to the stallings. he has spent his entire life up till now in foster care. in 1993 stallings files a wrongful death suit against the hospital and lab for the mistreatment and misdiagnosis of her son ryan. she receives an out-of-court settlement. it was our goal to get this over with so we can go on with our lives. the stallings ask for a public apology, but the lab and hospital remain silent as the case was not brought to court. they ran us through the coals in the public when it was the other way around. now we want a public apology, which they will not grant us. four years after patty s exoneration she and david divorced, the pressure proving too much for their marriage. d.j. continues to struggle with mma and remains in david s care. the stallings case has had a lasting impact on forensic science and its relationship to
somebody totally disassociated with the case and somebody who s recognized nationwide as an expert in this area. and those people are going to have to come up with some answers to some serious questions i have. the defense attorney asks mcelroy to bring the case back into court. i agreed with the defense attorney that patricia stallings would be entitled to another trial. at that time, however, i still felt very confident that it would be a conviction if we tried her again. the judge grants a new trial. patty, how do you feel? patricia stallings is allowed out on bond. are you optimistic about your new trial? yes. what are you going to do when you re released tomorrow? eat some real food. your husband is standing right over here. he s been waiting a long time to see you. are you excited about just spending some quiet time? yes, sir. it s been a long haul so far, hasn t it? yes, sir.
bottles to a laboratory to be tested. lab tests once again confirm in ryan s blood the presence of ethylene glycol, a main ingredient in antifreeze. the bottle patty used to feed ryan during the visit is also sent to the lab and comes back positive for traces of ethylene glycol. prosecutors believe they now have enough evidence to make their case. police arrest patty stallings and charge her with assault. while stallings sits in jail, ryan s condition worsens. patty is desperate to see her son, but the judge won t allow it. still in the hospital with only his father by his side, ryan dies three days later. patricia stallings is now charged with murder. reporter john auble with ktvi-tv in st. louis follows the case closely and interviews stallings
patty stallings has spent eight months in jail awaiting trial for the poisoning death of her 5-month-old son, ryan. while in jail, stallings gives birth to a second child the couple names david junior, or d.j. for short. the state fears the stallings may cause harm to the new baby and places him in foster care. st. louis reporter john auble interviews david stallings, who is furious. i ve never been arrested. i have never smoked or drank. i have no record, period. shortly after his birth, d.j. begins exhibiting the same alarming symptoms as his brother ryan had, but d.j. is taken to a different hospital and receives a completely different diagnosis. doctors determine that d.j. has
and what happened. they said guilty, and i went blank. the verdict proves too much for stallings husband. david is devastated. david started pounding his head on the rail and beat himself totally unconscious. had to be taken from the courtroom on a stretcher by the emergency medical people. patricia stallings leaves the courthouse in a state of shock. do you still maintain your innocence? two months later, the judge sentences her to life in prison. careful. watch your step. stallings fires her attorney and hires new lawyers. she continues to claim her innocence. up next, can science help prove patty stallings is innocent? i believe that justice will be done. it might take a little while, but i got lots of time.