Cops: Woman Poisoned Lover with Margarita

A western New York woman is accused of mixing up a batch of antifreeze-laced margaritas for her live-in boyfriend, who died four days after drinking the toxic cocktail.

State police arrested 51-year-old Cynthia Galens of Farmington on Wednesday and charged her with second-degree murder for the death of 47-year-old Thomas Stack. On Oct. 3, medics summoned to the couple's home took an unresponsive Stack to the hospital, where he later died.

An autopsy listed the cause of death as "complications of ethylene glycol intoxication," referring to the active ingredient in automotive antifreeze. Earlier this week, troopers say they were tipped off that Galens was involved.

She's in the Monroe County jail without bail. Officials didn't know if she has a lawyer.

[GetAGrip007]

This is one of those articles that is actually a "How to do..." Wonder if there will be a spike of murders that involve anti-freeze!

[Clark Nova]

I guess you New Yorkers don't have a clue as to what a properly made margarita tastes like. No one here in NM would have gotten past the first sip and they would have spat that out.

[jeannettelj]

Why is this second degree murder? This was pre-meditated. She planned it and purposely put the anti-freeze in the drink. This is first degree murder.

[rwsmith29456]

I think that the "battered" defense is setting a precedent and will make cases like this much harder to prosecute.

[culturechang]

Will she be charged or will this be another gender-based pass for murder?

[xinfinityx]

Genetically Modified Food reason for cancer obesity and allergies.We are first country all three because of them.We are still sleeping we are dying slowly.

[GetAGrip007]

this is a random not related comment

[jclark7613]

She was stupid because the case was closed in November... she went on vacation to Florida and told a friend she did it a few days ago.

[formrusmcsgt]

What will probably follow is that she'll claim he was mean to her so she had no choice but to kill him.

She'll get 60 days in a psyche ward (like the preacher's wife who blew him away with a 12 guage while he slept), and it's all good.......

[Blatensphere]

Guess he really regretted buying her a blender for Christmas.

[formrusmcsgt]

Nice.

[formrusmcsgt]

Amazing how many kill to end a relationship.

Going to jail is better than walking away?

Just plain stupid.