I had a friend of mine who was a photographer and she did a boudoir shoot for me. Chacey now claims it was Garza setting a trap. DET. MICHAEL BURK: Somebody, from what you're saying, shoots your husband, cold-blooded murder, and just lets you run away. Chacey once stated, nothing really set it off, but her husband did later grow verbally, physically, and mentally abusive upon starting a testosterone treatment theres no evidence of said violence. He wasn't home as much. And for what it's worth, Robert's life insurance money went to his three daughters. The court sentenced her to life in prison in June 2019. Scare him? When I'm asleep, I see it. Wife, Chacey Poynter, charged w/ consp.2 commit murdr pic.twitter.com/OrH4tqsqCH, Cory Smith (@CorySmithNBC5) September 10, 2016. Please visit https://www.huntakiller.com/thatchapter and use code 'CHAPTER' for 20% off your first box!Cha. "I just wanted him to be OK." Her husband, however, "was dead," she says. DET. Furthermore, she shared she was staying with her good friend Michael Garza, who she had also been intimate with. Peter Van Sant: Investigators believe that you were luring your husband to this remote area so he could be murdered. Peter Van Sant: And off he runs. Burk]: Why did he park there? . Michael stood trial for the murder charge against him in July 2018, only to confess and implicate his former lover Chacey when he took to the stands in his defense. Nicole Poynter: This is his bunker gear. Being able to see him and hug him, you know. Garza turned himself in and was held on a murder charge. 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.. Calvin Grogan: Michael Garza just happened to be the person that was in Chacey's life at the right time All it really took for Chacey was to basically just dangle the bait. Chacey Poynter: Correct. On September 10, the morning after her husband's murder, Chacey Poynter was arrested for conspiracy to commit murder. Robert and Chacey were married on December 28, 2009; she was 22 and he was 40. Sgt. 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. 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 . However, police on the scene were reportedly skeptical right away about Chacey's story, per a report from CBS News. The plan was to confront Robert outside the Jack in the Box, and demand he leave Chacey alone. He was an ass---- to me, I loved him . Was it love or money? He turned himself in Sunday morning and is being held on a murder charge at the Hunt County Jail. They've never really cared for me from the beginning. There was no talk of that. Appeals of both defendants' convictions have been appealed before the Fifth Court of Appeals in Dallas, which issued its ruling July 22 to affirm Garza's conviction and sentence. 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. Was Chacey Poynter and Michael Garza convicted? 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. Michael Burk: He told Chacey that the ruts were too deep, and he wasn't going to be able to get his truck down here. BRAD GOLDEN [interrogation]: She always told me that Robert was abusive to her. Spencer also read a series of increasingly romantic and intimate text messages between Chacey Poynter and Garza between late July and the night of the shooting death, where Garza repeatedly claims he would do anything for the defendant. Chacey will not be eligible for parole until she's served at least 30 years in prison. Chacey Poynter plays the victim and then she uses that to manipulate people. #48HOURS IN 48 SECONDS: The sole witness to a murder helps police make sense of a bewildering crime scene. Photo courtesy Hunt County Detention Center. The police were instantly suspicious of Chacey and didnt buy her story that someone just happened to be waiting in the bushes to jump out and shoot Robert. Mark McAdams | University Park firefighter: I did the Fireman's Prayer. Natalie Poynter: I will stand up for what I know and what I believe in and that to me wasn't right. 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." 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. Peter Van Sant: How do you want your father to be remembered? Like what reason did he give you? 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. Privacy Policy, Season 2 of the Vinland Saga: Recap and Explanation. Where he was just ready, you know, to get a divorce. 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. Chacey Poynter: Soon as that doorbell rang, I was out that door telling him he had to go. Natalie and Nicole Poynter [in unison]: Money. MEEK: What made you come down this one? However, the appeals court still upheld the conviction. Earl Starnes: We waited for a while An hour, two hours, three hours went by. Sgt. And a performance with a recurring character: Michael Garza: CHACEY POYNTER [bodycam video]: I was with at Michael's house, at Michael's house. When officers arrived, she told them that shed been out driving when her Jeep got stuck in the mud. Breathe fast like that you're not helping yourself, OK? As per Chaceys narrative, shed spent the fateful day with Michael, and theyd planned to threaten Robert into leaving her alone, but she had no idea he intended to utilize his brothers shotgun. Peter Van Sant: Natalie and Nicole have told us that it never happened. SGT. And she was going to milk the last little bit of money she could get out of him. And and I was I was OK with that. Mark McAdams: My last fire with Bob. Chacey answers, "Well, I need one. He was shorter with conversations. It just demonizes her. Det. She was saying that somebody had come up and shot her husband and she took off running.. We can work on it. Hurt him? It's Michael Garza talking about murdering your husband. It's another thing to go through with it. With their two suspects now behind bars, investigators hoped to find direct evidence linking Garza to the murder. I pushed myself pretty hard. SGT. 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 Moving back to July 11, "I need him gone. She is being held at the Hunt County Jail. Chacey Poynter: It was something I felt guilty about. Mark McAdams | University Park firefighter: She met him and she walked him to his death. 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. 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. He was tired. But every time I pass his locker, I get choked up inside, it makes me want to cry. I I really did love him. SGT. Where is Chacey Poynter's Boyfriend Michael Garza Now? Angels Landing Cult Leader Lou Castro Was Sentenced to Life in Prison. The teaser for the special notes that Robert was a dedicated firefighter, and always went home unscathed until that tragic night in Royse City. Robert reportedly was planning on divorcing Chacey, sending a message to a divorce attorney the day before he was killed. When I asked him what was going on, he said, he's gonna meet us here. Nicole Poynter [crying]: The things you miss the most are the simple things like being able to call him. There were excuses when he was gone. This is why he was prepared to confront her husband upon hearing of the alleged verbal, physical, and mental domestic abuse. Chacey admits she began seeing other men a lot of men. Chacey Poynter: There would just be times, you know, he would grab me by my hair. It was rolling very slowly. DET. he loved his ex-wife a lot, and I felt like she still had a lot of him. She was stuck on a farm-to-market road, late at night, alone. BRAD GOLDEN: She would be at my house every day, every day, around 4 to 5 o'clock. 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: Investigators have said you were going from person to person to try to find someone who would kill your husband. 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. Prosecutors maintain Poynter plotted out the murder with Garza to cash in on her husband's life insurance policy. 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. Im sad. On July 10, 2018, the prosecution put the alleged triggerman Michael Garza on trial. SGT. 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From the moment police arrived at the scene, they were skeptical of Chacey's story of what happened. They're right aren't they? It hurts. Jeff Kovach: We believe that was the motive. Poynter began his career as a firefighter/paramedic, was promoted to lieutenant in 2002 and to captain in 2012. Michael Gargiulo, aka The Hollywood Killer, preyed on women for 15 years before he was apprehended. Robert was a devoted public servant, a career firefighter. SGT. 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. I just feel the blood [cries]. Chacey Poynter: As far as I knew he was separated. MICHAEL BURK: I think you are full of crap. You're right, but I'm invested." Chacey, 20, was working as a nurse aid. Brad Golden is the lover caught on the security camera video. CHACEY POYNTER [bodycam video]: And he's been shot in the head, please he's around he's around the corner, like . The then 20-year-old nurse aide was reportedly under the impression he was separated, yet everyone close to the firefighter has asserted she relentlessly pursued him until he left his family. I think of Bob every day I come up here. There was blood on Chacey Poynter that would indicate she was with her husband when he was shot. The fact the weapon was discovered a month later in a field less than a mile from the crime scene implicated him. Chacey says three years into their marriage, the couple grew apart. Jason Salisbury |University Park firefighter: Smiling and giggling, talking about tacos and cologne. On September 9, 2016, a desperate 911 call triggered a swift response from the Royse City, Texas, Police Department. 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