Connecticut Woman Allegedly Poisoned Husband’s Wine During Custody Battle

A Connecticut woman, Kristen Hogan, has been charged with attempting to murder her estranged husband by poisoning his wine amid a contentious custody battle over their two-year-old child. The accusations arose following an investigation initiated in August when the victim was hospitalized after drinking from a wine bottle suspected to have been tampered with. Medical tests revealed the presence of ethylene glycol, a toxic substance commonly found in antifreeze.

The incident took place on August 7, coinciding with a court date concerning a complaint that Hogan had filed against her husband. She failed to appear at the hearing, and two days later, after consuming the wine, her husband was treated in the hospital, where doctors initially suspected he was experiencing a stroke.

According to police documents, Hogan confessed that her intention was to make her estranged husband sick as "payback for being mentally abusive," although she claimed she did not mean to kill him. Furthermore, a search of her online activity revealed she had researched various deadly chemicals, including their lethal dosages and purchasing options.

Hogan faces two counts of attempted murder and one count of interfering with an officer. She has been ordered held on a $1 million bail and is scheduled to appear in court again on October 10.

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