Information
Forensic Files - Season 5, Episode 14: "Broken Promises"The New Detectives - Season 4, Episode 6: "Women Who Kill"
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