Ep. 62 | EMS True Crime: The Murder of David Castor
This is not a typical episode.
There are no segments.
No banter.
No rapid clinical teaching.
This episode tells one true story—slowly, deliberately, and from beginning to end.
In August 2005, EMS responded to what appeared to be a routine call: an unresponsive man found in bed in a quiet home in Clay, New York. No trauma. No chaos. Nothing that immediately suggested a crime.
But one detail didn’t belong.
That detail—noticed and documented by EMS—would eventually uncover the murders of David Castor and Michael Wallace and expose a carefully hidden pattern of poisoning, and lead to the conviction of Stacey Castor.
This episode walks listeners through:
The 911 call and initial EMS response
What paramedics noticed in the room—and why it mattered
How certain poisons can mimic natural illness
The role EMS documentation played in triggering a homicide investigation
How a single PCR became part of a criminal case years later
This is not a story about EMS solving crimes.
It’s a story about EMS recording reality accurately—and how that record can carry legal weight long after a call is closed.
If you work in EMS, this episode may change how you think about:
Death pronouncements
Scene awareness
Narrative writing
The legal afterlife of a PCR
If you don’t work in EMS, this episode shows how justice sometimes begins quietly—with a timestamp, a sentence, and a detail no one thought mattered.
⚠️ Content Advisory:
This episode discusses real deaths, homicide, and forensic investigation. Listener discretion is advised.
Picture of the glass that was found on scene
