Couph Syrup Murder Info/Update? - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

diesteldorf · 12-08-2003, 03:37 AM

I remember seeing this episode originally
on NBC and in reruns on Lifetime.

It really gave me the chills.

It took place in Texas in 1987.
The victim was a wealthy woman who owned some wax museums with her sister.

She took some cough syrup in the middle of the night. Later, she woke up and had trouble breathing. She died and they discovered the couph syrup had been poisoned.

I believe her name was Patty or
Patti.

Bugiddle · 12-08-2003, 03:47 AM

Whoa! That is freaky.

This thread caught my eye because I've been taking cough syrup, and the brand I always take suddenly has made me feel like I have mild flu symptoms or something (all I have is a chest cold). Weird!

Mr. Roboto · 12-08-2003, 08:09 PM

I have this segment on tape. To my knowlegde, the case has never been solved...

SitcomsAreTheWay · 12-08-2003, 09:08 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by diesteldorf
I remember seeing this episode originally
on NBC and in reruns on Lifetime.

It really gave me the chills.

It took place in Texas in 1987.
The victim was a wealthy woman who owned some wax museums with her sister.

She took some couph syrup in the middle of the night. Later, she woke up and had trouble breathing. She died and they discovered the couph syrup had been poisoned.

I believe her name was Patty or
Patti.

Oh yes, I remember that case.

FanfromES · 12-09-2003, 09:20 PM

This is not related with the UM segment but with a girl that i dated once some time ago. We talked about the reason she and her father didnt have a close relationship, she ended telling me (i think she needed to talk about it) that when she was about 12, her father was cheating on her mother with a teenage girl!

Her father asked her mother for divorce but she didnt want to divorce from him, so one day, her mother returned home from the dentist, asked for a glass of milk and decided to take a nap after that.

She woke minutes later with a terrible bellyache, she was taken to the hospital. She died in less than an hour. Her husband married his lover in less than 3 months after her death, and the most disturbing detail is that he never gave permission for an authopsy!!!

What could i tell to this girl? all that she told me make me think that her father killed her mother using some kind of poison. But how could i tell her this?

She obviously had doubts about her father but as a daughter she wanted to believe that her mother died for natural causes.

It still amazes me what some people can do.

Kane · 12-09-2003, 11:21 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by FanfromES
This is not related with the UM segment but with a girl that i dated once some time ago.

If it has nothing to do with the UM segment or anything related to the show, then why are you posting it? Do us a favor: only post messages related to the show and/or the cases it features. I don't want to be rude, but if you have to post a topic unrelated to the show, then please do it elsewhere. (TJ, if you're reading this, please consider adding a rule that prohibits topics that have nothing to do with Unsolved Mysteries or the cases it profiled.)

TJ · 12-09-2003, 11:42 PM

I think an occasional off topic post is alright as his post was somewhat related to the original topic, but if you want to do it regularly then I suggest visiting the Chit Chat boards here.

Brent88 · 12-10-2003, 08:09 PM

I remember this case... it freaked me out!

crystaldawn · 12-11-2003, 11:04 PM

I remember the victim in this case's name was Patsy Wright. Her and her sister owned a lucrative wax museum in Texas. Her cough medicine was laced with strychnine, which was they said was a very rare thing to be poisoned with as it is somewhat hard to purchase. They also said only people close to her knew that her habit was to take nighttime cold medicine to help her sleep when she had trouble. They also found two plates on a tv tray by her bed speculating that she had a guest. I also think that her alarm system had been turned off. Her boyfriend took and passed a lie detector. One theory that seemed logical was that she was supposed to testify against her ex-husband in an upcoming trial but there was no evidence.

Also I did a search under her name and all I got was the name of a man who I think was an author. It had a list of cases he had worked on and it listed the Patsy Wright case as one of them. So maybe there's an update out there, or more information, I just haven't found it.

Allierain · 12-13-2003, 12:27 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Kane
If it has nothing to do with the UM segment or anything related to the show, then why are you posting it? Do us a favor: only post messages related to the show and/or the cases it features. I don't want to be rude, but if you have to post a topic unrelated to the show, then please do it elsewhere. (TJ, if you're reading this, please consider adding a rule that prohibits topics that have nothing to do with Unsolved Mysteries or the cases it profiled.)

Kane...I like you, but I agree with TJ. The occasional off topic post isn't going to kill us. We're all human here...we're all friends...there is nothing wrong with it as long as it doesn't get too extreme.

I noticed you also posted something like this on the WTC thread. Perhaps you were justified, but here's a suggestion for the future: Please let the admins handle that, hmm? If I am doing something wrong, I'd rather be told by them. Thanks.

connieallbright · 12-23-2003, 10:59 AM

[QUOTE]Originally posted by crystaldawn
I remember the victim in this case's name was Patsy Wright. Her and her sister owned a lucrative wax museum in Texas. Her cough medicine was laced with strychnine, which was they said was a very rare thing to be poisoned with as it is somewhat hard to purchase. They also said only people close to her knew that her habit was to take nighttime cold medicine to help her sleep when she had trouble. They also found two plates on a tv tray by her bed speculating that she had a guest. I also think that her alarm system had been turned off. Her boyfriend took and passed a lie detector. One theory that seemed logical was that she was supposed to testify against her ex-husband in an upcoming trial but there was no evidence.

What i think is really starting to amaze me, as I watch some of the old episodes with updates, is how many people pass lie detector tests (often with flying colors) and later confess to the crime. Perhaps this is one of those cases. Maybe the most obvivous answer, the boyfriend in this case, is really just an outstanding liar.

Cori aka ChrisSCrush · 06-28-2008, 05:14 AM

Her daughter also claimed someone called the house later asking for her. When her daughter said she had passed away, the caller said, "Good, I wanted her dead." The family also received party invitations she had mailed just before dying.

Any updates on this chilling case?

Kennedy · 06-28-2008, 12:54 PM

wow .. this was an old case if i can rember rite ..

charmedsignora · 06-28-2008, 07:25 PM

I don't know, but I'm kind of amazed that there hasn't been a break in the case for a long time, simply because strychnine is so rare.

And to me, the ex-husband seems to have the strongest motive. The boyfriend was upset that she wouldn't marry him, but that just doesn't seem like a reason he would poison her. If anything, marriage would have been something that he could have talked her into.

12-08-2003, 03:37 AM	#1
diesteldorf Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jan 12, 2002 Posts: 67	Cough Syrup Murder Info/Update? I remember seeing this episode originally on NBC and in reruns on Lifetime. It really gave me the chills. It took place in Texas in 1987. The victim was a wealthy woman who owned some wax museums with her sister. She took some cough syrup in the middle of the night. Later, she woke up and had trouble breathing. She died and they discovered the couph syrup had been poisoned. I believe her name was Patty or Patti.
	Last edited by diesteldorf; 12-11-2003 at 01:22 PM.

12-09-2003, 09:20 PM	#5
FanfromES televidente Frequent Poster Join Date: Nov 06, 2002 Location: el salvador central america Posts: 161	A sad story This is not related with the UM segment but with a girl that i dated once some time ago. We talked about the reason she and her father didnt have a close relationship, she ended telling me (i think she needed to talk about it) that when she was about 12, her father was cheating on her mother with a teenage girl! Her father asked her mother for divorce but she didnt want to divorce from him, so one day, her mother returned home from the dentist, asked for a glass of milk and decided to take a nap after that. She woke minutes later with a terrible bellyache, she was taken to the hospital. She died in less than an hour. Her husband married his lover in less than 3 months after her death, and the most disturbing detail is that he never gave permission for an authopsy!!! What could i tell to this girl? all that she told me make me think that her father killed her mother using some kind of poison. But how could i tell her this? She obviously had doubts about her father but as a daughter she wanted to believe that her mother died for natural causes. It still amazes me what some people can do.

06-28-2008, 07:25 PM	#14
charmedsignora Member Frequent Poster Join Date: May 31, 2006 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 204	I don't know, but I'm kind of amazed that there hasn't been a break in the case for a long time, simply because strychnine is so rare. And to me, the ex-husband seems to have the strongest motive. The boyfriend was upset that she wouldn't marry him, but that just doesn't seem like a reason he would poison her. If anything, marriage would have been something that he could have talked her into.
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12-08-2003, 03:47 AM	#2
Bugiddle Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jun 19, 2003 Posts: 229	Whoa! That is freaky. This thread caught my eye because I've been taking cough syrup, and the brand I always take suddenly has made me feel like I have mild flu symptoms or something (all I have is a chest cold). Weird!

12-08-2003, 08:09 PM	#3
Mr. Roboto Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jul 01, 2003 Posts: 61	I have this segment on tape. To my knowlegde, the case has never been solved...

12-09-2003, 11:42 PM	#7
TJ Site Owner Administrator Forum Star Join Date: Feb 03, 2000 Location: Marietta, GA Posts: 10,668	I think an occasional off topic post is alright as his post was somewhat related to the original topic, but if you want to do it regularly then I suggest visiting the Chit Chat boards here.

12-10-2003, 08:09 PM	#8
Brent88 Member Forum Star Join Date: Aug 01, 2003 Location: Alabama Posts: 16,174	I remember this case... it freaked me out!

12-11-2003, 11:04 PM	#9
crystaldawn Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 17, 2002 Location: Illinois Posts: 4,261	I remember the victim in this case's name was Patsy Wright. Her and her sister owned a lucrative wax museum in Texas. Her cough medicine was laced with strychnine, which was they said was a very rare thing to be poisoned with as it is somewhat hard to purchase. They also said only people close to her knew that her habit was to take nighttime cold medicine to help her sleep when she had trouble. They also found two plates on a tv tray by her bed speculating that she had a guest. I also think that her alarm system had been turned off. Her boyfriend took and passed a lie detector. One theory that seemed logical was that she was supposed to testify against her ex-husband in an upcoming trial but there was no evidence. Also I did a search under her name and all I got was the name of a man who I think was an author. It had a list of cases he had worked on and it listed the Patsy Wright case as one of them. So maybe there's an update out there, or more information, I just haven't found it.

12-23-2003, 10:59 AM	#11
connieallbright Member Frequent Poster Join Date: May 20, 2003 Posts: 115	[QUOTE]Originally posted by crystaldawn I remember the victim in this case's name was Patsy Wright. Her and her sister owned a lucrative wax museum in Texas. Her cough medicine was laced with strychnine, which was they said was a very rare thing to be poisoned with as it is somewhat hard to purchase. They also said only people close to her knew that her habit was to take nighttime cold medicine to help her sleep when she had trouble. They also found two plates on a tv tray by her bed speculating that she had a guest. I also think that her alarm system had been turned off. Her boyfriend took and passed a lie detector. One theory that seemed logical was that she was supposed to testify against her ex-husband in an upcoming trial but there was no evidence. What i think is really starting to amaze me, as I watch some of the old episodes with updates, is how many people pass lie detector tests (often with flying colors) and later confess to the crime. Perhaps this is one of those cases. Maybe the most obvivous answer, the boyfriend in this case, is really just an outstanding liar.

06-28-2008, 05:14 AM	#12
Cori aka ChrisSCrush Member Senior Member Join Date: Dec 30, 2001 Location: USA and still trying to be proud of it! Posts: 2,068	Her daughter also claimed someone called the house later asking for her. When her daughter said she had passed away, the caller said, "Good, I wanted her dead." The family also received party invitations she had mailed just before dying. Any updates on this chilling case?

06-28-2008, 12:54 PM	#13
Kennedy Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jun 27, 2008 Location: Windy City Posts: 21	wow .. this was an old case if i can rember rite ..