hello everyone I'm Daniel continuing our best
True Crime documentary Series today we will explore another horrifying case the murder
of Renee Pagel she was brutally murdered with dozens of wounds on her body on August 5th 2006
at her home in courland Township Michigan USA the quiet Town suddenly became chaotic when local
authorities received a nine double one call from Renee pagle's parents Renee Pagel 41 years old
used to be a nurse but she quit her job to teach at a technical center to sp
end more time with her
three children she was discovered on conscious in her bed on August 5th 2006 blood was on her face
her body and all over the walls and ceiling even on the bed where she was lying Renee was attacked
multiple times but one wound particularly stood out to investigators a cut across the palm of her
hand suggesting she had been attacked as she tried to fend off the as salent but did not succeed she
passed away painfully the police quickly arrived at the scene and began inv
estigating the remaining
Clues according to the investigation just 5 days before her death she donated a kidney to the
father of a student who desperately needed it because she had just undergone major surgery she
could not move much and her health was still very weak investigators have questioned whether the
murder knew about her surgery and took advantage of the fact that Renee Pagel was physically
limited during this time to murder her the nie began taking statements from people close to
Renee
her father said he last Saw Renee the night before when he picked the children up at their father's
house about 15 minutes from Rene's house he also spoke to her on the phone that evening calling
to ask about her health after the surgery Rene's father said the most suspicious person in his
daughter's case is her ex-husband because Renee Pagel was going through an acrimonious divorce in
the weeks before she was killed people who knew the couple also said that at first they seemed
lik
e a perfect couple But as time passed things got worse Michael reportedly wanted Renee to work
while he stayed home with the children and the two often argu friends said their problems peaked
in early 2005 when Michael gave Renee divorce papers and Michael doesn't just want the house in
full custody of his children he also wanted Renee to pay him $2,000 a month in alamon but she
did not agree 7 weeks before her death Renee Pagel was in court with her ex-husband because
the two could not agr
ee on the terms of their divorce the Court ruled in favor of Renee Pagel
she won the case that her ex-husband had to pay her monthly Alamar although Mike Pagel was the
initial suspect in the case there was not enough evidence to directly link him to the murder when
authorities obtained a search warrant from Mike pagle's home they could not find anything there
to identify him at the crime scene the murder weapon in the case has not been found yet Mike
pagle's mother told police that he was w
as at home playing with the children the night of the
murder when the police informed Mike Pagel about the death of his ex-wife he did not even react
but just gave the police a business card and on it was the phone number of a lawyer the weeks
that passed after Rene's murder quickly turned to months and years with no answers and no new
leads for investigators the case gradually fell into a deadlock when no more useful Clues
were found and it grew quiet in the years after Renee Pagel died bu
t her loved ones were
still devoted to finding out what happened it was not until nearly 14 years after Renee pagle's
death that a new clue of appeared that helped the truth of the case gradually be revealed Renee
pagle's close friend Chris crle ran a website to preserve her memory and gather useful clues
for his friend's case through this website in November 2019 Mike pagle's brother Chris Bo Pagel
reached out through the site Bo Pagel was one of the suspects in the murder of Renee Pagel b
ecause
he and his sister-in-law who was also the victim did not get along however he was quickly cleared
as a suspect because he had a solid Alibi for the night of Renee pagle's murder Bo Pagel asked
Chris Crandle if they could talk about the case Crandle agreed to Bo pel's request to chat and she
recorded it Bo Pagel details how he became afraid of his brother and he feared he was in danger at
the time he was clear about linking his brother to the murder of Renee Pagel but he hinted that
Mike Pagel had done something terrible in the past Chris crle quickly handed over the recording to
the police and when the police heard the recording they called Bo Pagel in for questioning during
interrogation Bo Pagel admitted that his brother had previously confessed to murder his ex-wife in
2011 he also claimed that Mike Pagel showed him a knife that he said was the murder weapon according
to Bo Pagel Mike Pagel threw the knife into the river Bo wrote a formal statement incriminating
Mi
chael and laid out everything he knew in 2011 he and Michael were sitting together in a
car drinking and looking out at the river when suddenly Michael took out a bag inside the
bag was a knife wrapped in cloth he told Bo this is how I get my divorce finalized B said his
brother's confession made him extremely angry because he believed that Michael was innocent
and even defended Michael is upset with B's reaction and throws the knife into the river
Bo directed police to the area of the rive
r where he remembered Michael throwing the knife
and after 3 days of painstaking efforts police were able to recover the weapon a large knife
of the exact type that investigators had used forensic said was used to murder an [Music] a
when asked why he didn't report the incident sooner B said he was afraid he and his loved ones
would be in danger police arrested Michael for the murder of Renee on February 6th 2020 soon after
prosecutors offered a plea deal involving the charge of second deeg
ree murder and a prison
sentence of 25 years up to 50 years Michael agreed to plead guilty that may but at trial
he surprised the court by instead claiming that he had actually hired his brother to murder Rene
however the police did not can find any evidence linking the case to Bo so you [Music] knew
back on August 5th 2006 at 9050 13 Mile Road Northeast you knew that you had hired your
brother Charles correct yes sir hired your brother Charles to to kill your wife Renee
Pagel correct list
ening to Mr Pagel the court is satisfied that there is a sufficient
factual basis for a finding that the defendant is guilty of second degree murder murder
based on the legal theory of aiding and abetting would you agree Miss konsky yes sir
would you agree Miss Joyce yes sir another search at Michael's home revealed more evidence
against him hard drives hidden in the ceiling contain disturbing diary entries where he
writes about his hatred for Renee and his plans to divorce her in October 2
020 Michael
Pagel was sentenced to 5 to 50 years in prison for murder specifically murderous wife according
to the laws of the state of Michigan USA murder is considered one of the most serious crimes
and can be prosecuted as first-degree murder or second deegree murder first-degree murder
typically includes planned malicious and brutal murder and is strictly punished by law with
a sentence of life in prison without parole meanwhile second degree murder often involves
unplanned or spur of
the moment crimes and the sentence can be more flexible depending
on the specific circumstances of the case in the case of Michael Pagel he could be
convicted of first-degree murder because of his brutal Behavior towards the victim and his
prior planning however because the prosecutor had agreed to the previous plea agreement Michael
Pagel was only sentenced to second degree murder with 25 to 50 years in prison however the jury
also declared that he would only be eligible for parole when he
was over 80 years old which was
also a great relief for the victim's family in the case of Michael Pagel although justice has
been served for the victim's relatives the pain of loss still lingers they continue to regret
and miss the victim carrying within them an endless pain that time cannot ease this case is
also a warning to everyone about the importance of protecting yourself we need to always raise
our awareness of security and self-defense to protect ourselves from potential dangers
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