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Former chef who supplied poison for suicides to avoid murder charges, angering families

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A Canadian man accused of shipping poison to people contemplating suicide around the globe is expected to plead guilty to several counts on Friday, ending a case that has shocked the public. While Kenneth Law is set to admit to 14 charges of aiding or counseling suicide, Canadian prosecutors are withdrawing second degree murder charges, … Read more

Neo-Nazi gets 15 years for plotting violent attacks, including Santa poison plot

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NEW YORK — The leader of an Eastern European neo-Nazi group has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for trying to recruit others to commit violent attacks against Jews and racial minorities, including one plot that would have involved dressing as Santa Claus to hand out poisoned candy to children. Michail Chkhikvishvili, a 22-year-old … Read more

Austrian police arrest suspect in connection to rat poison found in baby food jars

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Police in eastern Austria say a 39-year-old suspect has been arrested after rat poison turned up in some HiPP baby food jars on supermarket shelves in central Europe. HiPP, which recalled some of its baby food jars in Austria, Slovakia and the Czech Republic after the case came to light last month, said in a … Read more

University of Wisconsin scientist accused of trying to poison lab colleague who got promotion

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A University of Wisconsin lab worker upset about his colleague’s behavior and promotion allegedly confessed to poisoning the co-worker’s water bottle. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Makoto Kuroda, 41, was charged with recklessly endangering safety and tampering with a household product “with the intent to … Read more

A Utah mom is charged in her husband’s death. Did she poison him with a cocktail?

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This story originally aired on Feb. 24, 2024. It was updated on March 1, 2025. On March 4, 2022, Kouri Richins says she found her husband, Eric Richins, unresponsive in their bed. First responders tried to save him, but it was too late for the father of three. Weeks later, police said Richins’ death was … Read more

Did Utah mom Kouri Richins poison her husband, then write a children’s book on coping with grief?

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Friends and family expressed shock and disbelief when Kouri Richins was arrested in connection with the death of her husband, Eric, at their home in Kamas, Utah, in 2022.  “I was shocked,” said her mother Lisa Darden, remembering when she heard the news. “She can’t be arrested.” Darden believed that Kouri and Eric had a great … Read more