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Mike doesn't say how he got his hands on the knife, but he says as they struggled and fell over on the bed, he felt the blade go into Sue's stomach. Mike Reuschel is convicted of the most serious count against him. All told, the judge gives Reuschel 30 years, not the 50 years requested by prosecutors. 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. And I got an incoming call on my cell phone and it was a recording that said, "An inmate from the Alachua County Jail has called you.". WebA Florida man has admitted to killing his wife in 2018 after she filed for divorce from him. This bot helps make sure posts to r/FloridaMan fit the subreddit. It happened around Heres everything you need to know about The Grinch sequel, plus the best books your kid can check out now. Police recovered a blanket or cloth hanging out the bottom of the oven and there was a strong smell of lighter fluid in the building, reports WFTV. Inside a box, encased in protective plastic, are the remnants of the vicious confrontation inside that bedroom that prosecutor Sean Brewer is certain contain evidence of an attempted murder. 2019 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. She's 18 years old, right? I just saw the video. Mike's ex-wife Didi Hoffman was incredulous. David Visconti | Alachua County Sheriff's Office: [driving with Peter Van Sant]: There was no forced entry initially observed by any of our deputies. i want more info. Sue's injuries were life threatening and, as medics rushed to save her, Detective David Visconti was called to the scene. Florida man stabs wife to death, leaves Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. If Mike is speaking the truth, this happy conversation happened on a bed soaked with blood and human waste. 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. Joseph Traeger, 50, of Sunrise, was arrested Thursday night in connection with the Nov. 28 killing of Jeneen Catanzaro, according to the Sunrise Police. SUE REUSCHEL: I don't know. From the outside, the Reuschels seemed happy and enjoyed a luxury lifestyle. 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Didi Hoffman: he could never have done anything like this. My hand, it was like this [showing her scars]. WebPublished October 11, 2021. "There was most certainly a struggle," Alachua County Sheriff's Detective David Visconti said of the bloody bedroom. The father is said to have seen his daughter lying in a pool of blood on the ground. Didi says everything she left behindincluding her dogbecame Sue's. Investigators say the child is that of a friend. WebIt was of a man who caught his (wife) cheating with another man and stabbed them both. But the defense thinks the blood at the crime scene helps to prove their case. Neighbors said they had been looking out for the victim since she moved in. This is so gauche I think it was 11. The motive? MIKE REUSCHEL: I said, "Sue, we need to go to the hospital." And what about that story Mike told investigators that an intruder did all this? 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.". Autopsies will be held to determine the exact cause of deaths for the victims, neither of whom was identified. But i can never find any more on it. Klicken Sie auf Einstellungen verwalten um weitere Informationen zu erhalten und Ihre Einstellungen zu verwalten. 2020 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. Please enter valid email address to continue. This is our community moderation bot. Terrible, does anyone know any names in this case? It was all on film. 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. Peter Van Sant: Where were you and how did you learn that your father on February 3rd, 2018, had been arrested? MICHAEL BERKLAND: I used the storage locker because they were safe and secured either that or I put them in my house. ANN FINNELL | Defense attorney: It is absolutely impossible to have happened the way she claims it did. Dies geschieht in Ihren Datenschutzeinstellungen. And he believes the blood on the pillowcase and on the nightstand came from that artery. MIKE REUSCHEL: She's falling backwards and I'm falling in front and on top. David Byron | Prosecutor:: There's a full glass of wine, there's some glasses, there's a lamp. She and Mike, 49, met on Match.com and Didi says Sue quickly became the lady of the manor. A Florida man allegedly stabbed his wife to death after she refused to let him move back in, and then threw her body out in the trash and left it to be picked up by the garbage truck, according to police. Caroline Reuschel: He has a picture that he showed me of his face gushing blood. I didn't count. The estranged husband was 45. Just before their walk down the aisle, a photographer captures the moment Caroline Reuschel notices a white scar down the left side of her father's face. He had some small cuts on his fingers and stomach. PAT MCGUINNESS Did you talk to her about why she had cut herself? A 36-year-old man was arrested Wednesday after Orange County deputy sheriffs say he stabbed his estranged wife and Michael Berkland: When it comes to this injury to the wrist, Michael's story makes more sense. Traeger told investigators he "panicked" and didn't want to call police and "be blamed for killing her," so he put her in trash bags and into the garbage bin for pick up, the probable cause affidavit said. During the call, Clark claimed Alleyne had a knife. According to Detective Angel Rodriguez, who is also a spokesman for Miami-Dade Police Department, officers responded to a call of an adult female having been stabbed by her husband. The alert was later canceled after Clark handed the child over to one of Alleyne's family members. Peter Van Sant: They say a quick verdict is often a prosecutor's verdict. When police arrived, Sue admitted to pushing Mike and agreed to go to their beach condo to defuse the situation. The veteran detective was becoming suspicious. Peter Van Sant: This is a lot of blood. SUE REUSCHEL: He and I both agreed that we weren't going to discuss that. Hi! DeAngelo Clark, 30, was wanted It's so beautiful. He was arrested by the NYPD several times between 1993 and 2001 for robbery, assault, harassment, possession and sale of marijuana, larceny, weapons charges and even manslaughter, the sheriff said. Shocking incident took place in the village of Shama in south-west I mean, when you hear who Michael and Susan Reuschel were before this all occurred, they lived exemplary and mostly normal lives. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Ive seen some videos where they continue on after the killing and just seeing their whole demeanor change (for some) is wild to watch. Cody Weddle joined Local 10 News as a full-time reporter in South Florida in August of 2022. 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/. I googled Florida man catches wife cheating and stabs her and it was the second one that popped up. And there was one mark from here to here [moving her finger from her right cheek to her chin]. Weeks later, she found out. She hates his daughters; she hates his former spouse That's how hateful this woman was and is. The victim in this crime, Sue Reuschel, does not appear in person. Desperate, she offered him a way out. MICHAEL BERKLAND: I did have some hearts and brains, yes. Then, she says, Mike stabbed her again: Sue says Mike then started slashing her wrist: SUE REUSCHEL: I felt like he was mutilating me. Sue says after Mike put the knife down, she begged him to call for help but he would only do that if she agreed to say an intruder had stabbed her. Mike Reuschel says he lied about the intruder to protect Sue from getting arrested for attacking him. A pair of black tights are a necessity, rather than just an accessory, to stay stylish and comfortable when temperatures drop. He said, she said: Evidence photos from the Reuschel attempted murder case. Blood spatter on the bedroom wall and nightstand. Sue says as she was lying there, struggling to stay awake, she saw Mike raise the knife yet again. And he said yes. The defense also tries to counter Sue's claim that Mike's attack came after she threatened divorce. Deputies said that Clark had also attempted to set fire to the Anthony home before fleeing. Caroline Reuschel answers a call from her father while talking with '48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant. And to see it get to this point really is a tragedy. Calm down." But Caroline says she couldn't help but notice how much Sue was drinking. And defense attorney Ann Finnell suggests those texts also reveal Sue's destructive intentions: ANN FINNELL: Have you told him "I hate you? Former headteacher Rhys And that's why the blood spatter was so important in this case. In the struggle, her left thumb was sliced. According to court documents, while Clark was stabbing his victim he and Alleyne's father had a "strange conversation" over FaceTime, reports WESH. Produced by Sarah Prior, Paul LaRosa and Dena Goldstein. You're under arrest.". Mike Reuschel, 64, was sentenced to 30 years in prison. Didi Hoffman: Mike and I were really opposites. February 20, 2021 / 10:02 PM She is alleged to have called back "I don't. Very heavy things like vases and very heavy coffee mugs. Bellamy previously lived in New York with records showing numerous addresses in Long Island, including Bellport, Medford and Central Islip and has a lengthy rap sheet here, the sheriff noted. DAVID BYRON: This is not a frenzied struggle between two adults. 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? After that, Mike and Sue's stories diverge. Never. Michael Berkland: If the wounds happened no later than 11:00, she's dead before it ever hits midnight. I said, "Sue, I'm not going to send you to jail. Peter Van Sant: Here are two sophisticated people, very wealthy, living in paradise, one of most beautiful parts of Florida and yet they couldn't work this out It's a real tragedy, isn't it? Caroline Reuschel: The last thing I saw before walking down the aisle at my wedding was this white scar from here to here [left cheek to chin]. The day before he allegedly killed Alleyne, Clark posted that the pair were celebrating their second anniversary together. David Byron: It's a thought that creeps into your head but you never really know what a jury is going to do. MIKE REUSCHEL: I don't care if she's a mellow drunk the rest of her life. Before that, Cody worked regularly with Local 10 since January of 2017 as a foreign correspondent in Venezuela and Colombia. The defense team says if we can't trust Sue's account about what time things happened, then her entire story is suspect. Sean Brewer | Prosecutor: Susan Reuschel has testified that at times when she would drink, she would lose her temper. But Mike says Sue cut her own wrist at around 3 a.m. hours later. 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The video Mike reported that he and his wife Sue had been stabbed by an intruder inside their home in an upscale section of Gainesville. She claimed that Mike concocted the whole thing, and that he was her true assailant. It was unclear if he had an attorney. r/FloridaMan is intended to be a humorous subreddit that is not just for Florida news and very definitely not for overly morbid content. Sean Brewer: Yes, and they are soaked in blood. Mike and his defense claim Sue was an abusive wife who was often in conflict with Mike over his daughter Caroline and Caroline's expensive wedding only made things worse. MIAMI (CBSMiami) - Miami-Dade Police released the name of the man who allegedly stabbed his wife to death in Northwest Miami-Dade Tuesday morning. But Caroline admits the shower was a lot of fun and she was looking forward to the wedding. She says she tried to wriggle out from under Mike, and they ended up lying sideways across the bed: SUE REUSCHEL: He just said to me, "Sue, we're just going to lay here until you die.". 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. According to Rodriguez, preliminary information indicates there was a 911 call stating an adult male had stabbed his wife. Instead, their expert says the blood was most likely castoff flung from the knife and not from Sue cutting her own wrist: David Byron: The castoff shows that he was swinging that knife as he's plunging it into her stomach and into her neck. 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. According to Mike, at about 3 a.m., their dog, Susie, wandered into this bloody scene, where violence was about to erupt again. The alleged side dude stood up and immediately tried to defend himself all to little avail. But, Caroline says, Sue wanted to do it her way. November 15, 2021 12:06 pm. There was an emergency vehicle that came and they came out, so apparently they couldnt resuscitatethe person that was in that building, said George Campbell, who lives nearby. Det. Thanks for contacting us. He has the knife," before the call ended. But for Mike, who is 64 years old, it is, in essence, a life sentence. The charge was later dropped. I believe it was in Colombia, not Florida. 911 OPERATOR: Tell me exactly what happened? Seems pretty sick to have it in that section. When officers arrived at the scene, they found her body. But surprisingly when Caroline announced in 2016 that she was getting married, Sue was happy to help. "It's about the power of desire for control.". First published on April 4, 2020 / 11:03 PM. When it's Caroline's turn to speak, the moment is charged with emotion: CAROLINE REUSCHEL: [Crying]: No one is as positive, generous and caring as this man I will say I am and will always be a proud daughter. Police said the suspect was taken into custody without incident with the assistance of the North Bay Village Police Department. Mike and Sue are divorcing and continue to fight over the marital assets, including the house where Sue was nearly stabbed to death. Curiosity got the better of me about it and i recommend people DO NOT watch it. Brewer: This is a lot of blood. Berkland says he reviewed records which stated a small artery in Sue's wrist was cut that night. David Visconti: Typically, we'll see many things knocked over, furniture, items broken, indentations in the walls, in the drywall. The surviving wife is 23. 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. He was booked into Polk County Jail, the sheriff said. Rodriguez said that upon arrival, units discovered an adult female dead at the scene. WebA Florida man killed his girlfriend and her lover after bonding out of jail on a manslaughter charge saying he lost it when he found them having sex in his Florida home, Mike Reuschel's future will now depend on whether he can convince jurors that he is the real victim. Bellamy faces two counts of first-degree murder, one count of attempted felony murder, one count of arson and one count of tampering with evidence. This is your dress. Minutes later, the phone rang again. Also it was his ex-wife, they were separated and she was with her new man. We are still piecing together why, after spending almost a year in jail, he was allowed to bond out. DAVID BYRON: At some point does he say something to you? First published on May 22, 2019 / 5:35 PM. Peter Van Sant: How much time did she have to live, in your opinion? Peter Van Sant: This is Mike Reuschel's pajamas? Miami-Dade police are investigating after a man apparently stabbed his wife to death Saturday afternoon. / CBS News, [This story originally aired on April 4, 2020. I dont want to post links because they all involve showing the video. In February 2018 he asked Sue to come to Gainesville for the weekend. Prosecutors say this evidence backs up Sue's testimony that Mike attacked her. 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. I couldn't feel anything, and I could see into my arm. But the prosecution says there is no question Mike wanted Sue dead. She says Sue was the aggressor that night, and Mike was just defending himself: ANN FINNELL: She hates everybody. Sean Brewer: He turned off the cameras and did things to make the police believe that there had been a burglar. Det. Join half a million readers enjoying Newsweek's free newsletters, Florida Teen Arrested for Threatening School Attack: 'I Will Become a God'. It was of a man who caught his (wife) cheating with another man and stabbed them both. Didi Hoffman: Truthfully, he wasn't around much, so it was it was hard. But over steaks and more wine, old wounds reopened. Judy Tygard is the executive producer. Here they are photographed in Dublin in 2016. It was updated on February 20, 2021.]. You promise?" Hare also stabbed his estranged wifes new boyfriend several times and began stabbing her when she tried to intervene, the affidavit said. If you need help with the Public File, call (954) 364-2526. I said, "Yes.". 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. 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