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He hopes they will eventually be willing to sit down. Oh, I'm sure she was bothered; bothered by being left holding the bag while her dipshit husband went on his merry way. This story has been shared 100,023 times. Replies analysing and speculating over the mystery and possible explanations are encouraged. The Circus: Inside the Greatest Political Show on Earth: Season 8, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power: Season 1, Link to Marvel Movies Ranked Worst to Best by Tomatometer. Like she decided she and those kids were going to die that day AND THEN started boozing heavily and smoking. Her husband, brother and sister-in-law all know she's impaired but figure it's something she always does so she'll manage. If you drink and smoke weed WHILE driving in the morning, you aren't just a heavy drinker or a functional alcoholic- you REALLY can't cope without substances if you take that big of a risk. It's heart breaking that the witnesses that saw her getting sick - throwing up did not walk over to see if she needed assistance. I would like to remain anonymous. And it was entirely her own fault. I don't live in the US so don't recall much media coverage of this case. I have never before witnessed or heard of an alcoholic get so messed up that they lose control or cohesion to this extent. Perhaps this one got more coverage as a result of the documentary. I wonder if he's still a security guard? If this was a standard ugly crash - fine, I totally buy it. Did she plan to kill all the kids before the camping trip or did she decide it suddenly when she was was driving home? Okay, guys, if we believe this 2009 NY POST article, Diane was a secret alcoholic who drank basically every day at a bar for at least two years and in the last few months of her life was miserable in her marriage and felt trapped in it. She could have been black-out drunk. Depression and mental health can cause a person to do insane things. Diane Schuler, 30 who died in the wrong-way crash on the Taconic Parkway recently seemed under pressure, like work and family were getting to her, said the pal, Sheila, who asked that her last name be withheld. I don't think there's any disputing the outcome here but regardless it's a crazy story and a reasonably well done documentary/movie. The hot air makes her feel worse. and the Directed by Liz Garbus; produced by Ms. Garbus and Julie Gaither; edited by M. Watanabe Milmore; director of photography, Michael Tucker; music by Jonathan Zalban. Couldnt Dianes husband have been charged with negligence for that part at least? The lawsuits against the estate of Diane Schuler, 36, claimed she was negligent when she drove a minivan south in the northbound lanes of the parkway on July 26, 2009. There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane TV Movie 2011 TV-MA 1 h 41 m IMDb RATING 6.7 /10 5.8K YOUR RATING Rate Play trailer 0:47 1 Video 6 Photos Documentary Crime This documentary explores the depth behind the case of a woman whose vehicle collision killed numerous people, including herself. One rumor was that she suspected her husband was having an affair with her sister-in-law. This case has also fascinated me for years. R76 I also agree she had likely made the decision and was determined to go out wasted. I don't think this was the 1st time Diane had driven drunk with children in the car. I'm glad the Bastardis sued and got some compensation for the loss of their loved ones. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. Diane Schuler was a time bomb waiting to happen. That was it. No, Emma, the oldest Hance child, called her MOTHER, and it was to her mother she said "there's something wrong with Aunt Diane." This was at 12:58PM. She also said something to her brother during that last phone call that was probably very telling about her motives. I think she did it only after being set off by some event during the camping trip and because drinking and being high gave her the "courage" and decreased her judgement. Bastardi and several attorneys associated with the court cases declined to discuss the cases Wednesday. The HBO documentary There's Something Wrong With Aunt Diane tracked Daniel's journey to clear his wife's name. R39, I just saw the documentary. R40, I didn't know about Diane's mother abandoning her at 9 years old. Leading up to the crash, it appeared as though Schuler was behaving normally. The answers arent there either, but its impossible not to watch. You will have trouble walking or standing and are at a greater risk of hurting yourself physically. I think it started to sink in to Jay Schuler toward the end, when the investigator hired by Dominic Barbara (sic?) I was surprised she wouldnt have a car seat at least. She didn't feel like dealing with 5 little kids and wasn't looking forward to the boring 2 hour ride home. Witnesses Report Schuler Was Remarkably Calm While Driving The Wrong Way We've received your submission. I completely agree. Maybe one of them could have interceded and prevented the accident. It would make more sense if she had wanted to end it all and take the children with her to have them unsecured at that point. She overdid it and.the rest is history. "We just didn't get the answers we needed," said Bastardi, 55. Because it would reveal far too much, R27. The July 26, 2009, crash was one of Westchester County's most horrific. She drives up the Taconic the wrong way and doesn't even realize it. The "last hurrah " at McDonalds theory is just chilling if that was her intention.Jesus. This seems highly unlikely to me. And she tried to hide all this anger by smoking pot and drinking in secret. Or maybe one of them said something to her which set her off, because she saw that the pattern was repeating. Also: the alleged drinking buddy in the article says that Dianes favorite drink was a screwdriver and that she had a super high tolerance foryou guessed it.vodka! This was very close to the actual incident timewise, so much of what we know now hadn't come out yet. We have had 2 wrong way drivers on the expressway here kill other people in the last week. Maybe she also doesn't know where her husband is and wants to get home to see if he's there. Dianes daughter also was killed, as well as three men in an oncoming SUV. There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane is a 2011 documentary television film directed by Liz Garbus about the 2009 Taconic State Parkway crash. By continuing, you agree to the Privacy Policy and This case fascinates me in a gruesome way. At one point the retarded hubby said "could she have been hallucinating and drinking vodka thinking it was water?" The simple truth is that she guzzled vodka and smoked pot, got blotto and killed eight people, including herself. The girlfriend still says she's innocent to this day, said it was the boyfriend and a friend of hers that killed Laurie. Something happened on the trip that made her snap. How many people went with the 'she was drunk and it was an accident' narrative vs 'she knew what she was doing, the drink was help, not cause/murder-suicide' narrative? Why not just drink enough to take the edge off & get home safely? They are as much victims as he and his wife are. There was an interesting discussion on this sub, perhaps last year, where some people who were familiar with heavy marijuana use + high amounts of alcohol being quickly consumed = being super extremely fucked up. Available on iTunes, HBO Max. To make matters worse, her son that survived is now taken care of by his dad/ Diane's husband, who is kinda abusive to the son. Not all alcoholics develop liver damage (and those who do usually develop it between 40-50), so the lack of liver disease in her autopsy doesnt tell us much. Yes, why hasn't her brother ever revealed the details of the phone call to Diane? Dr. Obrecht Learns if She's a Bone Marrow Match for Willow Plus, Nikolas' Whereabouts Are Revealed. Why does it seem the brother is covering up for Diane? I tend to think it was intentional, but I don't think it was premeditated. Its so tragic and unfortunate when there are no survivors left to report on an incident. I'm a parent, and can understand how a person could drive in that condition. Or the perfect wife and mother described by so many who knew her? SHE DROVE ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY FOR TWO MILES. Her hands are on the wheel in the 2:00 and 10:00 position. --. Diane Schuler Tragedy -- Lies Uncovered: [UPDATED 2014]. HBO, Monday night at 9, Eastern and Pacific times; 8, Central time. On July 26, 2009, 36-year-old Diane Schuler drove the wrong way down the Taconic State Parkway in New York. Cages, milk and I-HOP: top fantasy football punishments of 2023, Movies of 2022: some good, some bad, some horrible. Thats my theory as to why the brother wont talk about their conversation. Someone suggested that she wasn't looking for pain meds in there but for alcohol. Poisoned Apple: What happened to Aunt Diane? I know from my mother's experience as the oldest daughter among five siblings that, even with two parents present, she was expected to help with the younger kids in a way that her older brother was not. Diane Schuler was a 36-year-old woman from New York. On one hand, why was Ms. Schuler driving with marijuana and the equivalent of 10 shots of alcohol in her body, as tests later showed? judging from the death photos, R86, no. This mysterious and shattering tragedy draws the public in, feeling a need to find out what really happened to Aunt Diane. I mean, ALL of that made sense! The primary interviewees are Schuler's husband, Daniel, and sister-in-law, Jay, who are convinced that the toxicology report showing Schuler's high level of alcohol and THC intoxication was inaccurate, or that Schuler did not knowingly consume the intoxicants. I'm going to go Google this case now because I want more info on the phone call with the brother. The story of Diane Schuler and the horrifying collision she caused is a series of mysteries that probably cant be solved but that could, from some angles, be seen as fairly easy to explain. Very good post R40; the story fascinated me too - because it starts out as coverage of this terrible accident in which the circumstance seem so inconsistent with the person everyone thought they knew, but as the story unfolds, you get insight into what happened with this woman and how the people that think they knew her (like her sister in law) really had no clue. The Bastardi and Longo families pushed for prosecutors to convene a grand jury, but it never happened. [quote] One rumor was that she suspected her husband was having an affair with her sister-in-law. Does anyone else see it that way? I can see her being irritable, having a headache, wishing she could drink,, maybe having a few sips of vodka with OJ to "take the edge off".but get black out drunk in that setting?! Its a gripping and terrifying account, making use of video footage, cellphone conversations and testimony from investigators and a number of witnesses. She was pissed and angry, and wanted to ease her tension by drinking and smoking pot. Yes indeed, we too use "cookies." no she did not. Why was she so drunk on a Sunday afternoon? She was just impaired enough that it probably felt like just a dream. This always seemed to me like murder-suicide; why she just didn't let the nieces out, hand them her phone and say "call your dad to come get you", who knows, but given how long she meandered around before getting on the Taconic and eyewitness testimony that she drove bullet-straight once she started driving the wrong way while people were blowing the horn at her always seemed like to me that at some point on that drive home she decided to kill herself and the kids. The drive takes about 40 min, but she's gone for over an hour when her brother called. Psychotic break? The HBO documentary "There's Something Wrong With Aunt Diane" takes a hard look at Diane Schuler's horrifying car crash in 2009, which killed her and seven other people. Were the campers near them during the weekend ever interviewed to see if there was something that occurred to set her off? She drank to work up the courage to do it. No one who works with, used to work with, knows, used to know, went to school with or otherwise could dish some gossip on daniel schuler? If you can't find the email you can resend it here. Do you think we mischaracterized a critic's review. The drive takes about 40 min, but she's gone for over an hour when her brother called. Verified Audience. The film, however, raised more questions than it answered. Little crosses and flowers are in the medians where the two cars ended up. 59%. Chronic alcoholics can have crazy high levels compared to social drinkers. The simple truth is that she guzzled vodka and smoked pot, got blotto and killed eight people, including herself. I think the most aggravating thing (not the most devastating thing, as that would be the death of innocent children) about this case is that we will simply never know what in the hell really happened to cause her to behave the way she did. of undigested alcohol still in her stomach (even after pulling over to vomit twice)so we know she did it. I'm watching it. This documentary explores the depth behind the case of a woman whose vehicle collision killed numerous people, including herself. I'm not going to speculate on any specific molestation etc. | Jul 2, 2018. The film follows Dianes husband and sister-in-law, who have been trying to clear Dianes name ever since her death. And then ignored her children's screams of terrors and pleas to pull over as traffic was coming head on. All Audience. They don't call 911 or the police because they don't want her to get arrested for a DUI. Spoiler.. People I know have lived their whole lives like this, lives of silent, absolute denial that anything is wrong (as the sole strategy to deal with some being very wrong). Regardless, I think the evidence still suggests intent - her driving behavior while on the highway seemed to imply control of the vehicle. A wife and mother, who was also a cable TV executive, emerges in the film as a woman who strove to be perfect, often referred to as supermom by friends and family. The settlement included claims by the estates of the three Yonkers men in the other car who died: Guy Bastardi, 49; his father, Michael Bastardi, 81; and their friend, Daniel Longo, 74. He suggested an abscessed tooth may have caused a stroke. It is also possible to buy "There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane" on Apple iTunes as download or rent it on Apple iTunes online. The Laurie Show case from the 90's. She was brutally murdered by the pregnant girlfriend of a boy who sexually assaulted her. The decisions she made ended eight lives, four of them children. Four hours later, she drove the wrong way on the Taconic State Parkway for nearly two miles eventually crashing into an oncoming SUV, killing herself and seven others. Watchlist. She drank and smoked to give herself courage/numb the pain, and she 100% got on the highway on the wrong side intentionally to kill herself and her kids. By what name was There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane (2011) officially released in Canada in English? Part of this is about access: some key figures, like Warren and Jackie Hance, Dianes brother and sister-in-law, whose three daughters died in the crash, declined to be interviewed. Have you had it tested? The dad hastily exited a she wasnt drunk press conference yesterday to be grilled by Nassau County child welfare workers, whom he met at the Westchester hospital where his son, Bryan, 5, was recovering from his injuries. I don't think it's clear cut at all. And when she finally exploded she took seven people with her, four of them children. Meanwhile, her brothers did make peace with the mom. "July 25, 2011: HBO releases "There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane," with the cooperation of Daniel Schuler and his sister-in-law Jay. There's Something Wrong With Aunt Diane reveals a complex and complicated case - as opposed to one solved by simple or reductive analysis. The articles and interview with investigators at a press conference said that Diane had the equivalent of 10 drinks in her system and that a giant empty bottle of Absolut Vodka was found on the floor of the drivers side as witnesses pulled Dianes body out of the burning vehicle. Thanks for taking the time to write this up. A 1.75-liter bottle of Absolut was found in Schulers wrecked Ford Windstar after the fiery July 26 smash-up, which killed her, her 2-year-old daughter, her three young nieces and three Yonkers men in the SUV she hit. Please click here to register for free. It makes me wonder at what point is that day she decided she was going to just kill all of them? "TV review: 'There's Something Wrong With Aunt Diane', "A riveting, in-depth look at eight deaths and one enduring mystery". (If you are a man, you will have difficulty achieving or maintaining an erection.) I'm not saying that is the answer, or that I'm remembering 100% correctly, but after reading those first-hand accounts, I was convinced it could have played a role in her behavior. The missing Yuba boys always make me think this too. Daniel told investigators the family usually kept a bottle of vodka at the property, claiming a single bottle could last for years. Investigators later found the vodka bottle in the TrailBlazer. She's seen becoming visibly ill. She gets shitfaced to work up the courage and to offer a reason for the crash as an accident vs a simple suicide. This mysterious and shattering tragedy draws the public in, feeling a need to find out what really happened to Aunt Diane. Only slightly off topic, there was a great Law & Order episode based on this during its final season. Your AMC Ticket Confirmation# can be found in your order confirmation email. She's driving straight ahead probably with one eye closed because she's seeing double. Its really bizarre and I admit I dont understand this case in that way. If not, did some medical problem a stroke, an abscessed tooth cause her to start drinking? But she packages it well in a film thats like a more meticulous and dignified version of one of those network television prime-time crime compendiums a 48 Hours Mystery with more heart and brain. She got a phone call from her brother and spoke with to him for two minutes before leaving her phone and driving off. She stops at the Sunoco convenience store for some Aspirin and perhaps another nip and toke. 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