Pam Hupp
In a shocking decision, a judge has ruled that Pam Hupp will be allowed to keep the life insurance money she collected after Betsy Faria’s murder in 2011. Betsy’s daughters, Leah and Mariah Day, filed a lawsuit in April of 2014 claiming Hupp defrauded them out of $150,000 in life insurance. As a result of the ruling, along with losing their mother’s life insurance, the two daughters have been ordered to pay over $2500 in attorney’s fees which resulted from the civil trail.
In an odd series of events, Betsy Faria, who at the time was terminally ill with cancer, signed over a life insurance policy to Pam Hupp, just four days before Betsy was found murdered in her home. Her husband, Russ Faria was charged and wrongfully convicted of Betsy’s murder in 2013. Faria appealed his conviction and was exonerated in 2015.
Pam Hupp made herself available to investigators immediately after Betsy Faria’s murder, making it well known to anyone who would listen that she was a longtime friend of the murder victim. According to Hupp, the Farias had a rocky relationship, claiming that Betsy confided with her that her husband had been abusive. Hupp described a “death game,” where Russ Faria placed a pillow over his wife’s face to show her how it would feel to die. Hupp’s farcical claims have never been supported by anyone else in Betsy Faria’s life.
Hupp’s actions shortly before Betsy’s murder were questionable. Hupp showed up at Betsy’s chemotherapy treatment on the day of the murder insisting that she drive Betsy home. When Betsy assured her she already had a ride to her mother’s home, Hupp left only to show up later in the day at Betsy’s mother’s home, once again insisting that she drive Betsy home. Betsy accepted the ride on Hupp’s second attempt, making Hupp the last person to see Betsy Faria alive. Oddly, Hupp was never considered a suspect by police. Her willingness to talk early on caused her to be viewed as a friend who was just trying to help the investigation.
Hupp has changed her story repeatedly over the years. When first asked why Betsy Faria abruptly changed the beneficiary on her life insurance policy, Hupp claimed that Betsy wanted to make sure her grown daughters received the life insurance payout and she did not trust her husband with the money.
In an act of pure deception designed to fool the court, Hupp set up a trust for Betsy’s daughters so it would appear that she was doing what was right. As a result, the court viewed Hupp favorably during Russ Faria’s first trial. Hupp went on to revoke the trust shortly after Faria’s conviction so that she could keep the money for herself.
During the civil trial in 2014, Hupp changed her story drastically, stating that Betsy wanted her to keep the money for herself. She cited memory problems for her change of story. She told the court that her loss of memory was due to a traumatic brain injury and concussion syndrome. She provided no proof of her condition. When her husband was questioned in court about his wife’s medical status, he stated that her only ailment was a back injury.
During the civil trial, Betsy’s daughters’ attorney Chris Roberts, told Fox2 News St. Louis that “they couldn`t keep track of how many times Hupp changed her story, including one time when she told Betsy`s family she gave all of the money to charity.”
How is it possible for a judge to rule in favor of a serial liar like Hupp? In Thursday’s ruling, Judge Ted House stated: “It is not possible from this limited evidence to determine with any specificity what Betsy’s intent was regarding the insurance proceeds, other than that stated on the beneficiary form.” House went on to say that Hupp could still give the money to Betsy’s daughters.
Pam Hupp claims that Betsy Faria was her friend. Those who are currently part of Pam Hupp’s life should stop and ask themselves why Pam would want to take life insurance money from the children of a woman who she claimed was a dear friend. How could anyone with a conscience take like insurance money away from two young women grieving the death of their mother?
There is no doubt that Pam Hupp should do what is right and give the life insurance money to Betsy’s daughters. Of course, there is little hope that Hupp will do what is right, as she has shown no interest in doing so to date.
Hupp told FOX2 News St. Louis on Thursday that she did not consider the ruling a victory, and that she feels bad for Betsy’s girls. I guess Hupp feels bad, just not bad enough to give the daughters their mother’s life insurance money. Who on earth would want to associate with a person who is capable of such evil? Only those who choose to continue to stand by Pam Hupp can provide an answer to that question.
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INEPT PROSECUTOR LEAH ASKEY & KILLER PAM HUPP
The VOTERS need to get this inept & corrupt prosecutor LEAH ASKEY out of office.
EVERYONE knows that this women (PAM HUPP) killed Betsy BUT the stupid
prosecutor won't charge her because the prosecutor was so narrow-minded
and focused on the husband, that she looked past this killer and used
her as her "star witness."
Now, the stupid prosecutor wants to save face and is willing to let the REAL KILLER go free -- just to save face! Such B.S.!!!
The State needs to step in because this PATHETIC prosecutor is biased
and won't do the right thing because it will expose her to be the IDIOT
that she is .... WE CAN'T LET THIS WOMAN GET AWAY WITH MURDER.
An online campaign has to be started to get justice for Betsy, her
husband, and her kids. Pam Hupp is PURE EVIL and needs to spend the rest
of her life in prison.
Reminds me of the ex-wife DANA
CHANDLER who drove from Colorado to Kansas; hid in the closet with a
bottle of wine; and killer her ex-husband & his new wife and
everyone knew she did it -- but it took YEARS to finally convict her.
I can understand the argument that in the absence of other evidence, the intent of the person holding the policy should be respected. However, there is plenty of other evidence in this situation, primarily in the form of Hupp's changing stories.
Russ Faria murdered Betsy when he found out she was moving out of their house, writing him out of the will, and removing him as beneficiary of her insurance policies. Good to find a judge who based their decision on the evidence and not the dishonest, sensationalized, and lurid infotainment stories put out by the likes of Fox2 and Dateline.
Really? Is that why Russ Faria was declared not guilty in his 2015 retrial? The braindead "Perugia Murder File"....wrong as always.
Yes, really, genious. Which is why he was declared guilty by the only jury who has ever issued a verdict in the case.
Nope, not really, mental midget. The 2015 trial judge's decision is what counts. How fitting, and hilarious, that in your weak attempt at sarcasm you couldn't even correctly spell genius. Now then, go repeat the fourth grade instead of wasting your time on issues that are way over your head.
When a verdict suits your agenda the courts are the fount of revealed truth. When a verdict doesn't, the courts are corrupt. Typical Russtard.
Nope, wrong again. What a surprise. I'm not a "Russtard"and the rest of your post is pure idiocy. For a PMF groupie to accuse anyone else on the planet of having an "agenda" is laughable. Happily your little cult's members now number under 20, probably way under.
I know you refuse to believe it, but wrongful convictions do occur.
Faria was found not guilty on appeal. What confuses you about that?
Another tard who pretends court verdicts are sacrosanct when it suits
you, and is suddenly "shocked" when a ruling ignores media hype and
shows the sense to actually base its finding on the law. Moron.
Update: Pam Hupp was arrested for murder.
http://www.ksdk.com/news/local/pamela-hupp-charges/305799028
Are you really that ignorant? Missing a few teeth? IMO it's obvious Ms. Faria wanted to move out of the house BECAUSE her sister's house was in foreclosure and she thought that by moving in with her sister, Betsy could help. That sister, by the way, benefited from Betsy's OTHER life insurance policy of which she was the secondary to Mr. Faria. BINGO, house out of foreclosure!!!!!! Appears quite suspicious to me that the sister's stood up for Hupp when it's obvious Hupp is the mastermind behind the murder. One can clearly see that is 'why' the evil sister's wanted to blame Russ! $$$$$$$$$$$$ A ten yr old could figure out Mr. Faria was not the murderer. Sad they couldn't even give their own sister the justice she deserves. Apparently, $$$$$$$ was more important than justice. How SAD!!! One day ALL who were involved in this tragedy will meet their maker and they will be sentenced to he**.
Update: Pam Hupp was arrested for murder
http://www.ksdk.com/news/local/pamela-hupp-charges/305799028