A bitter divorce leads to a violent homicide, however the killer is not who you might be expecting. Who killed Annie Hester? 'Dateline' has the solutions.
"It is a horrific and ... obviously a very violent crime scene," Gresham Police detective Aaron Turnage tells Dateline's Josh Mankiewicz in a promo for the May 6 episode titled "The Undoing." Detective Turnage is obviously disturbed by means of what he saw when he entered the house of 34 year-old Annastasia "Annie" Hester the evening of June 10, 2016.
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Her condo was once coated in blood, and police needed to maneuver around bloody footprints all over the floor. Despite the fact that Annie was once alive when she called 911, she would later die from her injuries. Dateline is digging into what Detective Turnage calls a "love spiderweb," and it's a tale that has one surprising expose after the opposite. Who killed Annie Hester? Here's what we know.
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Who killed Annie Hester?
According to KOIN, Annastasia Holmes married Matthew Hester in July 2008. A couple of years later, in November 2011, Annie would give beginning to their daughter Alice which is when issues began to go downhill for the couple. Matthew's earlier marriage ended because he cheated on his ex-wife, and historical past absolutely repeated it self with Annie.
Their circle of relatives counselor noted that, "Ann shared that (after the affair) she felt she could not trust him and decided it would be better for Alice if they got a divorce." Matthew tells a different tale, claiming that they had an open marriage. Either manner, the divorce used to be finalized in August 2012. By May of that year, Matt had lost his process and was unemployed. In 2013, he would move in with Angela Rose McCraw
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It did not take long for Matt and Angela to move from platonic cohabitation to romantic couple. On Sept. 22, 2014, they have been married. In spite of a bitter custody struggle, Annie and Matt were given alongside slightly well. Matt would watch Alice while Annie used to be working, which was no longer the parenting plan established via the court. However, once Angela entered the picture, issues grew tense between Annie and Matt.
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Angela had 3 youngsters of her own. The father of her daughter committed suicide, which greatly contributed to Angela's nervousness. In truth, her mental well being was once so bad, that she used to be unable to paintings and as a substitute accumulated Social Security assessments. "Angela had diagnosed all three of her children with mental illnesses ranging from autism to obsessive-compulsive disorder," reported KOIN. It wasn't lengthy earlier than Angela satisfied Matt that Alice was suffering from bipolar disorder.
Angela was once satisfied that Annie was an abusive ex-partner, which is in part what led her to Annie's rental the morning of June 10, where she broke in thru a window. Angela then stabbed Annie more than 60 instances. KOIN also reported that what led investigators to Angela were the bloody footprints at the scene, that have been, "forensically matched to a specific product and retail store, and investigators linked that boot to a purchase McCraw-Hester made in 2015."
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On Oct. 4, 2017, Angela Rose McCraw-Hester was once arrested in her house in Pocatello, Idaho, where she and Matthew (in conjunction with Alice and her kids) had moved. Beyond the bloody footprints, government also discovered, "traces of her DNA in Annastasia Hester’s apartment," as well as, "surveillance videos showing the same make and model car she drives leaving the apartment area shortly after a 911 call," in keeping with Oregon Live.
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Matthew was additionally arrested because he used to be blocking the entrance door, despite the fact that he used to be later launched. However, he wouldn't walk loose for for much longer.
Where are Matthew Hester and Angela McCraw-Hester now?
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Matthew's tale is somewhat more sophisticated. Law and Crime disclosed that on June 19, 2019, Matthew Hester was once, "indicted for solicitation to commit murder, two counts of conspiracy to commit murder, and hindering prosecution." It was once later found out he had several conversations with Angela wherein he admitted that he wanted Annie was once dead.
Matthew additionally solicited Aaron McCraw (Angela's ex-husband, now not the one who dedicated suicide in fact) to kill Annie. He pleaded guilty to "the solicitation of murder and hindering prosecution charges," and is currently awaiting trial in Two Rivers Correctional Institution. Tune into the May 6 episode of Dateline for more information in this absolutely unusual, deeply upsetting story.
Dateline airs Fridays at 9 p.m. EST on NBC.
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