Turner fled from America to Canada, her home country, after ending the life of her former lover, 28-year-old Andrew Bagby, but the courts repeatedly put off her extradition hearing. As her extradition hearings began, Turner was allowed to make bail, which she paid for with the help of her psychiatrist. When I get to heaven, I want Andrew and Zachary to say well done mum and grandmum, Kate Bagby said. [2]:87 She also had an abortion that July, but the father was not known. Then, 8.5 months after Andrew Bagby was murdered July 18, 2002 Turner gave birth to a boy, who she named Zachary Turner. [2]:85 During this period, she resumed a previous relationship with a fisherman from Corner Brook. In the fall of 2001, Bagby moved to Latrobe, Pennsylvania, and began his residency at a family practice under the supervision of T. Clark Simpson. Coordinates: .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}473050N 525945W / 47.513769N 52.995733W / 47.513769; -52.995733. [6] Turner gave birth to her second daughter on 8 March 1990, one year before she and her second husband separated. [8] Turner was released from Her Majesty's Penitentiary's Clarenville Correctional Centre for Women, and was required to post CAD$75,000 bail, turn in her passports, pay weekly visits to the RNC, promise not to leave the area, and make no attempt to contact Bagby's family. This raw, gut-wrenching book also walks the reader back to the start of the action, when the ill-fated chain of events first began to unfold. He was ordered to pay a fine of $10,000covering one-third of the $30,000 incurred by the college for the inquiryand was ordered to undergo psychiatric counseling. The Bagbys were compelled to ensure what happened to their son and grandson never happens again. David Bagby wrote a book, Dance With the Devil: A Memoir of Murder and Loss, in 2007; a documentary film, Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About his Father was made by Andrews longtime friend Kurt Kuenne in 2008, with the Bagbys participation. Its been more than 10 years since the Bagbys have been back to Newfoundland and Labrador. Wasn't anybody willing to step up(besides the Bagbys) and try to rescue that baby?? Investigators interviewed Turner's shooting instructor, who explained that her handgun ejected live rounds during lessons; this was consistent with an unspent round recovered near Bagby's body. Yes! Our SaltWire team is always watching out for the place we call home. If you are a WordPress user with administrative privileges on this site, please enter your email address in the box below and click "Send". With its intended recipient now gone, Dear Zachary simultaneously became a memorial and a cry for justice, with the critics consensus at Rotten Tomatoes calling it both a touching tribute to a fallen friend and a heart-wrenching account of justice gone astray, skillfully put to film with no emotion spared.. A judge called Andrew's murder a vicious crime, but did not consider Turner a risk to others. He would also be able to one day appreciate Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father, a documentary about Andrew Bagby that was released today on DVD. Had the case played out in the U.S. court system, they believe Zachary would still be with them. As most true crime memoirs do, Dance with the Devil explains what the victims were like in life, and the profound effects that their deaths had on those left behind. Most people do something useful. "There's no point in going on," David saidof their logic at the time. He had been shot five times and the No. Therefore be forewarned that the back of the book reveals exactly what happened, as does the book itself near the beginning. They began a drawn-out court battle to protect their grandson from the woman who had almost certainly murdered their son. In November 2001, Dr. Andrew Bagby, 28, was discovered in a Pennsylvania park by a homeless man looking for recyclables, shot multiple times. Your access to this service has been limited. David Bagby IMDbPro Starmeter See rank Play trailer 2:39 Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father (2008) 1 Video 1 Photo Help contribute to IMDb. On August 18, 2003, 42-year-old Shirley Turner ended her life as well as the life of her infant son, 13-month-old Zachary. [7] By Turner's account, she visited Bagby's residence in Syracuse seven times while he visited her once in Sac City. We cant do that anymore, David Bagby said, explaining in part its because of their age. Except he picked up as this reporter was leaving a voicemail explaining the call from Newfoundland to Sunnyvale, Calif. A heartbreaking in memoriam for Bagby and his wife Kates grandchild, Zachary Andrew, has been published in The Telegram. Facebook gives people the power to. Its a part of his life Bagby calls a dance with the devil.. If you dont, youre dead. On 10 July 2001, less than a year into her ten-year contract with Trimark, Turner left their Sac City clinic and moved to Council Bluffs, Iowa, where she was hired by Alegent Health System of Omaha, Nebraska. Zachary would be 15 now, the same age as their godson. Then, in August 2003, Shirley killed herself and the one-year-old Zachary by jumping into the Atlantic Ocean. I cried all the way reading this, and also while watching the documentary. David Russell Bagby, 64, of Statesville, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022. Since their son was murdered in 2001 and their . When I read true crime, I like to see more back story of the people involved. Our dreams for your future are all lost, but our love endures and we await reunion with you and your Dad, ends the in memoriam from Grandma and Grandpa Bagby recognizing the anniversary of the Zacharys 2003 murder. Also among their group of friends was Matt Oetinger, the owner of Fernwood Cellars on Redwood Retreat Road. The inquiry concluded that Zachary's death had been preventable. Its levelled off to the point where it is much easier than initially that horror of it at the beginning is almost unbearable, Bagby answers, patiently. The RNC arrested Turner on 12 December, the same day extradition proceedings commenced against her. Andrews later said that the law "gives [the Bagbys] some sense that someone has heard their cries so this will not happen again, to change the law to make sure something this tragic will never happen again. Bringingattention to this film, after all,supports the cause of Kate and David Bagby, who, since becoming activists for bail reform, have helpedshepherdseveral positive changes to the Canadian legal system. He had been shot five times in the face, the chest, the buttocks, and the back of the head with CCI .22 bullets. View the profiles of people named David Bagby. No spoilers here for my friends but you must watch this film. However, in January 2003 Justice Welsh again released her, arguing that the murder "was not directed at the public at large" and that Turner was presumed to be innocent.[10]. The film ends with the Bagbys and their relatives, friends, and colleagues reflecting on the father and son, as well as the . I suggest you keep any heavy items out of reach because you will want to throw them at the television screen & a box of tissues because you will need them. David and Kathleen Bagby, the parents of murdered Latrobe doctor Andrew Bagby, are pleased with how quickly a recent push for bail reform in Canada has gained ground since their grandson was killed in 2003. But this project brought a lot of things into perspective. Turner left her car parked near his home in the Kelligrews area of the town, with photographs of herself and Zachary, as well as a used tampon, on the front seat. Hoping to gain custody of the child, the Bagbys moved to Newfoundland. Was inspired to read this book after watching the horrifying documentary "Dear Zachary". The world is a better place because David and Kate are in it! AN AMAZING BOOK WHICH HONOURS TWO AMAZING LIVES. The Gilroy City Council agreed to declare the property A change in the citys fireworks ordinance helped uphold Sunshine Bicycles closing up shop after nearly five decades, Surplus designation sets stage for future Gilroy Gardens development, Gilroy council agrees to strengthen fireworks ordinance, Guest View: Valley Water chair highlights boards goals for 2023, Christopher High basketball teams see tremendous seasons end in NorCals. When Kuenne was putting together the documentary, he expected that the film might help the infant get to know the father he would never meet. "[17], David Bagby penned a book about the case, Dance with the Devil: A Memoir of Murder and Loss, which was published in 2007.[18]. 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. Months later, Shirley Turners body washed up on a St. Johns beach alongside the body of her son. We need each other, have each other to get through this, added David. 1 suspect was his estranged girlfriend, Shirley Turner, also a medical doctor, who was raised in western Newfoundland and was then practicing in Iowa. David and Kate Bagby know all about the unlikely power of love funneled through rage. Sign up forThe Lineup's newsletter, and get our chilling investigations delivered straight to your inbox. Head of Partnerships. On several occasions, he had summoned state troopers to order her to leave. But what, exactly, were the tragic events that led to the passage of Zacharys Bill? After such wanton acts of cruelty that tore apart a family and a community, it is easy to question whether Shirley Turner was evil; indeed, many of her acts throughout her life, especially as events neared their conclusion, seem to have been . Markesteyn specifically cited poor communication between social services officials, who worked on the presumption of Turner's innocence throughout the case and became more concerned for her welfare than for Zachary's. She went so far as to discharge her family law lawyer because of his positive attitude towards the Bagbys. It comes down to probable cause, the right to bail and the presumption of innocence. This couple have endured more grief and pain that most people will endure in a lifetime. Our SaltWire team is always watching out for the place we call home. [16] The provincial Government of Newfoundland and Labrador accepted the report's conclusions and its 29 recommendations. Theyve had the conversation over the years about how they feel about the place where they made good friends, but that is tied forever to their family tragedy. Asked if he would have done anything different back then, David replies, kill Shirley Turner.. Do not get me wrong: it is a ver emotional history with a real case but I am not sure to have a book about it and I think that the family deserves respect. The couple was also involved in a support group for parents of murdered children and sat through three murder trials to try and help other surviving parents deal with their incredible grief. Also in Turner's apartment were MapQuest printouts for road directions to Latrobe. You dont leave it behind. David Bagby wrote a book, "Dance With the Devil: A Memoir of Murder and Loss," in 2007; a documentary film, "Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About his Father" was made by Andrew's longtime friend Kurt Kuenne in 2008, with the Bagbys' participation. Eight months later, Turner purchased a lethal amount of Lorazepam, drugged both herself and her infant son, strapped him to her chest, and jumped into the ocean at Conception Bay South in Newfoundland. I dont understand how that can be ignored.. True, heartbreaking story of a son's disastrous love relationship and the son his murderer bore. I cried with rage, almost like the Bagby's and I normally do not get emotional when it comes to true crime novels. David Bagby The Bagbys still hold a bitterness when they talk about how they were failed by a legal system that let Turner out on bail and allowed her to retain custody of Zachary. The film is partly composed of home movies Kuenne and Bagby shot together as teenagers in California, and features interviews with Bagby's parents, extended family, friends, classmates, and colleagues, both before and after Zachary's murder. In October 2006, Winnipeg-based coroner Peter Markesteyn released the Turner Review and Investigation, which concluded that Zachary's death was preventable and criticised Newfoundland and Labrador's social services system for failing to protect the child from his mother, stating, "Nowhere did I find any ongoing assessment of the safety needs of the children." There are things to do, he said, and they try to enjoy life as much as possible. I was lucky to get my hands on a copy of this hard to find book and was glad I did. On November 4, 2006, Dr. Andrew Bagby broke up with his girlfriend, Dr. Shirley Turner. Most people do figure out how to at least keep on how to eat and breathe, at least. After receiving a call from the police department telling her to call a coroner's office, Andrew's mother, Kate, gotknocked around to numerous departments and authorities who told her nothing more than the factthere was "terrible news." and allowed to play Russian Roulette with her baby's and other people's lives is totally ludacris. Kuenne finished his documentary and dedicated it to the memories of both Bagby and Zachary. Dance with the Devil is David Bagby's . Andrew was Kate and David's only son, and their "first plan" after taking care of his remains was to take their own lives. Andrew David Bagby was born on 25 September 1973. A 2006 inquiry found serious shortcomings in how the province's social services system handled the case, suggesting that the judges, prosecutors, and child welfare agencies involved were more concerned with presuming Shirley's innocence than with protecting Zachary. I cannot recall a trainee like Shirley Turner in that her approach lacked personal commitment and her relationships with people seemed, at least to me, to be superficial when compared to the over 400 residents I have supervised during the past 21 years. (David; Kate and Zachary; Shirley and Zachary) We thought of him as a hostage, said David. Elijah Monroe and Lula Clark Holland on March 19, 1911. They persevered through long, drawn-out, and complicated custody and extradition hearingseven as they struggled with their own griefonly to be met with further heartbreak. On 2 December, the Unit seized her trash and discovered printouts for an ultrasound taken on 29 November, showing a fetus that was conceived with Bagby the previous month. However, Newfoundland Justice Gale Welsh believed Turner, then 40, wasn't a threat to society, despite the murder charges awaiting her in Pennsylvania. Curated newsletters for curious minds. If you think you have been blocked in error, contact the owner of this site for assistance. If such laws had been in place, Zachary Turner would be 6 years old and wrapping up first grade. Justice Gale Welshmaintained that "there is no indication of a psychological disorder that would give concern about potential harm to the public generally.". Mrs. Bagby graduated from Flowery Branch High School, class of 1928. This page was last edited on 6 February 2023, at 05:40. Later, a Derry resident reported having seen Bagby's Toyota Corolla parked next to Turner's RAV4 ten minutes after Bagby made his last phone call to Simpson and the Corolla parked alone the following morning. Some other equivalent (to Shirley Turner) could have been anywhere Andrew went, he said, allowing what happened had nothing to do with Newfoundland as a place. Get the latest news, stats, videos, highlights and more about wide receiver David Bagby on ESPN. At the time, Bagby had just ended a relationship with Dr. Shirley Jane Turnera woman more than a dozen years his senior, and the prime suspect in his violent death.