she was in such a state that their marriage had deteriorated, completely. sandy s doctor prescribed antidepressants. they appeared to be working, until 18 months after her accident, david duyst called 911. 911. what is your emergency? ma am, my wife just tried to kill herself again. i think she did it this time. okay, what did she do? she shot herself. okay, where d she shoot herself at? in the head. an ambulance rushed sandy to a nearby hospital, but she was declared dead on arrival. and i said, no! and it was just hard to believe, because she was so young, you know, is what it was. she was only 40 years old. in sandy s bedroom was a 9-millimeter semiautomatic pistol the family owned for protection. david duyst told police he and sandy were having marital problems and no longer slept together. sandy slept in the master
then investigators got a telephone call from sandy s sister. she told them about a conversation she had with sandy a year before her death. sandra had indicated to her sister, if anything ever happens to me, i ve left a note for you in the china cabinet at the home. please just get it and read it. with a warrant, investigators searched the duysts home. this china cabinet not only held china, but it seemed to be like a repository, if you will, for family paperwork. so, i just began searching this china cabinet from top to bottom. on the very bottom shelf, way in the back behind some dishes, there was a white envelope, and all it said on it was the name of sandra s sister. and i immediately retrieved it from where it was. it was sealed. i didn t open it up at that point. the note was immediately sent to the crime lab, where it was opened by forensic analysts. it proved to be nothing less
picture, being dead, as opposed to just divorcing her, he avoids paying alimony, child support, and adding further financial woe to his particular situation. so, i mean, the motives were the oldest ones in the world, money and women, and he had both of them. with $500,000 worth of life insurance on sandy, prosecutors think david duyst chose murder over divorce. they believe the first attempt on sandy s life took place in the horse stable. sandy s letter said david hit her on the back of her head with an ax hammer, but she survived those injuries and covered up the incident. 18 months later, with david and
background, the fact that he appeared to be a stable, normal guy with a family and a good job and some community involvement and stuff, we basically gave him the benefit of the doubt and kind of accepted what he had said. but if it was a suicide, why didn t sandy leave a note? is ma? are we good? go see. go look through their windows so you can understand their views. go find out just how kind the hes and shes of this mankind are. can a a subconscious. mind? a knack for predicting the future. reflexes faster than the speed of thought.
sandy s known handwriting samples. he found it to be consistent. scientists found a fingerprint on the letter. it was sandy s. and dna testing confirmed that sandy licked the envelope to seal it. now that sandy claimed the incident was an attack, investigators reviewed hospital medical records and discovered that the attending physician doubted a horse had done that damage. they were semi-circular in nature and there were a number of them, and they put lacerations in her head, which she had to staple shut. and he said it just didn t look like any horse kick injury i d ever seen. dr. john hulsing was in the duysts barn shortly after the incident. he, too, noticed inconsistencies. i went in that stall and i couldn t find any blood on the wall where this reportedly happened. it was all outside of the stall