23 - Dead Wrong: Part 5 - The Cost of Getting It Dead Wrong (The Pamela Hupp Case)

Dead Wrong is a five-part deep dive into one of the most shocking wrongful conviction cases in recent memory — and the woman at the center of it all.When Betsy Faria was found stabbed to death in her Missouri home in 2011, the case seemed straightforward. Her husband, Russ Faria, was quickly arrested and convicted.But almost immediately, the story began to unravel.In this five-episode arc, we follow the timeline from Betsy’s murder to Russ’s conviction, the appeals that exposed serious investigative flaws, and the growing suspicion surrounding Betsy’s close friend — Pamela Hupp.As each layer peels back, the question becomes unavoidable:How did the wrong person go to prison? And how did it take so long for anyone to stop it?⸻About the showKat Has Questions is a curiosity-driven podcast about real stories that sound unreal — from unsolved crimes and strange history to the quietly weird corners of human behavior.New episodes every Wednesday.⸻Sources & Further ReadingPrimary Court Records & Legal ProceedingsMissouri Court of Appeals, State of Missouri v. Russell L. Faria (2015) – Opinion overturning conviction. Missouri Courts: https://www.courts.mo.govLincoln County Circuit Court records – Dismissal of charges against Russell Faria (2016).St. Louis County Circuit Court records –State v. Pamela Marie Hupp (Louis Gumpenberger case, 2019 Alford plea)State v. Pamela Marie Hupp (Betsy Faria case, 2021 guilty plea and sentencing)St. Louis Post-Dispatch – Ongoing coverage of the Faria and Hupp cases (2011–2021), including:Russ Faria’s trial, appeal, and exonerationPamela Hupp’s arrest and plea agreementsReporting on Shirley Neumann’s death and the later change of manner from “accidental” to “undetermined”https://www.stltoday.comKMOV (CBS St. Louis) – Coverage of:Russ Faria’s overturned convictionPamela Hupp’s charges and sentencingDevelopments in the Shirley Neumann investigationhttps://www.kmov.comKSDK (NBC St. Louis) – Coverage of appeals, retrials, sentencing, and post-conviction developments.https://www.ksdk.comAssociated Press – National coverage of:Pamela Hupp’s plea agreementsSentencing outcomesDevelopments in related investigationsNBC News / Dateline NBC –“The Thing About Pam” series and related reporting on:Betsy Faria’s murderLouis Gumpenberger’s deathShirley Neumann’s casehttps://www.nbcnews.com/datelinePeople Magazine – Investigative summaries and timeline reporting related to the Hupp cases.https://people.comSt. Louis Magazine – “The Case Against Pam Hupp”https://www.stlmag.com/longform/pam-hupp/St. Louis County Medical Examiner records (2017) – Change in manner of death for Shirley Neumann from “Accidental” to “Undetermined.”🎵 Music: “Scrunchy” by Night DriftLicensed by UppbeatLicense code: CAHWZR9T33BFXDNY⸻Contact📩 [email protected]: @KatHasQuestionsSupport the ShowIf you’re enjoying Kat Has Questions, follow the podcast, leave a review, or send in a weird historical mystery you want me to dig into next.