Russell Armstrong’s devastated family has coming out swinging and in addition to their shocking allegation that he did not commit suicide, but was murdered, his mother claims that Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Taylor Armstrong charged almost $100,000 on Russell’s credit card AFTER they split!

In an exclusive interview with Jane Velez-Mitchell on HLN Wednesday night John Ann Hotchkiss, Russell’s mother, said she knew that Taylor charged the exorbitant amount on her son’s credit card. 

“$90,000 was put on his credit card in June, not by him,” she revealed on the show.  Hotchkiss claimed the charges were made on Russell’s American Express card after he and his wife Taylor had separated.

Russell Armstrong’s mom, John Ann Hotchkiss is very vocal on the matter of her late son, his sudden suicide and where she firmly places the blame.

Hotchkiss gave an exclusive statement to CNN HLN’s Jane Velez-Mitchell on Wednesday, saying that that she hopes the upcoming “suicide special” that Bravo is planning to air will be “tasteful.”

“When I first heard of [the suicide special] I thought I hope Bravo take the high road and keep it tasteful. Let’s not murder my son twice,” she said.