On April 19th 2012, in Beaver Dams a hamlet in Schuyler County, New York, Alice Trappler was struggling to sleep. She had to attend Court the next day for a custody hearing for her baby daughter and she was worried the baby’s father was going to be granted custody. 

On the other side of town, Daniel Bennet, the baby’s father, was sleeping on his father’s sofa. He awoke abruptly at 11pm to find a shotgun pressed against his face. 

This episode explores the murder of Daniel Bennet and the bizarre set of events that led the police to identify the perptrators in this crime.

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Sources used in this episode:

Documentary: Sex, Lies and Murder - Season 2 Episode 2 Train of Custody 

https://www.pressreader.com/uk/real-people/20191128/281543702770461

http://www.observer-review.com/judge-sentences-trappler-25-years-to-life-cms-3858

https://www.myhometowntoday.com/news/national/statewide/regional-news/local-news/alice-trappler-found-guilty-on-all-charges

http://www.odessafile.com/government-TrapplerTrial13.htm

Alice Trappler Takes the Stand: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WTeMSaVr3c 

Alice Trappler’s Former Lover Testifies: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXEKWyvRgCc 

https://law.justia.com/cases/new-york/appellate-division-third-department/2019/106227.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iqtM21mf2U 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmHMLs8F7nk

https://www.facebook.com/Schuylercountyda/posts/on-january-15-2020-alice-trappler-filed-a-petition-for-a-writ-of-certiorari-with/1294918500709254/