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Connecticut Woman Charged With Attempted Murder in Antifreeze Poisoning of Estranged Husband

Investigators describe evidence from a partial confession, incriminating searches, forensic testing.

Overview

  • Kristen Hogan, 33, was arrested Friday in Ridgefield and charged with two counts of attempted murder and one count of interfering with an officer, with bond set at $1 million.
  • Police say she tainted wine and iced tea at her estranged husband's home with ethylene glycol; a seized wine bottle tested positive at the Connecticut Forensic Laboratory.
  • The husband was hospitalized with confirmed ethylene glycol poisoning, admitted to the ICU, and placed on dialysis for renal failure.
  • Investigators report finding phone searches for monoethylene glycol and cyanide compounds, including queries about how much of the substances could kill someone.
  • An affidavit says Hogan admitted mixing the chemical as "payback" during a custody dispute, and detectives noted the couple's child showed similar symptoms and was hospitalized, which Hogan denied was from the drinks.