We slept in separate bedrooms. : You can see if you look below us tire tracks from tractors, deep ruts. However, the appeals court still upheld the conviction. Jeff Kovach: It's one thing to talk about killing somebody. Powered by WordPress.com VIP. The shell hadn't been ejected, OK, and there's two more in the magazine. It is not known when they are due to appear in court for the first time. While the latter was directly charged with murder, the count against her was upped from conspiracy to commit murder to capital murder once details regarding their marriage came to light. Peter Van Sant: Did you ever see him slam Chacey against a wall? This week on Reasonable Doubt, the team takes on the Raul and Cathy Sarinana were sentenced to death for abusing Would love your thoughts, please comment. "Her story kept adding all these different twists and turns and pieces of information that just weren't fitting in place of the puzzle," says Royse City Police Sgt. Jeff Kovach: The day before the murder from Chacey to Garza: "I've made up my mind.". Peter Van Sant: Michael Garza. Our heartfelt thoughts and prayers are with the family at this difficult time. She tells her story, Saturday at 10/9c. Shane Meek: The hyperventilating's now stopped, and she's gone into this stutter talking which leads me to believe that she does these pauses to gather additional thoughts. The investigation into the murder exposed the fractured relationship between the Poynters, including a twisted plot for killing the 47-year-old firefighter, whose wife, then 29, had carried on multiple extra-marital affairs. Peter Van Sant: And could you tell if that blast was shot from forward of the vehicle or from behind? Sgt. Michael Burk: He did not want to speak to us. Amy says in the last days of his life, Robert was finally ready to walk away from Chacey. SGT. On July 10, 2018, the prosecution put the alleged triggerman Michael Garza on trial. Where is Chacey Poynter's Boyfriend Michael Garza Now? Michael initially refused to give statements, yet the fact the weapon was found alongside seemingly one of his shirts a month later in a field less than a mile from the crime scene implicated him. Furthermore, she shared she was staying with her good friend Michael Garza, who she had also been intimate with. Peter Van Sant: Chacey told me that you always had Robert's heart. We've had a lot of issues in our marriage. Chacey Poynter and Michael Garza have been arrested in the murder of Poynters husband, Robert Poynter. Pic credits: Hunt County Sheriff's Office 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. He'd been shot in the head. Chacey's defense attorneys, Scott Cornuaud and Frank Hughes, say the state's obsession with Chacey's affairs tainted the jury. Where he was just ready, you know, to get a divorce. She said that she was not asking that. They believed that she manipulated Garza using sex to get him to kill her husband, and they later found text messages between her and a few different men that allegedly seemed to be asking them to kill her husband. Following his two-week trial as well as the jury verdict, on July 20, 2018, Michael was sentenced to 99 years in prison with the possibility of parole after 30. A detective that interviewed her pointed out that it was blood spatter on her arm, which would indicate that she was lying about how Robert's blood got on her initially. SGT. He was tired. Chacey Poynter: He's goofy. You still think that person's still there somewhere, that this couldn't have happened. CHACEY POYNTER: I didn't want him dead. and the wadding from a shotgun shell was still in his skull. Natalie says Chacey had convinced her father to change his almost $685,000 life insurance policy. Michael Glen Garza v. The State of Texas Appeal from 354th Judicial District Court of Hunt County (memorandum opinion) Annotate this Case Download PDF Search this Case Subscribe to Justia's Free Newsletters featuring summaries of federal and state court opinions. SGT. Natalie Poynter: No matter how much help you needed, he was always there. Sgt. Michael Burk: The victim was sitting in the driver's seat He's got an entry wound approximately right here on the temple. She took away all choice of anybody of having any relationship or any, you know, future with him. Det. BRAD GOLDEN: She would be at my house every day, every day, around 4 to 5 o'clock. 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. Garza, 37, was charged with murder. SGT. Ultimately, he turned himself in to authorities, claiming that he didn't pull the trigger on the murder weapon himself, even though police discovered the weapon was registered to his brother, Matthew Garza. Chacey Poynter: Verbal, mental, physical. She then texts Robert to says she was leaving a friends house in Union Valley. "I just wanted him to be OK." Her husband, however, "was dead," she says. She's guilty of being negligent, because she should have anticipated that this thug Garza would commit a murder to get to her. She told police and48 Hoursthat she didnt know that Garza had brought a shotgun. Peter Van Sant: Investigators believe you knew about the mission, planned the mission to murder your husband for money. Nicole Poynter: This is his bunker gear. Sgt. No. Golden says Chacey told him horror stories about Robert. It started seeming more and more that way. SGT. The same appeals court, in a. Det. Officers placed the female in a police vehicle and went to investigate the incident, police said. Peter Van Sant: True redemption and remorse comes from telling the truth. Testimony in the prosecution side of the case is scheduled to resume this morning. SGT. But Chacey kept on talking, revealing what she was up to before that fateful rendezvous with her husband hanging out with someone named Michael Garza: CHACEY POYNTER: I went to a friend's house. The court sentenced her to life in prison in June 2019. Chacey's mother and stepfather share custody of the couple's daughter with Robert Poynter's parents. About | 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. We've been married six years, almost seven years. his girls were number one on his list. After all, as profiled on NBCs Dateline: Out of the Darkness, it was his wife of nearly seven years Chacey Tyler Poynter and her then-lover Michael Glen Garza who were responsible for the same. Shane Meek: That some guy just happened to be standing in the shadows of the trees to step out and shoot this guy point-blank in the head with a gun just didn't make sense. SHANE MEEK [bodycam video]: Chacey, do you mind if I take some pictures of you real quick? Chacey Poynter has pleaded not guilty to a charge of capital murder in connection with the death of Robert Poynter, a University Park Fire Department captain. Det. Only Chacey could do that. They eventually tried to implicate one another, as explored on NBCs Dateline: Out of the Darkness, but the evidence ostensibly deemed the former Chacey Poynter as the mastermind. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); document.getElementById( "ak_js_2" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Is anyone feeling that the mom has strong narcissistic vibes, I worked on both cases. Michael stood trial for the murder count against him in July 2018, just to end up implicating his former lover Chacey when he took to the stands in his defense. And uh, and he laughed. So now, if you wish to learn more about the latter with a specific focus on his past, his involvement with Chacey, his own accounts, and his current standing weve got the details for you. The appeals court, in a July 2, 2020, ruling, affirmed Garza's conviction and sentence. He said the trip wasn't good. At 9:11 p.m. she texts Robert to say she is almost back to the couples Royse City residence. In her first network TV interview, Chacey Poynter tells "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant what happened the night of her husband's murder. The plan was to confront Robert outside the Jack in the Box, and demand he leave Chacey alone. Police now had what they needed. At the end of her two-week trial, the jury began its deliberations. The fact shed actually convinced her husband to make her the primary beneficiary of the $685,000 policy mere months prior and had texted several lovers she wanted him dead didnt help her case either. The next day officers interviewed Chacey Poynter, later finding a link to a photo from Garzas Facebook page on her cell phone which resulted in the issuance of a probable cause affidavit for Garzas arrest two days later. Why did you go there? Natalie Poynter | Victim's daughter: Other fire stations and police came in and they lined from the church all the way to the fire station. I think of Bob every day I come up here. Chacey Poynter Crime Wife of Slain UP Firefighter Found Guilty of Murder June 28, 2019 Timothy Glaze A jury of 12 sentenced Poynter to life in prison for her involvement in the murder of Robert Poynter III with her boyfriend, Michael Garza. Chacey Poynter: At that moment [emotional] I'm sorry. Robert could never have imagined that he was just moments away from death. Jeff Kovach | Prosecutor: That's not a coincidence. CHACEY POYNTER: He's contacted an attorney to get a divorce. Peter Van Sant: Investigators have said you were going from person to person to try to find someone who would kill your husband. Over a two-year span, Chacey transformed her body. Her defense attorneys, Scott Cornuaud and Frank Hughes, told48Hoursthat they believe talking about the affairs Chacey Poynter was having tainted the jury and had nothing to do with murder. Hours into their interrogation, Detective Michael Burke said he believed that Poynter knew who shot her husband and was covering it up for some reason. Prosecutors claimed Chacey Poynter only married Robert Poynter for his money, carried on . Always. Peter Van Sant: But every day you still feel this absence? Like what reason did he give you? CHACEY POYNTER [breathless]: So, I I did I never, never been down this road before. Jurors sentenced Chacey Poynter to life in prison with the possibility of parole in 30 years. I will shot [sic] that dude, he was found guilty. Amy Poynter: I think that's true. A jury sentenced Chacey Poynter to life in prison in June 2019 after finding her guilty in the death of her husband, Robert Louis Poynter III Credit: Hunt County Detention Center 8 Chacey was placed in a police car at the murder scene, where she appeared distraught and panicked Credit: 48 Hours 8 Natalie Poynter: I will stand up for what I know and what I believe in and that to me wasn't right. CHACEY POYNTER: My daugh he's trying to take my daughter away from me. Peter Van Sant [at crime scene with Det. I got up every morning, ran, strict diet, worked out. They are friends on the social media site, the news site reports. She had called Robert to come help her because her jeep was stuck in the mud. I mean, there was no evidence to support it at all. We we just hung out. By Julieta Chiquillo. When I'm asleep, I see it. She texted Garza from that Mexican vacation where the couple was to reconcile: He's coming after me sooner or later.". Painful. Since Chacey had told officials her then-boyfriend Michael Garza was the triggerman after shed essentially lured Robert to the rural road within hours of the incident, both were arrested. When I asked him what was going on, he said, he's gonna meet us here. I was the younger girl that came in and took their father. 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. Among those issues: her affair with Garza: CHACEY POYNTER: Michael and I ended up having sex while I was there. Would love your thoughts, please comment. Amy Poynter: From what I understand, she continued to go up to the station to kind of let him know that she was interested and did that quite often. 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. Royse City law enforcement were dispatched to the Poynter home on September 9, 2016 at around 10:40 p.m. Officers were met by Chacey Poynter who stated her husband was in a vehicle on County Road 2595 near FM 35 and he had been . I'm sorry. I never felt he loved me like he could have. Chacey Poynter: As far as I knew he was separated. But we didnt want to leave., Christy Sheats: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know. She was later convicted of capital murder. While police built a case around Chacey, they searched for clues that would implicate Garza and lead them to the murder weapon. And she played her part well. It's a true farm road. Earl Starnes | University Park firefighter: I remember trying to hold it all together. Michael Burk: Suggested she might have known the killer. "The first picture is December, probably about 2013. He would just make me laugh. Chacey says three years into their marriage, the couple grew apart. It just demonizes her. Jeff Kovach: He is a pawn. Low 41F. Mark McAdams: My last fire with Bob. Amy Poynter: We'd been married 20 years and here's a young girl that's giving him attention And I just think that she continued to try and, you know, fill any need and be there. BRAD GOLDEN [interrogation]: I'm telling you man, this girl was good at what she did. I was holding his head in my left hand, and I put the Jeep in park with my right hand. It is not clear how long they were married. I'm about to cry now. SHANE MEEK: Are you and Michael Garza dating, or anything like that? According to CBS News, she told police that she knew the identity of the man who killed her husband and that it was her boyfriend, Michael Garza. When Robert arrived, she noticed something kind of touching. It has been reported that Robert genuinely wanted to save their marriage initially, yet following a failed vacation to Mexico in the hopes of reigniting their spark, he seemingly gave up for good. Is that right? Chacey admits she began seeing other men a lot of men. For starters, she claimed that she got Robert's blood on her arms after she pressed her hand to his head. SGT. He was shorter with conversations. Peter Van Sant: On the right side of his head? MICHAEL BURK: Somebody, from what you're saying, shoots your husband, cold-blooded murder, and just lets you run away. Danny Mims replies, "I'm not a magician." Monday, Greenville Police Department Detective Phillip Spencer was called to the witness stand to transcribe the texts which Chacey and Robert Poynter were exchanging prior to the incident. The harrowing night of September 9, 2016 is forever etched in the memory of Chacey Poynter. Garza had turned himself into the authorities a couple of days after the killing and was sentenced to 99 years in prison. Using Chacey's texts, prosecutors demonstrated that her alleged love for Michael Garza was really a sinister ploy. With their two suspects now behind bars, investigators hoped to find direct evidence linking Garza to the murder. Later, she changed her story. MICHAEL BURK: You see, I think you do and that's the problem. About 30 minutes later she asks Robert to meet her at a fast food restaurant in Royse City. According to the capital murder indictment Chacey Poynter and Michael Garza were alleged to have shot and killed Robert Poynter with a shotgun on the night of Sept. 9, 2016 "for remuneration, namely: money and financial assets and benefits owned or controlled by the victim." 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. Chacey Poynter: Soon as that doorbell rang, I was out that door telling him he had to go. Chacey Poynter says "I would be better off with him gone benefits and can't lose custody.". Peter Van Sant: So, she's lying to me is what you're saying? Spencer downloaded the files from the pairss cell phones. Back in 2000, he was sentenced to a year in prison for unauthorized driving, yet he allegedly had no violent or obscenity habits that emerged in the months he knew the married mother. Michael Glen Garza, of Quinlan, was found guilty by a jury after a two-week trial in July 2018 on a charge of murder and was sentenced to 99 years in prison. Chacey Poynter: There was no plan to to bring him out and murder him. : We spoke to neighbors. He turned himself in Sunday morning and is being held on a murder charge at the Hunt County Jail. Chacey Tyler Poynter, 32, has been charged with capital murder of her Texas firefighter husband Robert Poynter in July 2016. Chacey says the couple planned to meet at a fast food restaurant for tacos: CHACEY POYNTER [bodycam video]: I was gonna meet him at the Jack in the Box. that's the thing with Bob. 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. We had guards guarding his urn, his ashes, the entire time. Umm, I could get thrown up against the wall. Natalie Poynter: She was never wearing gym clothes, but she always said she was going to the gym. That they saw who she really was. They called it search and rescue, but it was really more search and recovery, Poynter told the Dallas Morning News in 2005. CHACEY POYNTER: I dark clothes, is all I know. Distractify is a registered trademark. While Chacey chose not to take the stand, jurors did hear her speak through those recorded police videos one that captured this revealing moment: CHACEY POYNTER [holding her head in her hands during her interrogation]: Oh no. And I just I was calling his name. But the prosecutors argued at the sight of her dead husband, Chacey had a moment of sheer panic. I just I wanted him to know what it's like to be bullied all the time. On September 10, the morning after her husband's murder, Chacey Poynter was arrested for conspiracy to commit murder. The interrogation started at 2:20 in the morning and lasted eight hours: CHACEY POYNTER: Did I love Robert, yes. They're right aren't they? Chacey Poynter is convicted in the murder of Robert Poynter. In The Last of Us, were Tess and Joel together. 11:52 AM on Jul 11, 2018 CDT. And for what it's worth, Robert's life insurance money went to his three daughters. She said shed phoned Robert for help and then claimed that as he was sitting in her vehicle, a mysterious stranger came out of the dark and shot her husband in the head before fleeing into the night. Chacey Poynter is seen on a security camera her husband installed to try and catch her cheating. After the fourth hour, Chacey Poynter was found guilty of murder. I was coming to meet him at the Jack in the Box so we could talk. Robert Poynter fatally shot Friday. Jason Salisbury: And that's the way Bob always was, not just that little girl. On Sunday, Michael Garza, 37, was . Only wanted to speak to his attorney. Video related to chacey poynter & michael garza: 5 fast facts you need to know. Chacey Poynter: When I dropped the weight, I didn't hide in his shadow anymore. Natalie says while her father pulled overnight shifts at the firehouse, Chacey often snuck out for hours at a time, leaving Natalie and her then-4-year-old sister alone. 48 hours on ID airs at 9/8c on Investigation Discovery. The same appeals court, in a July 2, 2020 ruling, affirmed Garza's conviction and sentence. A man and woman have been charged in the murder of the womans husband, a Texas fire captain, police said. She told police she had no idea who fired the fatal shot. CHACEY POYNTER: I I missed my last one. Jeff Kovach: There's no way Michael Garza was ever going to get Robert Poynter out on that road alone. Follow the links to read about more horrifying crimes profiled on 48 Hours On ID. 23 Most Expensive Vodka Bottles To Drink With Your Friends, 23 Amazing Tattoo Ideas That Will Make You Special And Unique, 23 World's Most Expensive Headphones Each Audiophile Can't Miss, 23 Best Anime Series Ever Made That Are Still Actual For Fans, The List of Four Simple Rules To Have A Flat Stomach, How To Get Free Samples By Mail? Detective Michael Burk photographed the scene. You have permission to edit this article. BRAD GOLDEN [interrogation]: She always told me that Robert was abusive to her. Frank Hughes: Calling 911 is probably the strongest point we have in her defense. SGT. Natalie and Nicole Poynter [in unison]: Money. Who is he? 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. On the evening of Sept. 9, 2016, Chacey said the two could work things out, but that she wanted to talk. Paul Falkenhagen: How could you not? Police in Royse City, Texas, found Captain Robert Poynter, 47, dead Friday His wife Chacey Poynter, 29, called saying he had been shot, police said She was arrested Saturday and charged with. Peter Van Sant: Did you see him put a shotgun in your vehicle? When police asked her if it was date night, she said no, but they did have sex. Morning clouds will give way to afternoon sunshine. SGT. I started meeting people, you know, I was going out more. Explained. Peter Van Sant: Who are you yelling stop to? Chacey Poynter: No, sir. Robert was a devoted public servant, a career firefighter. According to the State Department of Corrections records, he will be eligible for parole on September 10, 2046. Not long after Chacey told Sergeant Meek about the affair with Michael Garza, she was driven downtown to the Royse City Police Department to be questioned by Detective Michael Burk. It hurts. Chacey was arrested and a SWAT team went to Garza's home but found he had already run. DET. He rushed to her side. There was blood on Chacey Poynter that would indicate she was with her husband when he was shot. CHACEY POYNTER [bodycam video]: We've been we've been having problems. Chacey Poynter and Michael Garza were arrested this weekend after her 47-year-old husband, Robert Poynter, was found shot dead in his truck Friday night in Royse City, Texas, according to a police press release. That policy was split between his three daughters. He said, "I just can't do this anymore.". Shane Meek: It's not even a traveled road. Peter Van Sant [showing Chacey a photo]: I don't mean to embarrass you with this, but what is this from? Chacey Poynter, 29, was charged with conspiracy to commit murder. . According to Park Cities People, police connected Garza and Chacey Poynter through Facebook. According to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Garza is currently in prison and will not be eligible for parole until September 10, 2046. CHACEY POYNTER [bodycam video]: And he's been shot in the head, please he's around he's around the corner, like . Chacey says while texting, she got stuck. Peter Van Sant: And that suggested what to you? Chacey Poynter: He wasn't supposed to die. Chacey Poynter: There would just be times, you know, he would grab me by my hair. It was unknown whether either of the two . Chacey Poynter was arrested for conspiracy to commit murder. And she gave more detail about Robert's murder: CHACEY POYNTER: Right to the front of my Jeep, there was someone standing there. Robert reportedly was planning on divorcing Chacey, sending a message to a divorce attorney the day before he was killed. And that's as far as we got. Garza, of Quinlan, was found guilty by a jury following a two-week trial in July 2018 on a charge of murder and was sentenced to 99 years in prison. It was updated on August 8.]. I didn't at that point I didn't want him to even talk to Robert. Chacey Poynter: I didn't think he was serious. Chacey believed she had a good reason for not reporting the alleged abuse to authorities. According to the capital murder indictment Chacey Poynter and Michael Garza were alleged to have shot and killed Robert Poynter with a shotgun on the night of Sept. 9, 2016 for remuneration, namely: money and financial assets and benefits owned or controlled by the victim.. Michael Gargiulo, aka The Hollywood Killer, preyed on women for 15 years before he was apprehended. They say everything's bigger in Texas including a killer's cover story, apparently. Who shot Robert? Investigators say the more Chacey Poynter talked, the more she seemed like a suspect than a grieving wife. Angels Landing Cult Leader Lou Castro Was Sentenced to Life in Prison. Prosecutor Calvin Grogan says investigators discovered a mountain of digital evidence. When Natalie was 16, she lived with her dad and Chacey for six months and never saw him become violent. No. Moving back to July 11, "I need him gone. Poynter and Garza are accused of working together to cause the death of Robert Poynter a University Park Fire Captain. Sgt. But the next day, Garza turned himself in and he was charged with Robert Poynter's murder. This image of Chacey and one of her lovers was captured 12 days before Robert Poynter's murder. Michael Glen Garza, of Quinlan, was found guilty by a jury following a two-week trial in July 2018 on a charge of murder and was sentenced to 99 years in prison. I will shot [sic]that dude." Read more Community Daughters of Slain UP Fire Captain File Wrongful Death Lawsuit SHANE MEEK: or anything like that in his hands? Michael was a seemingly ordinary truck driver when he first saw Chacey on Facebook in the summer of 2016, only for their subsequent sexual affair to alter everything shortly after. Shane Meek: Something just didn't sit right. SHANE MEEK [bodycam video]: All right look up at me. When veteran firefighter Robert Poynter lost his life in September 2016, it shook the entire community to the very core as it soon came to light that his wife and her boyfriend were behind it all. Scare him? She claimed her lover set up the trap to lure her husband and was even the triggerman within hours of the incident, all the while attempting to make it clear she had no hand in the actual offense. I just watched my husband get shot. Breathe fast like that you're not helping yourself, OK? That's all I know. It was some of the hardest physical work Ive ever done. Robert unfortunately didn't have a clue what happened to him. I think she knew he was ready to move on. Gone. Shane Meek: Yes, sir. Amy Poynter: he was kind of beaten down. I didn't want to be married anymore. Chacey Poynter: Nothing. Michael reportedly bought into Chacey's story that Robert was abusive. Jeff Kovach: She was texting Brad Golden while she was out there committing this murder She had sex with Brad Golden that morning. 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. No one who planned to kill someone would shoot him And call 911. Chacey Poynter: He told me to take my Jeep back up around the first corner and let Robert know that my Jeep was stuck and I needed him to come help me. Is Danny Perez still alive? 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. 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