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Jan 7, 2004 · Stephanie Stephens, a nurse and widow of Dr. David Stephens, is accused of injecting him with drugs that killed him in 2001. Prosecutors claim she confessed to a friend, while her lawyer argues she was framed and her husband committed suicide.
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- Rebecca Leung
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- How Did David Stephens Die?
- Who Killed David Stephens?
- How Did Stephanie Stephens Die?
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David Bolam Stephens moved to Hattiesburg, Mississippi, in 1987 with his then-wife and two children. He founded a heart clinic at one of the hospitals there and eventually became the Chief of Surgery there. The 59-year-old had married Stephanie, a nurse at the hospital much younger than him, in 1997. However, David was hit with a flurry of health i...
It was revealed that Stephanie had tried to get rid of David’s insulin pump quickly. After the death, blood drawn from David was sent for a test, and the results were suspicious. The blood contained chemicals that weren’t native to it. So, the authorities began digging into the couple’s past. David and Stephanie were both married to others when the...
Stephanie stood trial about a year after the arrest. One of the prosecution’s witnesses was a friend of Stephanie and her husband, Karen Burnette. She testifiedthat Stephanie admitted to having a part in David’s death. According to her, David told Stephanie about wanting to die and asked for her help. So, Stephanie had injected him with two sedativ...
Stephanie Stephens was a nurse who killed her husband, David Stephens, a surgeon, in 2001 by injecting him with sedatives and heart medication. She was sentenced to life in prison but died of pneumonia in 2006.
Watch an exclusive video of Stephanie Stephens' friend, who shares her memories of the couple and her reaction to David Stephens' murder. Find out how she met Stephanie, what she thought of their relationship, and how she coped with the tragedy.
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Sep 17, 2003 · Stephanie Stephens, a Hattiesburg woman, was sentenced to life in prison for murdering her husband, a heart surgeon. The web page reports the details of the trial and the victim's background.
- Ashley Elkins
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