Couple Charged In Alleged Cyanide Plot To Kill Ex-girlfriends; Agents Hospitalized During Search

A Wisconsin couple person been charged successful a crippled to termination 2 women pinch cyanide, and respective investigators search nan brace were hospitalized aft coming into interaction pinch nan poison, according to prosecutors and reports. 

Paul VanDuyne and Andrea Whitaker are accused of creating poisons and utilizing them successful an elaborate effort to execution 2 different women who were ex-girlfriend’s of VanDuyne, according to nan Wisconsin Justice Department.

Prosecutors allege VanDuyne collapsed into a woman’s car successful a Middleton Costco parking batch past period and contaminated her h2o vessel pinch cyanide. She recovered group extracurricular her car telling her that nan car had been tampered with, though she didn’t find thing incorrect astatine nan time, Fox 47 reported. She did find nan h2o tasted funny, nan outlet reported.

Paul VanDuyne and Andrea Whitaker (Dane County Sheriff's Office)

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Two weeks later, nan aforesaid point is alleged to person happened again. This time, nan female brought nan vessel to the police, who tested it and confirmed it contained cyanide. 

Around nan aforesaid time, different female successful Rock County was hospitalized aft drinking cyanide-tainted h2o recovered successful her car aft a gym visit. 

Both alleged victims concisely dated VanDuyne, prosecutors said. 

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VanDuyne was arrested Sunday aft nan hazmat-linked investigations and aft authorities caught him allegedly trying to thief screen up evidence.

Police had been monitoring VanDuyne but were forced to move quickly erstwhile he tried to interaction nan Rock County female past weekend. He was arrested and booked Sunday.

While successful jail, VanDuyne called Whitaker and asked her to region items from his house, prosecutors said.  

Agents intercepted her leaving pinch her belongings. When searching her phone, they recovered aggregate messages betwixt nan mates discussing different poisons. Prosecutors judge nan brace were readying to execution VanDuyne’s ex-girlfriends pinch poison.

At slightest 7 authorities investigators connected nan lawsuit person been hospitalized for imaginable vulnerability to nan poison, WISN.com reported. 

A Wisconsin mates person been charged successful a crippled to allegedly termination 2 women pinch cyanide. And respective investigators search nan brace were hospitalized aft coming into interaction pinch nan poison, according to prosecutors and reports. (iStock)

The outlet reported that Dane County Assistant District Attorney William Brown revealed Whitaker's online history included searches for "Does potassium cyanide unreality water?" and "Sodium cyanide odor, sodium cyanide."

Searches besides included "What does cyanide look like?" and "Cyanide lethal," he said. 

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VanDuyne and Whitaker look charges successful Rock County of attempted homicide, aggravated battery, reckless endangerment and stalking — each involving a vulnerable weapon.

In Dane County, VanDuyne faces much charges for attempted homicide and stalking, while Whitaker is besides accused of helping him and trying to screen it up.

Seven agencies were progressive successful nan investigation, including nan Wisconsin Department of Justice’s Division of Criminal Investigation, nan Rock County Sheriff's Office, nan Wisconsin State Crime Laboratories and the FBI.