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She proposed that he seek psychiatric counseling because he was so stressed out. And she procured the psychiatrist and made the introduction to David.
Was she being a helpful wife? Or was she playing some kind of long game? In 1974, about a year after he and Sandra welcomed their third child, Emily, David turned to his dad for a considerable favor.
David Stiegel had to borrow $100,000 from his father.
The money problems were out of control. David kept a lid on it. He didn't let on to colleagues or friends how much he was struggling. Late one night in January 1975, his estate attorney, Jack Sides, got an alarming call from Sandra.
And she said, I'm worried about what David might do. He's got a pistol. Could you come over here?
Jack rushed over and marched right up to the master bedroom.
David, what the hell do you think you're doing? He said, I can't take this anymore. And it was a weird kind of standoff. He was sitting in this closet in the master bedroom, and Sandra and a couple of the kids were perched on the edge of the bed.
With his family and attorney as witnesses, David reiterated the threat. This is truly bizarre. Why hadn't Sandra ushered the kids away?
I'm going to kill myself. And Jack Sides said, no, you're not. I'm going to walk in there and get that pistol.
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