She married him for the insurance. He survived. So she tried again.
A woman poisons her husband for the life insurance. He survives. She adjusts the dosage and waits for round two.
The policy was $750,000.
She took it out six months after the wedding.
He didn't know.
She started with small doses.
Antifreeze in his protein shakes.
He got sick. Went to the ER.
Doctors said it was a stomach virus.
She increased the dose.
He got sicker.
His kidneys started failing.
But he didn't die.
He was too stubborn. Too healthy underneath.
She Googled: "how much antifreeze is lethal."
On the shared iPad.
With her fingerprint login.
His mother noticed his health declining.
Brought him to a different hospital.
They tested for toxins.
Found ethylene glycol. Antifreeze.
Pulled the medical records.
His wife visited every day he was in the hospital. Brought him smoothies. Each one laced with the thing that put him there.