Our heartfelt thoughts and prayers are with the family at this difficult time. Amy says in the last days of his life, Robert was finally ready to walk away from Chacey. Powered by WordPress.com VIP. His wife, Chacey Poynter, told police she'd called her husband for help after she claimed her Jeep was stuck in mud. Peter Van Sant: You had to tell Robert something to get him to come to the location, right? 2020 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. Was Chacey Poynter and Michael Garza convicted? CHACEY POYNTER: [bodycam video]: I love him. Chacey told "48 Hours" Garza rode with her that night. Its imperative to note that although the truck driver was nowhere to be found when detectives came knocking on his door, he turned himself in (without any issues or an attorney) the next day. Winds W at 10 to 15 mph. Prosecutors were hopeful, too, that they would prove Chacey wanted Robert's money and that she was the mastermind. But whoever that suspect was, why would he want Robert Poynter dead? Where is Chacey Poynter's Boyfriend Michael Garza Now? According to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Garza is currently in prison and will not be eligible for parole until September 10, 2046. Divorce sucks. Peter Van Sant: On the right side of his head? Officers placed the female in a police vehicle and went to investigate the incident, police said. Nicole Poynter: As he was. They are friends on the social media site, the news site reports. Chacey Poynter and Michael Garza have been charged in connection with the murder of Poynter's husband, Robert Poynter, a firefighter in University Park, Texas. The day after they returned home, which was the day before he lost his life, on September 8, 2016, hed reached out to a divorce attorney expressing he was thinking of a surprise attack. Thus, once all these aspects got combined with Chaceys odd statements immediately upon the homicide and the fact she was the primary beneficiary of his life insurance policy, she was apprehended. She was saying that somebody had come up and shot her husband and she took off running.. An arrest warrant was later obtained charging Chacey Poynter with conspiracy to commit murder. The second picture was December 2015," Chacey Poynter explained of her weight loss. At the University Park Fire House near Dallas, where Robert spent 19 years as a firefighter and later a captain, the pain of his loss is still raw for his buddies Jason Salisbury, Paul Falkenhagen, Earl Starnes and Mark McAdams. 2023 Cinemaholic Inc. All rights reserved. It was unknown whether either of the two . That they saw who she really was. MICHAEL BURK: I think you are full of crap. Earl Starnes: They got it. She told police she had no idea who fired the fatal shot. Contact | He asserted hed actually given his brothers shotgun to her as a form of self-defense mechanism because he was under the impression she was being abused implying she couldve pulled the trigger. Peter Van Sant: But every day you still feel this absence? SGT. Investigators have also not disclosed what the suspicious and conflicting information Chacey Poynter provided to them consisted of. Chacey Poynter: It was something I felt guilty about. Garza turned himself in and was held on a murder charge. When Garza took the stand, he made a shattering announcement implicating Chacey. Peter Van Sant [at crime scene with Det. Something doesnt, My aunt sharon was also telling him his little sister, He didn't want Slim at all but he did want, Sociopath, psychopath, whatever, steer clear of this person or prepare, What a rabid animal. Jeff Kovach: The question is which one of those stories does she want us to believe? Jeff Kovach: Eight days prior to the murder "I wish he'd run out of air in a fire." Amy Poynter: In my mind she's always pulled the trigger because she was the instigator of all of it. You can catch a new 'Dateline' special about the sad case of Robert Poytner tonight, Aug. 26, 2022, at 10 p.m. EST on NBC. Powered by WordPress.com VIP. MICHAEL BURK: Somebody, from what you're saying, shoots your husband, cold-blooded murder, and just lets you run away. Officers found Robert Poynter in Chaceys Jeep with a shotgun wound to the head. Robert was a devoted public servant, a career firefighter. However, their spark died down three years into their marriage, driving them to move into different bedrooms and essentially lead independent lives while still largely sharing a household. Jeff Kovach: It's one thing to talk about killing somebody. Chacey's defense attorneys, Scott Cornuaud and Frank Hughes, say the state's obsession with Chacey's affairs tainted the jury. even if it takes a very long time, Robert said, adding that he would still love and stand by Chacey if she was unable to have sex due to illness. He would just make me laugh. He had pleaded not guilty. Then, just 12 days before Robert's murder, the doorbell rang. Natalie Poynter: She was never wearing gym clothes, but she always said she was going to the gym. Earl Starnes | University Park firefighter: I remember trying to hold it all together. Chacey Poynter: We started seeing each other in December of 2007 and I was pregnant by May of 2009. CHACEY POYNTER [bodycam video]: And then when I looked up there was nobody there. Jason Salisbury: And that's the way Bob always was, not just that little girl. It was rolling very slowly. She says she told Garza about Robert's alleged anger issues. And she gave more detail about Robert's murder: CHACEY POYNTER: Right to the front of my Jeep, there was someone standing there. Prosecutors believe Chacey began grooming Garza for murder, convincing him that Robert was an imminent threat. Michael Burk: This was a clean assassination. Is Brandon Larracuente on his way out of The Good Doctor? She told police she had no idea who fired the fatal shot. She was later convicted of capital murder. Morning clouds will give way to afternoon sunshine. When investigators dug a little deeper, they discovered that Chacey and Robert were going through a divorce, and Chacey was having an affair with a man called Michael Garza. and often my little sister would wake up and cry and cry because she couldn't find her mom. On September 9, 2016, Chacey Poynter called 911 to report that her husband, fire captain Robert Poynter, had been shot in the head. This week on 48 Hours on ID, the team travel to Royse City in Texas to investigate the 2016 murder of fire department Captain Robert Poynter. . On the night of Robert's murder, Sgt. Peter Van Sant: Garza answers, "F him. I pushed myself pretty hard. I was coming to meet him at the Jack in the Box so we could talk. They'd started an affair after connecting on Facebook in the summer of 2016. This image of Chacey and one of her lovers was captured 12 days before Robert Poynter's murder. When I asked him what was going on, he said, he's gonna meet us here. We should mention Michael had appealed his conviction and penalty, but The Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas upheld it in 2020. Scare him? He thought I was on the phone with somebody else. I don't know anything. When Robert arrived, she noticed something kind of touching. : We spoke to neighbors. They still planned to meet up that night. The teaser for the special notes that Robert was a dedicated firefighter, and always went home unscathed until that tragic night in Royse City. Who Killed Robert Poynter? by Alicia Smith | Sat, 27 Aug 2022 at 01:45:46 With Michael Garza on the run, a SWAT team raided his house coming up empty. He's the dumb idiot she got to do this. And she was going to milk the last little bit of money she could get out of him. Is Callum still dating Madeline from Love Island Australia? Det. According to reports, he believed hed found his partner in her, which is why he was ready to confront her husband upon hearing of the supposed verbal, physical, and mental domestic abuse. Peter Van Sant: And that suggested what to you? Reports further suggest he never even saw the assault coming since the bullet had entered clean through his temple. I think of Bob every day I come up here. I just feel the blood [cries]. You have permission to edit this article. Per the same report from CBS News, Chacey had convinced Robert to make her the primary beneficiary on his life insurance policy that was worth $685,000.Chacey told her boyfriends that Robert was abusive. However, Michael was charged with murder for the role she apparently played at this time. Amy Poynter: One of the hardest things is they give the Last call for Robert Poynter. His wife, Chacey Poynter, blamed an unknown assailant, but it would later transpire that shed orchestrated the killing. Peter Van Sant: The next day he is killed. Where is Chacey Poynter Now? Chacey Poynter: I didn't think he was serious. She had called Robert to come help her because her jeep was stuck in the mud. Meek had a hunch that Chacey Poynter knew more than she was saying. Whatever the case may be, they did officially begin dating in December 2007, she became pregnant in May 2009, and they happily tied the knot near their 2nd anniversary in December 2009. Michael Burk: When somebody comes out to murder a random stranger, you know a big red flag is that they don't let a witness go. Robert installed a security camera next to the front door to try and catch Chacey cheating with one of her lovers. BRAD GOLDEN [interrogation]: I'm telling you man, this girl was good at what she did. Chacey Poynter: Soon as that doorbell rang, I was out that door telling him he had to go. Investigators say the more Chacey Poynter talked, the more she seemed like a suspect than a grieving wife. SHANE MEEK: Calm down and breathe for me, OK? She said that when he got into the vehicle, he was shot by a man who emerged from the dark but she had no idea who that man was. Nicole Poynter: This is his bunker gear. Investigators then set out to find the man who allegedly shot Robert Poynter. 48 hours on ID airs at 9/8c on Investigation Discovery. That night, Sgt. He turned himself in Sunday morning and is being held on a murder charge at the Hunt County Jail. Chacey Poynter is seen on a security camera her husband installed to try and catch her cheating. Det. Chacey Poynter: He was a place that I would go to to vent and and I loved him for that. Dylan Eason and Isaiah Churchwell were convicted of murdering Cynthia William "Patrick" Alexander remains in prison for murder. Garza, 37, was charged with murder. And a performance with a recurring character: Michael Garza: CHACEY POYNTER [bodycam video]: I was with at Michael's house, at Michael's house. SGT. https://t.co/hAbokASiZO pic.twitter.com/M19BdqvhBt, The night of the murder, Poynter told police that she was young and stupid when [they] got married, and she didnt want to be married anymore.. Peter Van Sant: What the heck is going on? | Entertainment. A truck driver accused of killing his lover's estranged husband in September 2016 was "obsessed" with the . In her trial before a jury in 2019, Chacey Poynter was accused of using sex and deceit to coerce Michael Garza, her accomplice in the murder, into carrying out all the dirty work. Find out Saturday, 10/9c. He got on the driver's side. He claimed he'd given his brother's rifle to her as a self-defense device because he thought she might have gotten the better of her suggesting she might have pulled the trigger. CHACEY POYNTER [breathless]: So, I I did I never, never been down this road before. Chacey Poynter: At that moment [emotional] I'm sorry. Chacey Poynter and Michael Garza have been arrested in the murder of Poynters husband, Robert Poynter. Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. CHACEY POYNTER [bodycam video]: When I walked up to him, I yelled his name and I just felt something on me. Nicole Poynter [crying]: The things you miss the most are the simple things like being able to call him. She tells her story in an interview with Peter Van Sant on 48 Hours. Was it love or money? Michael Burk: The victim was sitting in the driver's seat He's got an entry wound approximately right here on the temple. Or just have a talking to None of them are credible. SGT. Shane Meek wondered how Chacey Poynter and her husband ended up on the broken road and questioned a breathless Chacey in the back of his squad car: SGT. But the prosecutors argued at the sight of her dead husband, Chacey had a moment of sheer panic. his girls were number one on his list. The woman told responding officers her husband had been shot and was in a vehicle located on a nearby road, according to the press release. When Michael took the stand at his trial, he claimed that he had given Chacey his brother's shotgun. According to the State Department of Corrections records, he will be eligible for parole on September 10, 2046. Although she wasn't under arrest, she was read her rights. Jurors in the capital murder trial of Chacey Poynter were presented Monday to the final texts between Poynter and her husband, Robert Louis Poynter III, on the night he was shot and killed. Chacey says while texting, she got stuck. From Docuseries to Blockbuster Films Experts Discuss Why Our Culture Is Obsessed With True Crime (EXCLUSIVE), TikToker Slams True Crime Podcasts for Profiting off of Human Tragedy, Sparks Debate, The Wrong Man Went to Prison for the Murder of Leah Freeman '20/20' Revisits This Story. Chacey's mother and stepfather share custody of the couple's daughter with Robert Poynter's parents. Investigators say just the day before he was gunned down, Robert had reached out to a divorce attorney on Facebook, sending this provocative message: "I'm thinking of a surprise attack.". Im sad. he loved his ex-wife a lot, and I felt like she still had a lot of him. SHANE MEEK [bodycam video]: Chacey, do you mind if I take some pictures of you real quick? He said the trip wasn't good. The appeals court, in a July 2, 2020, ruling, affirmed Garza's conviction and sentence. Peter Van Sant: What do you think she's made up her mind about? He couldn't have shot Robert, he claimed, because he was tending to a cow on his family's farm. Who is he? But we didnt want to leave., Christy Sheats: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know. Natalie Poynter: No matter how much help you needed, he was always there. MICHAEL BURK [interrogation]: Michael was gonna shoot Robert? Isn't it time you did that? SHANE MEEK: And what was he wearing? You always had this underlying feeling that Even if he had to walk through fire, somehow that man would make it through. In 2018, Michael Garza was convicted and sentenced to 99 years. Sign up now to get our FREE breaking news coverage delivered right to your inbox. She's guilty of being negligent, because she should have anticipated that this thug Garza would commit a murder to get to her. 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