Stacey Rutherford thought she met her soulmate when she laid eyes on Dr. Justin Rutherford. They fell in love, and it was better than she ever imagined. But this family doctor, beloved father, and cherished husband had dark secrets. He had sworn to do no harm but would resort to any means necessary to save himself.
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Episode Transcript
Stacy thought she had the perfect husband, Justin Rutherford, doctor, father,
family man.
Speaker 2 (00:10):
It was the perfect cover for him to hide behind.
Speaker 3 (00:14):
He was sitting at our kitchen table. The cops were
on each side of him, guarding him.
Speaker 1 (00:21):
In the summer of twenty twenty one, their lives came
crashing down.
Speaker 4 (00:27):
And I tell you that it was like a movie.
I mean it was like a movie.
Speaker 3 (00:34):
Detective Weaver said to me, I'm sure you know why
we're here, and I was like, no, I absolutely don't
know why you're here.
Speaker 5 (00:46):
I mean, Justin was good at hiding things from Stacy
and the family.
Speaker 3 (00:51):
It wasn't even panic. It was just like, what is
going on here? What in the world is going on?
Speaker 2 (01:01):
Once the crimes were revealed, Stacy learned how far her
husband would go to save himself.
Speaker 5 (01:09):
Did not just say I wish he was dead. He
actually gave details and you'll explain different scenarios on how
to kill him.
Speaker 6 (01:17):
It was terrifying. There was nothing that would have been
out of the realm for him to do. From that
point on, I slept with a loaded gun next to
my bed.
Speaker 3 (01:30):
He's bad to the core and you cannot fix that.
He to me, is scarier than Jeffrey Dahmer.
Speaker 1 (01:42):
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Host
Andrea Gunning
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