Prosecutors say Sue told Mike that night that she wanted a divorce, and he attempted to kill her to avoid having to split his multimillion dollar fortune with her. DAVID BYRON: At some point does he say something to you? Sue was then 38 years old and a hospice nurse. But soon, another woman unexpectedly joined the family. Once in Florida, his arrests included ones for theft, armed robbery and the 2018 DUI manslaughter, the sheriff said.. If this suspect had remained in jail where he belonged, these two victims would still be alive, Sheriff Grady Judd said in the statement. And in my mind, I was, like, "What is that?". Then, she says, Mike stabbed her again: Sue says Mike then started slashing her wrist: SUE REUSCHEL: I felt like he was mutilating me. Mike and Sue are divorcing and continue to fight over the marital assets, including the house where Sue was nearly stabbed to death. She went to investigate when she saw Hare, who immediately began punching her in the face, the affidavit said. MIKE REUSCHEL: I get up out of the bed to deal with the dog, and and behind me was the knife. Mike says he came into the guest room a little after 10 p.m. and was startled to see Sue kneeling on the bed, holding a knife. Det. Jurors utterly reject Mike's story of a knife fight with his wife. 2020 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. But the prosecution doesn't think it's credible that Mike was a battered spouse. "Never in one million years would I think that my wedding would be the catalyst for all of this.". Neighbors say they heard the woman screaming, hes trying to kill me before Police said the couple had been in a tumultuous relationship for years and had separated recently. Joseph Edward Traeger is pictured in this undated photo released by Broward Sheriff's Office. Clark had also ran off with Alleyne's 1-year-old baby, triggering an amber alert in the county. Guilty. The video has already been seen by more than 10 million people and for a while was the most viewed video on the social media platform. Just a small report saying the side guy survived https://dreddsinfo.com/2021/07/florida-man-catches-wife-cheating-stabs-her-side-dude-video.html. And he said yes. Never. Produced by Sarah Prior, Paul LaRosa and Dena Goldstein. This bot helps make sure posts to r/FloridaMan fit the subreddit. Michael Berkland: The important thing about arteries though is that you get blood coming out of that with every beat of the heart. Mkie Reuschel documented some of his injuries. "There's no way on God's green earth that my father would stab anyone," says Caroline Reuschel. Hare also stabbed his estranged wifes new boyfriend several times and began stabbing her when she tried to intervene, the affidavit said. Sue's injuries were life threatening and, as medics rushed to save her, Detective David Visconti was called to the scene. I didn't count. Peter Van Sant: They say a quick verdict is often a prosecutor's verdict. Caroline Reuschel: He's sent me multiple pictures of him with a black eye. Someone's in the house and the next thing I know I wake up next to my wife and I'm bleeding. Didi said she moved out of the family home so their children, away at college, could always return to the house where they were raised. The charge was later dropped. In December 2019,, everyone returns to Judge William Davis' courtroom for sentencing. Peter Van Sant: Mike I just wanna hear you tell me. Mike Reuschel's future will now depend on whether he can convince jurors that he is the real victim. WebA Prince Georges County man has been arrested and charged with murder in the stabbing death of his wife over the weekend at their Colmar Manor home, police said. The Okaloosa County Sheriffs Office is currently investigating the incident. Calm down." David Byron: He has all of the economic resources. Did you take a knife into the room that night on February 2nd, 2018, and attack your wife? On Thursday, Traeger admitted to authorities that the story about finding his wife on the kitchen floor was a lie, the probable cause affidavit said. Or am I wrong on that? SUE REUSCHEL: He and I both agreed that we weren't going to discuss that. Please be nice to me, please.". When police arrived, Sue admitted to pushing Mike and agreed to go to their beach condo to defuse the situation. This is a blood bath committed by one person who has imprisoned the other on that bed. Clark is also alleged to have asked for advice about what he should do next after killing the 20-year-old. According to his arrest affidavit, Hares estranged wife told deputies she was in the bedroom of her apartment around 11:45 p.m. Dec. 3 when she heard the front door open. Mike Reuschel: Absolutely. Dies geschieht in Ihren Datenschutzeinstellungen. Mike Reuschel allowed Van Sant to ask a few questions. Mike Reuschel, 64, was sentenced to 30 years in prison. Berkland uses stage blood and a small syringe to demonstrate the way Sue's blood may have travelled, making a line or fine spray of drops. Joseph Traeger is accused of killing his wife, Jeneen Catanzaro, on Nov. 28. Prosecutors also want the jury to know that the severity of Sue's wrist wound suggests she did not do it herself: David Byron: The one that was truly life-threatening was the cuts that the defendant made to her wrist. Officers found Castro-Arroyo's wife inside her car with multiple stab wounds and she was pronounced dead at the scene by Miami-Dade Fire Rescue. PATRICK MCGUINESS | Defense attorney: Now, you're both bleeding during this point in time, right? MIKE REUSCHEL: Yeah, she said she doesn't want to go to jail. Traeger's stepfather told police he had been warning Catanzaro about Traeger's "violent behavior" for over a month, the probable cause affidavit said. Caroline Reuschel: I called him on his birthday. I felt the knife penetrate here [pointing to his stomach] and I rolled off as fast as I could because I was afraid that if it went in her it would kill her. Investigators say the child is that of a friend. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Onelio Castro-Arroyo, 51, called police a short time after murdering his wife and admitted to them what he had done, according to his arrest report. MIKE REUSCHEL: I don't care if she's a mellow drunk the rest of her life. SWAT officers later found the man dead in a nearby St. Andrews home. David Visconti: Typically, we'll see many things knocked over, furniture, items broken, indentations in the walls, in the drywall. Onelio Castro-Arroyo (Source: Miami-Dade Corrections). Caroline Reuschel: Ugh. My hand, it was like this [showing her scars]. Michael Berkland: The arterial spurt patterns. They also say the items on that bedside table help prove this was not a dynamic fight between two people. But she was arrested a half an hour later when she hadn't yet left the house: SUE REUSCHEL: He said, "Please place your hands behind your back. Mike did take photos of some injuries which he shared with Caroline and later, the jury. Peter Van Sant: How much time did she have to live, in your opinion? Peter Van Sant: And you're telling me the truth? It was updated on February 20, 2021.]. Mike says after Sue cut her own wrist, he left the room to turn off security cameras and stage a break-in. OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. 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She says Sue was the aggressor that night, and Mike was just defending himself: ANN FINNELL: She hates everybody. WebFlorida Man's Brotherly Love Takes a Sharp Turn with a Stabbing Incident. SUE REUSCHEL: He said, "uh, Sue, we're not getting a divorce.". SUE REUSCHEL: Mike had asked me to come in. And then next thing I know I felt searing heat, that's that's all I remember and I'm just trying to get my hands on it. Didi met Mike in college; they married and had two daughters, Caroline and Kate. MIKE REUSCHEL: I said Sue, give me the knife. A 36-year-old man was arrested Wednesday after Orange County deputy sheriffs say he stabbed his estranged wife and I'm good. Didi Hoffman: he could never have done anything like this. On Monday, Traeger told investigators that his wife died accidentally; he said he saw her lying in a pool of blood on the kitchen floor so he assumed she had a seizure and died from hitting her head, the probable cause affidavit said. Lourdes Aguiar is the senior producer. Security camera footage shows Florida couples home on the night of a violent confrontation. This was safer than my house. Hey, im new to this page but a long time lurker. Mike stopped traveling and bought a local business. Sean Brewer | Prosecutor: Susan Reuschel has testified that at times when she would drink, she would lose her temper. Peter Van Sant: So, the blood, in your opinion, gives us a timeline as to when Sue's wrist was actually cut. WebOKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) A 51-year-old Shalimar man accused of stabbing his wife was found hanging in his cell during a routine cell check at 4:30 a.m. on Sunday. Caroline Reuschel answers a call from her father while talking with '48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant. But Mike says Sue cut her own wrist at around 3 a.m. hours later. She hates his daughters; she hates his former spouse That's how hateful this woman was and is. She and Mike, 49, met on Match.com and Didi says Sue quickly became the lady of the manor. And I'm on the bed with her now, we're all on our knees. OFFICER: So, you're fighting with the subject and then he just ran off, you managed to scare him off. Once the trash was picked up, Traeger said he went to a casino for the rest of the day. Mike was about to learn his fate. ANN FINNELL: But it is about 50 times, isn't it? Mike drove home alone. DAVID BYRON: You didn't tell this jury that after all you've been through, it didn't seem fair for Susan to take half your money? Then, hours later, Sue awoke from surgery and broke this case wide open telling detectives that the story about an intruder attacking them was a lie. As Mike tells it, Sue cooked up the whole idea to lie to police, and he reluctantly agreed in order to protect her. It's so beautiful. And there was one mark from here to here [moving her finger from her right cheek to her chin]. It was of a man who caught his (wife) cheating with another man and stabbed them both. MICHAEL BERKLAND: I did have some hearts and brains, yes. Neighbors said they saw around five Miami-Dade police cars rush to the home. Mike told cops an intruder had crept into their house and attacked them. But police said video surveillance from the neighborhood showed Catanzaro come home on Nov. 27 and never leave the house again, documents said. And I think he was looking for exuberance. Neighbors said they had been looking out for the victim since she moved in. ANN FINNELL: And on your anniversary in 2017, "hate u Happy 10th anniversary. Mike says they argued about a possible cover story, but then, as bizarre as it sounds, they just lay together bleeding for several hours, having what Mike says was one of the best conversations of their lives about future vacations to Europe: MIKE REUSCHEL: We talked about going to Germany on the Rhine and Moselle River cruise. Anthony Howard Hare is at the Orange County Jail without bond on an attempted first-degree murder charge. Then the side dude was stabbed multiple times in the body. https://www.archyde.com/man-murders-his-ex-partner-with-stab-wounds-man-murdered-his-ex-partner-with-39-stab-wounds-when-he-saw-her-with-another-international/. A man identified as Abdulateef, popularly known as Dagana, has been stabbed to death by his second wife after he caught her with another man in their matrimonial home. The last text from Sue is sent at 10:13 p.m. "You have serious boundary issues with your daughter.". Hi! Once out, he discovered that his girlfriend had moved another man into his home in Davenport while he was incarcerated. / CBS News, [This story originally aired on April 4, 2020. The only thing I found about it was that is was in Florida, the poor lady (who was stabbed repeatedly) didnt survive but the other victim survived. Mike Reuschel is convicted of the most serious count against him. In 2005, after 25 years of marriage, Didi asked for a divorce. She moved to their beach condo and got counseling for alcohol and anger management. Nothing like that at all? Mike Reuschel was arrested and charged with the attempted murder of his wife Sue. Sue says Mike was on top of her, pinning her arms with his legs. But when Sue awoke from surgery for her life-threatening in juries, she gave police a different storysaying Mike was her true attacker. Caroline Reuschel: And my dad seemed to be laughing and having a good time. This is so gauche I think it was 11. The surviving wife is 23. It was all on film. On my children's lives all I did was defend myself when I got attacked. And that's why the blood spatter was so important in this case. Caroline Reuschel: He has a picture that he showed me of his face gushing blood. Sue handed over her credit card and it was done. January 14, 2023. Miami-Dade Police got a hold of surveillance video showing Castro-Arroyo taking off his shirt and dropping an unknown object into a dumpster. MIKE REUSCHEL: All I want out of a woman in my life is someone to be kind and nice to me. Remember, Sue says the attack, including the cuts to her wrist, started sometime after 10:13 p.m. I'm divorcing u U dk." Mike reported that he and his wife Sue had been stabbed by an intruder inside their home in an upscale section of Gainesville. I couldn't feel anything, and I could see into my arm. 160 people attended the wedding and Caroline says the day was "magical.". Didi Hoffman: He never touched me. The prosecution admits this injury may have been caused by Sue, but they say the evidence shows Sue was fighting for her life after Mike attacked her. You said that? The day before he allegedly killed Alleyne, Clark posted that the pair were celebrating their second anniversary together. Then, Judge William Davis took center stage. The woman stabbed Dagana when Still, Visconti had no doubt that something terrible had happened inside that house. David Visconti: None of those things were present. MTO News obtained social media reports, claiming that the alleged side dude managed to survive the attack, but is currently in the intensive care unit. They produced dozens of text messages going back to 2015 that show Sue had made that threat many, many times: ANN FINNELL: You actually say, "for the 50th time, I want a divorce.". Prosecutor Sean Brewer says justice was served to a man who lied to investigators and to the jury. The alert was later canceled after Clark handed the child over to one of Alleyne's family members. 2023 NYP Holdings, Inc. All Rights Reserved, Ex-pol charged with murdering Vegas reporter Jeff German will rep himself at trial, Murdaugh family still buried in temporary graves almost 2 years after slayings, Cops seized accused Idaho murderer Bryan Kohberger's underwear, medical gloves from parents' home, Video shows gunman nonchalantly shoot homeless man execution-style in broad daylight. While he was in jail awaiting trial, an informant came forward to claim Mike tried to hire a hit man to kill Sue a charge Mike strongly denies. We've received your submission. The veteran detective was becoming suspicious. At the Disney California Adventure Food and Wine Festival, you will find a palate-dazzling smorgasbord of cuisines and cocktails in which to indulge. The defense team says if we can't trust Sue's account about what time things happened, then her entire story is suspect. i saw the video and me SICK. We are still piecing together why, after spending almost a year in jail, he was allowed to bond out. The video is extremely disturbing warning contains very graphic content. And what's more, Brewer says, Mike Reuschel tried to kill Sue not once but twice. DELAND, Fla. - A man has been arrested and charged with stabbing and injuring his wife at a Central Florida motel Sean Brewer: When she agrees to go with his story of the intruders, she saved her life. Blurry PHOTO. Mike offers no explanation for how Sue was stabbed in the neck or thumb, but he does say about one minute into the struggle, he somehow calmed her down and put the knife out of reach. Investigators say the child is that of a friend. Peter Van Sant: Is it true that you have seen your father with a black eye? Curiosity got the better of me about it and i recommend people DO NOT watch it. Minutes later, the phone rang again. Rodriguez said a 911 caller said that a man had stabbed his wife, but In February 2018 he asked Sue to come to Gainesville for the weekend. 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