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===Murder of Betsy Faria=== On 22 December 2011, Betsy Faria changed her $150, 000 life insurance policy so that Hupp was named as the sole beneficiary rather than her husband Russ (although Russ was named as a beneficiary in a separate $100, 000 policy). Five days later, on 27 December, Betsy underwent chemotherapy before being driven home by Hupp, the last person to see her alive. Russ was originally meant to drive her home, but Hupp had driven in first and insisted on picking her up. At 9:40 pm, Russ arrived home and found his wife dead. She had been stabbed 55 times and had a knife lodged in her neck, with a second lying on the couch. Russ was arrested the next day. A pair of bloodstained slippers were found in his closet and a document was found on Betsy's computer in which she expressed fears her husband would kill her. Russ had also failed a lie detector test and had claimed in his 911 call that Betsy had killed herself, a claim described as "ludicrous" by first responders. However, Russ had a solid alibi; he had been out with four friends when Betsy died, and CCTV footage and receipts from places they visited backed up the alibi. Despite this Russ was charged with Betsy's murder. Prosecutor Leah Askey argued that the four friends had conspired with Russ in the murder, although none of them were ever charged. Russ was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment without parole. In January 2014, KTVI, a subsidiary of Fox News, partnered with the ''St. Louis Post-Dispatch'' to investigate the Russ Faria case. They uncovered multiple inconsistencies in Hupp's story and phone records showing Hupp was in the area half an hour after she claimed to have left her, around the time she was killed. Judge Chris Mennemeyer had ruled this evidence inadmissible and had refused to allow the defence to present Hupp as an alternate suspect. It was also discovered that lead prosecutor Askey was in a relationship with lead investigator Mike Lang, and that the document allegedly written by Betsy Faria describing how she though Russ would kill her was written using a software that was not installed on Betsy's computer. Defence attorney Joel Schwartz appealed the conviction and Russ was granted a new trial at which the defence was allowed to introduce evidence implicating Hupp. Russ was acquitted and released on 7 November 2015 after serving four years.
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