Rewind: Barbara and Russell Stager
Update: 2025-12-29
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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.
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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
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I guess it depends on the state but I got a gun permit in the early seventies and I did not need a character.Reference. this was in the state of Michigan so who knows?