Details on the Convicted Killer

Chacey Poynter conspired with one in every of her lovers to kill her firefighter husband Robert. Where is Chacey Poynter today? 'Dateline' looks at the story.

They say everything's larger in Texas — together with a killer's quilt story, apparently. On Sept. 9, 2016, a lady named Chacey Poynter known as the Royse City police department in a panic. She was stuck on a farm-to-market street, overdue at night time, alone.

Chacey told police that her husband, Robert Poynter, used to be slightly additional down the highway. He'd been shot in the head. Chacey claimed that she noticed a shadowy determine. She had called Robert to come assist her because her jeep was caught in the mud.

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However, police on the scene were reportedly skeptical instantly about Chacey's story, in line with a file from CBS News. For starters, she claimed that she were given Robert's blood on her hands after she pressed her hand to his head.

A detective that interviewed her pointed out that it was once blood spatter on her arm, which might indicate that she was once lying about how Robert's blood got on her initially. What else was Chacey lying about? Where is Chacey Poynter these days?

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Where is Chacey Poytner lately?

In jail.

It seems that Chacey conspired with one in all her aspect guys, Michael Garza, to murder Robert. Per the same document from CBS News, Chacey had satisfied Robert to make her the number one beneficiary on his existence insurance coverage that was value $685,000. Chacey told her boyfriends that Robert was once abusive.

Robert reportedly used to be making plans on divorcing Chacey, sending a message to a divorce attorney the day before he was once killed. Chacey texted her fanatics that she wanted Robert gone.

Michael reportedly purchased into Chacey's tale that Robert was abusive. Ultimately, he turned himself in to authorities, claiming that he did not pull the cause on the murder weapon himself, even though police came upon the weapon was registered to his brother, Matthew Garza.

When Michael took the stand at his trial, he claimed that he had given Chacey his brother's shotgun. He couldn't have shot Robert, he claimed, because he used to be tending to a cow on his circle of relatives's farm.

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Chacey used to be found in charge of murdering her husband. The court docket sentenced her to life in prison in June 2019. According to the Herald Banner, Chacey's appeal against her conviction used to be denied in 2021. Her attorney claimed that Chacey wasn't adequately informed of her proper to an attorney when police to start with puzzled her.

However, the appeals court docket nonetheless upheld the conviction. Chacey might not be eligible for parole until she's served at least 30 years in prison.

The Poytner case is the subject of a brand new 'Dateline' special.

You can catch a brand new 'Dateline' particular about the sad case of Robert Poytner tonight, Aug. 26, 2022, at 10 p.m. EST on NBC. The teaser for the special notes that Robert was once a dedicated firefighter, and all the time went home unscathed ... till that tragic night time in Royse City.

And for what it's value, Robert's existence insurance coverage cash went to his three daughters. Justice, indeed.

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