Case 304: The Staudte Family
When 60-year-old Mark Staudte of Springfield, Missouri, fell ill in early April of 2012, he suspected he just had a bad case of the flu. But the situation quickly turned critical, and Mark was soon found dead in his bed. A medical examiner concluded Mark had died from “natural causes”. Yet, when other members of the Staudte family started experiencing the same symptoms as Mark had, it was clear something was seriously amiss…
Team:
Anonymous Host - narration
Milly Raso - research, writing, creative direction
Mike Migas - production, music
Andrew D.B. Joslyn - music
Comments (10)
The police interrogation of Diane and Rachel was masterful! The detective did an amazing job with these 2 ladies!
Exactly my thoughts. I was shocked how fast the confession was
So they would have gotten away with it if they’d stopped after Shawn?
Did anyone else yell out loud “WHAT???” at one particular moment?
Oh yeah
Diane Staudte: oh no! Diane Staudte: anyway
This is such a horrible case and I'm always struck by how little i see it talked about. Thanks for doing it and for talking about Sean's Facebook posts. He seemed like a nice guy. It's awful to think about how alone he was at the end. This is the rare case when i would not have given a perp a chance at parole. Rachel may have been brainwashed by her mom but she was still a morally conscious, educated adult whose only problem with any of this was that her sister's murder might be difficult to clean up and get death vibes all over the house. Callous beyond description. Thanks, Casefile gang for another harrowing episode.
Wow.
This is why you never believe a women, just because she is female. Society says men are violent DV, true, but women. Mothers, daughters. do far more emotional damage to sons, brothers. and even death if their is an award.
“Women do emotional damage to men if there is an award”? What a bizarre, misogynistic, not to mention incoherent statement to make. It sounds more like you have an issue with women than an actual opinion on the case.