Posted on 12/28/2022 6:18:28 PM PST by simpson96
A retired Massachusetts schoolteacher was charged with murder last week after being accused of poisoning her boyfriend’s coffee shakes with antifreeze.
Judy Church, 64, of Salisbury, appeared briefly in court on Friday, one day after she was arrested on suspicion of poisoning Leroy Fowler, 55, with ethylene glycol, WCVB reported.
Church called emergency services shortly after 8 p.m. Nov. 11 to report that Fowler was in “medical distress,” according to records obtained by NBC Boston. Explaining to dispatchers that her boyfriend “must have ingested something,” Church alleged that he was “pulling the bedroom apart, and had a bloody nose.”
Fowler was transferred to three different hospitals for care, where doctors eventually determined his kidneys were failing due to antifreeze poisoning. The discovery prompted Fowler’s family to contact police.
Fowler was pronounced dead on Nov. 13. Investigators eventually discovered unidentified containers on surveillance footage around Church’s apartment.
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Although Church’s motive remains unclear, Hawkins divulged to authorities that Fowler was known to “go back and forth” between Church and a second girlfriend.
Citing court documents, NBC Boston alleged that Hawkins claimed to have overheard Church saying she “wanted to murder” the other girlfriend. Church also reportedly took out a life insurance policy on Fowler one year before his death.
A common ingredient in antifreeze, ethylene glycol can be unknowingly ingested because of its syrupy texture and sweet flavor. Though symptoms of antifreeze poisoning can appear anywhere from 30 minutes to 12 hours after ingestion, even small amounts can be fatal.
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Off Topic, first photo:
She should have been the one wearing that white ballcap, not him. She was the “Cougar” in the relationship.
If you see a crime technique on tv or a true crime documentary it means they already know about it and are pretty good at detecting it. So it’s probably not a great idea to use.
The one plus about dying from antifreeze poisoning is that you die drunk.
They must have had an icy relationship.
Or possibly a relationship so hot it needed cooling down?
A terrible way to die. Your kidneys shut down and you die from the poisons that they would normally eliminate.
A cold fish in the rake.
Photo of the rebel biker oldsters on the right....
Notice he has no wrist watch.
As Peter Fonda in Easy Rider scene of throwing away the watch. To symbolize being free from regimented society.
My boss in the 1990s actually never wore a watch after that scene (said there’s nearly always a clock on a bank or a store or the wall of every office he walked through all day.)
Note on Omega website:
What was the watch thrown on the ground by Peter Fonda?
It was a Timex. It’s funny how he throws it away as if he’s leaving behind the materialism & schedules of traditional life to hit the road, but suddenly is sporting a gold Rolex GMT Master later on.
Peter Fonda bought the watch to celebrate having written the screenplay, as it was his first. ....as filming is rarely done chronologically, he just forgot and had it on in some scenes.
Those troublesome murderous polyamorous arrangements...tsk..tsk...coulda’ seen that coming in braille...and the beat goes on....
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