Allison Russell Russ Stager III, 40, was found shot in the head while sleeping in his bed at his Durham, North Carolina home on the morning of February 1, 1988. He was a baseball coach at Durham High School. His wife, Barbara Stager (born Barbara Terry), initially told police the shooting was accidental, but investigators later found inconsistencies in her account.

Barbara Stager was arrested April 15, 1988, for the murder of Allison Stager. The prosecution’s case drew on testimony from friends, coworkers and family, and noted the suspicious death of her previous husband, Larry Ford. On August 30, 1989, Barbara Stager was convicted of first-degree murder and originally sentenced to death; that sentence was later commuted to life imprisonment. She has been denied parole multiple times and remains incarcerated.

Does anyone have further details about Stager’s life in Durham or memories of Allison as a coach and neighbor?