Today we will discuss one heck of a messy case that takes place in Missouri in the 2000s. The chaos begins when Betsy Faria's husband, Russ Faria, comes home one evening to find his terminally ill wife bloodied on the living room floor. The investigators and prosecutor, Leah Askey, decide to manipulate the evidence in an attempt to show Russ murdered his cancer stricken wife. With the help of Pamela Hupp, Betsy Faria's friend, also the state's star witness testifying to Russ's abusive, alcoholic ways. Russ is found guilty of murder. After several years go by with Russ in prison, the questionable death of Pamela Hupp's 77-year-old mother, a few convenient life insurance payouts, Russ is granted a new trial. Listen to today's case to hear about how desperate Pamela Hupp was to frame Russ for murder she sought out a new victim, Louis Gumpenberger. This week's episode will leave you saying what the heck!?

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https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/who-is-russ-faria-exonerated-betsy-faria-murder-pamela-hupp#:~:text=He%20was%20the%20son%20of,nearby%20O'Fallon%2C%20Missouri.Mini Series : The Thing About Pam