Suspect Mommy Poisons Husband and Child with Antifreeze | Crime Alert 1PM 07.08.25

A Connecticut mother is jailed on a $1 million bond after police say she poisoned her estranged husband’s wine with antifreeze during a bitter custody fight. An Ohio father pleads guilty after his six-month-old son is killed by the family pit bull. Drew Nelson reports.

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Crime Alert hourly update, breaking crime news Now. I'm Drew Nelson.
A Connecticut mother is jailed on one million dollars bond
after police says she poisoned her estranged husband's wine with
any freeze during a bitter custody fight. Kristin Hogan, aged
thirty three, was arrested in Ridgefield on Friday and charged
with two counts of attempted murder and one count of
interfering with an officer. Police say she mixed annie freeze

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into her husband's red wine and a bottle of iced tea,
thereby causing ethleen glycol poisoning. Their child later showed similar
symptoms of poisoning.

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He was out here like he usually is, on his
phone and didn't he didn't say anything.

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Hogan's neighbor, Michael Macree, speaking to WABC.

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Our neighbors had us all over and we had a
great day hanging out with them and the kids running
around and stuff. And to hear this is just mind blowing.

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Court records show the husband drank the wine August tenth.
He woke up that night vomiting, slurring his words and staggering.
His mother rushed over and took him to the hospital,
where doctors at first thought he was having a stroke.
They found his condition was actually caused by ethleene glycol.
He was placed on dialysis and admitted intensive care. The
victim told police Hogan likely poisoned him for payback and

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to gain full ownership of the home and custody of
their child. Investigators later found that her phone contained searches
such as how much monoethylene glycl would kill you and
other toxic chemicals. When question, Hogan first denied any wrongdoing,
but later admitted she had poured the chemical into the wine.
She told police she quote never intended to kill him,
but just wanted to make him sick as payback for

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him being mentally abusive. Her defense lawyer, Mark Sherman said, quote,
these are just accusations and we will be diligently investigating
and defending Kristin against these claims. Police say the poison
wine did test positive for ethylene glycol and the investigation
is ongoing. Hogan remains in custody ahead of her next
court hearing. More Crime than Justice news after this an

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Ohio father pleads guilty after a six month old son
is killed by the family pitbull, a dog that had
attacked before, but warnings went ignored. Blake Bates, aged twenty eight,
pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter III, more than a year
after his son, Royal Wayne Jackson Bates, was mauled to
death inside their Maryan home. Prosecutor said bates dog, a

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pit bull mix named Kelo, had a record of aggression
and had tried to bite a neighborhood child months before
the fatal attack. On April twenty eighth of twenty twenty four,
Bates and his partner Alissa Smith left Royal near the
dog with only a young child nearby. When they returned,
the infant had been mauled. Prosecutor Ray Grogan told People
magazine quote, the dog essentially crushed the child's skull, and

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as a result of that, the child's brain was severely damaged.
The baby was rushed to marry In General Hospital was
pronounced dead there. Police body camera footage showed Bates sobbing
as first responders tried to say the boy. Kilo was
seized and euthanized the next day. Grogan stated, quote, this
guilty plea holds Baits accountable for a preventable horror that

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stole an innocent baby's life. Bates knew his pitbull was dangerous,
yet he gambled with this baby's safety, recklessness that demands
severe consequences. Smith has pleaded guilty to child endangerment and
is awaiting sentencing. Bates faces up to three years in prison.
He will also be sentenced for prior crimes, including felony,
strangulation and an escape attempt. Grogan said the case shows

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why owners must control violent animals. Quote. Everyone is responsible
for the dogs they own. For aggressive dogs, those owners
must take extra precautions, especially around kids. A Haitian gang
leader wanted by the FBI is accused of kidnapping Americans
for ransom while commanding one of the most violent gangs
in Port of Prince. Renelle Destina, also known as Tilapli,

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is charged in the United States with conspiracy, commit hostage taking,
and hostage He allegedly led the Grand Ravine Gang in
the February twenty twenty one abduction of a United States
citizen who was held at gunpoint for fourteen days. Prosecutors
said the victim was beaten and threatened daily until a
ransom was paid for his release. Destina was indicted in

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the District of Columbia and remains at large. The FBI
says he may be armed and has ties to the
Dominican Republic. According to the United Nations Security Council, Desina
commands hundreds of men in Grand Ravine, a gang blamed
for rapes, murders, robberies, and kidnappings that have driven thousands
of Haitians from their homes. Under his rule, Grand Ravine

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seized whole neighbourhoods, killing civilians and police officers while looting
and burning. The State Department has offered a one million
dollar reward for information leading to Destina's capture. In an
interview with the BBC, Destinas said, the government doesn't create
any jobs. It's a country with no economic activity whatsoever.
We are living on trash. It is basically a failed state.

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He claimed. His men and only fight rivals, saying, quote,
they do things that they weren't supposed to do to
members of rival gangs because the same is done to us.
If you have any information in this case, contact your
local embassy or consulate, contact your local FBI field office,
or call eight hundred call FBI, and you can text
an anonymous tip to tips dot FBI dot Gov. For

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