The Thanksgiving From Hell: When Actual Poison is On the Menu | Episode 153

In this episode of Don’t Eat Poop!, our hosts Matt and Francine are taking a detour from food poisoning to actual poison in food. 

Our hosts hadn’t done any episodes about people getting intentionally killed with food in a long time, and Francine, our resident murder-mystery aficionado, made sure it got back in the lineup.

Tune in for the Thanksgiving from hell case, where a mother poisoned her children’s wine, and a throwback to the poison mushroom beef Wellington case.

In this episode:

💩 [01:09] Someone did kill their loved ones over the holidays

💩 [03:53] The Australian lady who poisoned the beef Wellington

💩 [04:57] How a mother killed her family on Thanksgiving

💩 [11:52] The mother is linked to additional deaths

💩 [15:09] Premeditation and getting away with murder

💩 [19:28] The crazy people in our families

💩 [21:21] Our fascination with how criminal minds work

Disclaimer: Episode title and content do not constitute legal or health advice.

Resources from this episode

Learn all about the Thanksgiving from Hell case here.

Hear more about the Australian lady who tried to kill her in-laws with beef Wellington on Episode 38.

In case you needed a reminder, catch up with Episode 95 | Don’t Kill Your Loved Ones During the Holidays and Episode 146 | Seriously, Don’t Kill Your Loved Ones During the Holidays.

Noteworthy quotes from this episode

“To put this chemical in wine and give it to your children and one of their children’s boyfriends at a Thanksgiving dinner. That is a whole new level of evil to me.” – Matt Regusci

“ She’s a restaurateur. How much has she potentially gotten away with in 20 years? That is scary. If she’s willing to do this to her own children, who else might she be willing to do this to, potentially?” – Francine L Shaw

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