The loss of life of All That Stays guitarist Oli Herbert stunned many in 2018, and almost 4 years later the case has not been closed. Not lengthy after the loss of life, the toxicology report said that the musician had drowned, however police have been treating the loss of life as “suspicious.” Now, in her first interview since Herbert’s loss of life, the musician’s spouse Beth has said publicly, “‘I completely didn’t kill my husband.”

‘Everyone’s telling me to close up, however all shutting up has achieved is let these items solidify as reality, and it’s not,” stated Beth in talking with The Each day Mail.

Herbert’s physique was found on Oct. 16 in a pond close to the place he lived along with his spouse.  Within the aftermath of the guitarist’s loss of life, Beth discovered herself below suspicion from each police and those that had been near the musician. Herbert had notarized his will per week prior at a automobile dealership that would depart all the things to Beth, additionally stating that his sister Cynthia would obtain nothing. Beth defined that the timing of the need change was coincidental, noting that they’d just lately had a buddy who handed and that led the musician to make the choice to organize for the sudden.

“We liked one another, we trusted one another and we have been husband and spouse, regardless of everybody else doing no matter they might to interrupt us up,” she said, including, “We have been leaving one another all the things, together with making one another beneficiaries of one another’s life insurance coverage insurance policies.”

Inside the interview, the guitarist’s widow states that she’s been focused since Oli’s loss of life with police making an attempt to “railroad” her right into a confession. She provides that her non secular beliefs have been even used in opposition to her, claiming, ‘The police division tried to get an arrest warrant based mostly on witchcraft, saying I used to be casting black spells on him and slipping him medication.”

As for the evening of Herbert’s loss of life, Beth remembers that the guitarist had been feeling sick that day. That they had stood within the yard collectively, and he or she says, “He was out of it. I needed to lead him again to the home a number of occasions that night.” Beth says they went inside round 9PM, including, ‘I requested him if he needed to go to mattress and he stated, “No, I simply wish to sit right here and hearken to the wind blowing via the bushes,” The very last thing he stated earlier than I went as much as mattress was, ‘Thanks, I like you.”’

Later that evening, she was woken by some bumping that occurred downstairs, and when she obtained up the following morning, he wasn’t there. He was reported lacking within the afternoon, and later found within the water simply shortly down from the home.

Inside the investigation of Herbert’s loss of life, it was revealed that in July 2018 the musician had made a grievance {that a} lady within the space close to the pond had pushed him into the water.

Beth informed The Each day Mail that that they had been concerned in an odd account with a lady named Penelope who had confirmed up one evening because the couple have been looking for considered one of their canines close to the pond. Although neither Beth nor Oli claimed to have recognized her, they accepted her assist to seek for the animals. However in response to Beth, at one level Penelope pushed Oli into the water after which ran off. They reported the incident to the police, however the thriller lady was by no means seen once more

“They (police) thought possibly she had one thing to do along with his loss of life, however they’ll’t discover her,” says Beth, who later added, “Police accused me of being Penelope and pushing him. However I used to be like – how can I break up myself in two?”

Beth additionally goes into element in regards to the relationship with a Hartford auto dealership worker Wendy Skrivner, who notarized the need that Herbert had signed a couple of week earlier than his loss of life.

Becth claimed that Wendy had slept along with her husband, then obtained so upset when he broke it off that she referred to as to apologize to Beth and so they then began to have a friendship. However because the police investigation into Herbert’s loss of life continued, the 2 had a falling out. Wendy informed The Each day Mail that she had by no means slept with Herbert, and denied flirting with the musician as Beth had instructed in her interview.

When the topic of Oli’s loss of life got here up, Beth said, “I completely didn’t kill my husband.”

She went on to elaborate on the investigation, stating, ‘The police, they have been speaking to all these individuals who had an axe to grind with me. Individuals are accusing me for varied causes, for revenge, free of charge publicity, to attempt to construct careers for themselves.” She additionally referred to as out lead detective, Michael Zeila, including, ‘You would inform he was fan of the band. Right here he’s, this nation cop, and he’s engaged on a rock star who died. I feel he obtained star struck and was on an influence journey.”

When requested if she had any theories on how her husband died, Beth said that she had no concept. She instructed Ambien as one risk. She additionally circled again to Penelope as an choice.

“That did cross my thoughts when the police discovered my husband’s physique – that it was Penelope. Did Penelope come again? Did he stumble down there on his personal? We don’t know. All I do know is I used to be upstairs in mattress and once I got here downstairs within the morning he wasn’t in the home.”

Within the time since Herbert’s loss of life, All That Stays launched Sufferer of the New Illness, their last album with the musician that had been accomplished simply earlier than his loss of life. Jason Richardson initially subbed in to assist with touring for the document, then finally signed on completely to deal with lead guitar duties.

Now almost 4 years faraway from Herbert’s loss of life, Beth stated she intends on transferring away from the house the place her husband handed. You possibly can learn extra from the interview with the Each day Mail at this location.

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