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2020-04-30 -Lurid Crime Tales-
Woman Who Blamed Trump after Giving Her Husband Fish-Tank Cleaner Now Under Investigation for Murder
[National Review] Arizona police are now conducting a homicide investigation into a woman who claimed she gave her husband fish tank cleaner after President Trump claimed the anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine was an effective treatment for coronavirus.

Wanda Lenius told NBC News last month that she and her husband Gary consumed fish tank cleaner because it contained a chemical that Trump suggested might be an effective prophylactic and treatment for coronavirus. The cocktail, which contained four teaspoons of fish tank cleaner mixed with soda water, put Wanda in the ICU and killed Gary. "My advice," Wanda explained, is "don’t believe anything that the President says and his people because they don’t know what they’re talking about."

The Washington Free Beacon, which first reported that Wanda was a "prolific" Democratic donor and that she had a troubling relationship with her husband that included a previous domestic assault charge, revealed Tuesday night that Mesa City Police Department is conducting a criminal investigation into the death of Gary, and requested recordings of the Free Beacon’s interviews with Wanda.

"As this is an active investigation, I cannot go into any details at this time regarding the case," homicide detective Teresa Van Galder told the Free Beacon. In an interview, Wanda Lenius told the outlet that her decision to drink the cleaner with her husband was "a spur of the moment thing," and that they ingested "one teaspoon and some soda" each — at least four times the lethal limit.

The Beacon also reported that friends of the deceased man were skeptical that he would knowingly consume fish-tank cleaner.
Posted by Besoeker 2020-04-30 06:12|| || Front Page|| [11130 views ]  Top

#1 Police say death of Arizona man is not being investigated as a homicide
Posted by g(r)omgoru 2020-04-30 06:19||   2020-04-30 06:19|| Front Page Top

#2 /\ Article at #1 is dated 24 March 2020.
Posted by Besoeker 2020-04-30 06:22||   2020-04-30 06:22|| Front Page Top

#3 ^ It was posted on Instapundit as update. I guess, I should've checked.
Posted by g(r)omgoru 2020-04-30 06:30||   2020-04-30 06:30|| Front Page Top

#4 No problem, provides a timeline and perspective.
Posted by Besoeker 2020-04-30 06:32||   2020-04-30 06:32|| Front Page Top

#5 The Washington Free Beacon, which first reported that Wanda was a "prolific" Democratic donor and that she had a troubling relationship with her husband that included a previous domestic assault charge

LOL, that speaks volumes.
Posted by Clem 2020-04-30 07:31||   2020-04-30 07:31|| Front Page Top

#6 The F*cking Carol Baskin of AZ
Posted by Frank G 2020-04-30 07:40||   2020-04-30 07:40|| Front Page Top

#7 ^ At least she wasn't the Lorena Bobbit of AZ.
Posted by Mercutio 2020-04-30 09:34||   2020-04-30 09:34|| Front Page Top

#8 Florida Man.
Arizona Woman.
Posted by Lex 2020-04-30 09:51||   2020-04-30 09:51|| Front Page Top

#9 Florida Man would have said "sure, honey. I'll drink that right after you drink this turpentine / fentanyl mixture."
Posted by M. Murcek 2020-04-30 10:54||   2020-04-30 10:54|| Front Page Top

#10 I smell a congressional hearing.
Posted by bbrewer126  2020-04-30 11:21||   2020-04-30 11:21|| Front Page Top

#11 /\ They smell, too.
Posted by Clem 2020-04-30 11:22||   2020-04-30 11:22|| Front Page Top

#12 These two get my vote to be nominated for the Darwin awards this year.
Posted by warthogswife 2020-04-30 11:53||   2020-04-30 11:53|| Front Page Top

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