A woman has been accused of attempting to induce a miscarriage in a pregnant woman by sending a ‘family size pan of lasagna’ that had been tampered with.
Amber Snow, 36, was arrested after allegedly collaborating with another person to cause a woman to miscarry by providing her family with a “tainted” lasagna. Authorities investigating the incident on December 28 revealed that the lasagna was suspected of being contaminated with a substance, later identified as oxycodone.
According to the police statement, the contaminated dish was intended to induce a miscarriage in a pregnant woman within the family who received the lasagna. Fortunately, the intended victim and her baby are reported to be safe.
The Winneshiek County Sheriff’s Office in Iowa refrained from disclosing whether the woman consumed any of the lasagna or if her baby has been born. Messages exchanged between Snow and her accomplices led to their arrest, as confirmed by investigators.
Snow faces charges including controlled substance violation, attempted non-consensual termination of a pregnancy, child endangerment, and administering harmful substances to both adults and juveniles. She is currently in custody on a $100,000 cash bond, with no information available about her legal representation. Authorities have indicated that more arrests are expected soon.
This case bears similarities to the infamous Australian beef Wellington murders, where Erin Patterson was convicted of poisoning three relatives with toxic death cap mushrooms in a beef Wellington dish. Despite her defense claiming accidental ingestion of the mushrooms, a jury found her guilty. The victims, who died in the hospital following the incident on July 29, 2023, were Don Patterson, Gail Patterson, and Heather Wilkinson. Heather’s husband, Ian Wilkinson, recovered after an extended hospital stay.
