When police examined Hogan’s cellphone, they discovered multiple searches for lethal substances, including “potassium cyanide, potassium ferricyanide, citrate-cyanide, potassium thiocyanate, and monoethylene glycol.” One search specifically asked, “how much of these substances would kill you.”
Wife Confesses to Poisoned Wine
Hogan initially denied wrongdoing, claiming she recognized the word “cyanide” from the television show Psych and told police she bought monoethylene glycol to clean her mother’s carpet. However, after further questioning, she allegedly confessed to mixing the poisonous liquid into her husband’s wine.
“Hogan stated she did not know how much ethylene glycol she put into his drink, but she just poured it in,” police wrote.
Testing later confirmed that both the wine and a separate bottle of iced tea were contaminated with ethylene glycol. Authorities believe the iced tea was poisoned on a different date.
