Kentucky – A Kentucky pediatrician charged with attempting to kill her ex-husband in a murder-for-hire plot allegedly considered taking him out by supernatural means before going the hitman route.
Dr. Stephanie Russell, 52, was charged with use of interstate commerce facilities in the commission of murder-for-hire back in 2022. Investigators say she contacted someone she believed was a hitman — but was actually an undercover FBI agent — to kill her ex, Rick Crabtree.
With her trial on the horizon, new documents have been filed by the defense in her case, including photos of WhatsApp communications between Russell and spiritualists claiming to be proficient in “death spells.”
Her defense released the messages in an attempt to show how their client’s “mental health was severely disturbed” at the time.
The first of the texts were between Russell and someone identified as only “Mama.”
“Looking for a death spell. Do you know about Quimbanda? What is your success rate? Your price? Your guarantee?” asked Russell at first, referring to an Afro-Brazilian religion which reportedly uses animal sacrifice.
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