His parents were ecstatic. Like everyone elses mom, I guess.. Andrew Bagby was a genial boy with dark hair hanging over his cherubic face. I didn't even know why I was going, other than Mom didn't want. HEATHER: I knew he'd been struggling with me moving on and dating other people. The man said Turner had called him about 200 times in a one-month period, including a call to tell him she was pregnant with his child. For the Bagbys, shock might have, (Photo of David and Zachary; photo of Kate and Zachary; Shirley being escorted, from court; court documents; court exterior; court documents; Kate and David), KATE: I'd sat in the back of the room while Judge Green said to her, `I'm so, sorry, Dr. Turner, your life is on hold, and I know the law is slow.' It's pretty easy to analyze what the, options are. By the time they arrived at Turner's house, Zachary was asleep and Kate and David prepared to leave. A well written memoir by a father who son was murdered by an ex-girlfriend that was pregnant with his son's child. Oh, my. Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot concedes defeat, Southern California home sales fall to all-time low, Denver just got a direct flight to this Caribbean island known for music history and vegetarian cooking, NYC Mayor Adams dismisses need to separate church and state, declares himself a servant of God, Zero-calorie sweetener linked to heart attack and stroke, study finds, Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information. But in January 2003, the legal system confounded their expectations yet again. It, (Photo of Shirley; Shirley, Zachary and David; photos of Shirley and Zachary). Cant imagine the pain the author went through writing this book. A man, who would not give police his name, called the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary to report that he had met Turner in a St. Johns bar and that he later had sex with her. She was granted bail and awarded custody of the child despite the fact that she faced charges ofpremeditated murder and had fled the U.S. David and Kate Bagby moved to St. John's. Shockingly, despite everything that happened both on and after the show, Kate and David made another go of it. Some months ago I watched the documentary, "Dear Zachery" on Netflix. I only live a block away.' Kate and David remember that Andrew was born late. with a supervisor, and we had to be searched. As Turner fought her extradition on murder charges, the Bagbys fought for custody of their grandchild. That is not a spoiler, as it is on the back of the book. Reviewed in the United States on September 4, 2020. Mr. KUENNE: He warmed up to me as the--as the week wore on, MORRISON: But the Bagbys were especially anxious. This hope is brutally extinguished when Shirley kills Zachary on one of her visitations. `When Andrew would cry, David would say, `To think we paid good money for this,' Kate jokes. It turns out Shirley owned a .22 caliber handgun, which she acquired while living in Iowa. He was especially delighted to hear that David and Kate Bagby are once again hauling out boxes of Christmas decorations that went unused for so long. MORRISON: I never know what to think about these feelings that people get. Help contribute to IMDb. will not hurt Zachary, period. David Bagby. They might as well have sent a taxi to her to help take him out and drown him. "All I could say was: 'My son is dead? Well written from the heart and to the point. Tragically, Shirley kills Zachary in a murder-suicide. He has clearly done his research of the law and proposes many ways that this type of tragic event could be prevented in the future. would be the difference if one person weren't alive? Woman #11: Doesn't matter what happened. The first time we had contact with her was over the phone. In the fall of 2002, Turner and her lawyer agreed that the Bagbys should gain temporary custody of Zachary if Turner were sent to jail. I'm just looking for somebody to hang out with and have fun here in school.' MORRISON: When another of Andrew's best friends, Kurt Kuenne, heard about the murder, he also went into a tailspin. She's very active online and has kept fans updated on her dating life, including her new man. A three-volume report released in 2006 by coroner Peter Markesteyn blamed fundamental flaws in the province's social services for Zachary's preventable death. Turner, despite being under orders to avoid contact with the couple, sent them photographs of the baby and a "baby book" so they could fill out their side of a family tree. "There, is no indication of a psychological disorder that would give concern about, potential harm to the public generally as her crime, while violent, was, specific in nature." Since then, David has spent time enjoying the single life and reconnecting with some of the guys fromTemptation Island. This is a heartbreaking book written about Andrew Bagby and also about his son Zachary by Andrew's dad David Bagby. (Photo of Shirley, Kate and Zachary; photo of Shirley, David and Zachary; Ms. TURNER: (Audio recording) Well, I just want your word that I'm going to, know where he's at, like any babysitter, you know, if you're going to take him, anywhere, just say, `Shirley, we're going to run out and do this. Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available from thestaff@tvtropes.org. Those words, David says, are burned into my heart.. Zachary Andrew Turner was born July 18, 2002. She studied international business and marketing before finding her passion for writing. Just before 6 a.m. the next day, a park visitor found Andrew Bagbys frost-covered body lying face down in the parking lot. For parents Dave and Kate, the pain was unbearable? Nurse and mother Kate Bagby was at work caring for patients the day she heard her son had been murdered. I was at work and the receptionist said you have a call from the Sunnyvale police, says Kate, then a nurse practitioner in obstetrics and gynecology at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center. get in there, if that's what she demanded. She was placed on suicide watch after intake screening. Zachary himself was murdered by his mother as well. Kate, the compassionate nurse with the unshakable religious faith. As the Bagbys settled into their renewed life, Turner pursued an appeal of her November jailing. An autopsy report would show that an anti-anxiety drug, prescribed by the very psychiatrist who put up Shirley's bail money had been, mixed into Zachary's formula. It's. A court mandate allowed David and Kate Bagby to spend time, with their grandson, babysitting, even sharing in joint activities with. In one of the infamous bonfires, David's threesome with two of the single women was shown to Kate. Some changes, including increased spending and a review of social worker training, have been made to the child protection system since the tragedy. ', Because I know you would be worried if we disappeared for a couple of days or, MORRISON: Was she planning something? He interviewed old friends who recalled Andrew as a gregarious, well-loved soul who starred in Kuenne's earliest attempts at filmmaking. Ultimately, the Bagbys desire to be with Zachary, the one they loved the most, required them to cooperate with Turner, the one they despised the most. (David; Kate and Zachary; Shirley and Zachary). Was inspired to read this book after watching the horrifying documentary "Dear Zachary". Defo a good read. The next day, she got in her car with her gun.. Reviewed in the United States on October 26, 2016. As the months slowly passed, the Bagbys visitation rights were expanded. `You gave me a lovely son, and now it's over.'. Mr. KUENNE: You know, he said--she said, `Look, I'm not looking for another husband. It was all incorrect from the beginning, that all this, innocence and everything she's told you was a lie. I didn't have. MORRISON: It was November 2001 when Dr. Andrew Bagby, 28 years old, was found in hospital scrubs lying facedown in the state park in Derry Township, Pennsylvania. Audio CD. Mr. BAGBY: (Audio recording) (Unintelligible). This quote is repeated over and over as Kuenne describes plenty of evidence of just that: fifteen-minute suicide watch while imprisoned, threatening to stab another inmate, restraining orders against Shirley by eight different people, previously attempting suicide on an ex-lover's property, etc. MORRISON: Andrew tried to make a clean break with Shirley in October 2001. Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2017, This is a book written by David Bagby about the murder of his son by his mentally ill obsessed stalker Dr. Shirley Turner. Corporal GARDNER: (Audio recording) Yeah, Dr. Turner, I'm Corporal Gardner with the Pennsylvania State Police. At the final bonfire, David and Kate broke up, with Kateleaving the island aloneand David leaving with one of the single women, Toneata. They raised a wonderful, Unidentified Man #26: Thanks for bringing such a wonderful person. He eventually moved on to a residency in Latrobe, Pa., and she went to work as a family practice doctor in Council Bluffs, Iowa. This provision has a good chance of causing judges and prosecutors to fix what got Zachary killed.". David has written a book about the case, Dance with the Devil: A Memoir of Murder and Loss. Oh, my God. (Photo of Kate, Zachary and Shirley; photo of David, Zachary and Shirley; photo of Shirley and Zachary; photos of Zachary with Shirley and Kate), Mr. BAGBY: Our usual policy was just to let her go. It was the last time the Bagbys would see Zachary. And I know, you love me, and--yeah. Was it a tight bond? What do you want it Mr. BAGBY: Very seriously. Either she's grabbed Zachary and taken off and she's trying to, escape, and she has a snowball's chance in hell of getting away with that. The 28-year-old California native, a family medical practice resident, died Nov. 5, 2001. Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father (2008) 1 Video. Right, right. Snow. Ms. TURNER: (Audio recording) I do have a complaint, finally. Next: Temptation Island: Where To Follow The Season 3 Single Girls On IG. If she had her way, we would not have had any visitation at, MORRISON: Coming up, fighting not just to see their grandson, but. (David and Kate; photo of Andrew by tape being put into recording device; Ms. TURNER: (Audio recording) Are you babysitting? They moved to Newfoundland to give the legal battle their full attention but Turner remained at large. Some days its difficult to get out of bed, Kate, 65, says. Both of them were victims of murder. The rest of the documentary describes the fallout of Zachary's death, but for his family and for the judicial system. He rarely posts on his private Instagram, so there's very little information about what his life has looked like after the show. Whom was also a doctor. If it looks like she's likely to go back, how is she going to behave? In November 2002, a year after Andrew's murder, the judge in Turner's extradition case finally threw out the queries raised by her lawyer and put Turner in jail, ruling there was enough evidence to warrant a trial. Why don't you just take him?'. Cpl. You never know whats going to make you sit and cry for the day.. The Hornet was just back from patrolling the coast of Vietnam. Why didn't the many people who witnessed Shirley Turner's disturbing behavior and intense wrath make an issue in the courts more of it? unforgivable and that's just the way it's going to be for the rest of my life. No question. KATE: It was shocking, but not a surprise. Zachary, how's our baby today? And now a vindictive stalker had killed him shot him again and again until the gun wouldnt shoot any more and left him to die in the November cold of a remote parking lot near Latrobe. substance to it. But after a year of trying unsuccessfully to have a baby, Kate started using fertility drugs. I got to see what happens to the bastard who did this. GARDNER: (Audio recording) I'm not going to kid you, Doctor. Justice Gail Welsh justified allowing Shirley to walk because there was "no evidence" of Shirley having mental dysfunctions that made her a danger to society. Mr. DAVID BAGBY: I threw the phone at the desk, and I jumped up and just screamed, `No! If they had awarded custody to the Bagbys and not granted that monster bail Zachary would be a young man and Shirley Turner would be serving her sentence in a Pennsylvania Women's Prison. This is tragically cut with one of Andrew's friends remembering that he was never latewhich is how he knew, when Andrew didn't arrive to his house as planned, that something was terribly wrong. Shirley's message of "Mommy loves you" to Zachary is replayed following, Shirley Turner not only never sees justice for Andrew's murder, but by. Hed been shot five times. murderer in check. However, as events transpired, the focus shifted to the incompetence of the Canadian courts in keeping Turner behind bars, as well as the plight of Bagby's parents, David and Kate, as they battled to get custody of the last remnant of their slain son. `Are you Kathleen Bagby? I said, `Yes. He said, `You have to call the coroner in Greensburg. I knew then, it had to be Andrew.. Right? How could a woman be in jail on a suicide watch one day and be taking care of his grandson the next? It would take two weeks. The couple had met in medical school at Memorial University of Newfoundland. And thus the decision from which all else followed. KATE: I thought, `Well, God, this is it.' KATE: And so she said, `Oh, take him and get him dressed,' to me. He was beautiful and looked just like Andrew. MORRISON: Ah, but there was a lot to say about Andrew. And Shears says his mother was good to him when he was a child. KATE: Ah, it was wonderful. And now it's just. I tended to break down in rage.. Get Morning Report and other email newsletters. And Turner had said he was a, MORRISON: But there were some caveats. It was a joy and Zachary was much loved, Kate says. You know how loved ones you've lost take on sort of a rosy glow in your memories? Then, 8.5 months after Andrew Bagby was murdered - July 18, 2002 - Turner gave birth to a boy, who she named Zachary Turner. Dance with the Devil is a eulogy for a dead son, an elegy for lives cut tragically short, and a castigation of a broken system. Cpl. He was developing a personality. MORRISON: As Kurt tracked down Andrew's friends for the documentary he was making, he discovered that not a one had anything favorable to say about Shirley. May give you a new appreciation for being an American. MORRISON: But Andrew did agree to meet Shirley in a nearby park. He found that officials working on a presumption of Turner's innocence were more worried about her welfare than that of her son. We had negotiated a one-hour-a-week visitation in family court. In July 2002 she gave birth to a boy. MORRISON: The rage was tempered with a yearning to know just why Andrew had been assassinated. Zachary thought he could just walk. Shirley Turner, awaiting, extradition for murder, was out of prison on bail. MORRISON: Coming up, Andrew dead. whose parents are charged with a violent crime. ', MORRISON: When Dr. Andrew Bagby's bullet-riddled corpse was, found in a Pennsylvania state park in November 2001, his devastated parents. Feb 15, 2022 kate and david bagby still alive. The Fridays he and a classmate from Bellarmine College Preparatory would come home early and fix dinner in that kitchen. But he was accepted here, St. John's, Newfoundland, the easternmost point in North America. For parents Dave and Kate, the pain was unbearablebut Andrew's murder was only the first in a string of tragic events. And I said, `Who?' Immortalized in the spellbinding documentary Dear Zachary, this angry, raw, and brutally honest memoir of murder and loss chronicles a system's failure to prevent the death of a child. David Bagby says there were no thoughts of suicide at the news of Zacharys killing. Ms. TURNER: (Audio recording) Or what about the one of me and Andrew? Mommy loves you. NOT an easy or pleasant watch in the slightest. But of course I didn't. 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