Vermont senior tested ricin recipe on retirement community, feds say

cnn ^ | Sat December 2, 2017 | Steve Almasy

[JoeProBono]

A proactive senior with an exit plan

[E. Pluribus Unum]

If nobody died, she didn’t succeed in actually making ricin.

[MrEdd]

But her nephew did dig a Panama Canal in the basement.

[b4me]

maybe she just gave them less than lethal amount.

[antidisestablishment]

Except, it appears she never administered the poison. Ricin production isn’t quite brain surgery.

[BenLurkin]

“Cooking with Betty”

On local access.

[sparklite2]

You got a hobby?

‘Yeah, I got a hobby. I catch bees.’

How do you do that? asks the unhappy fellow.

 ‘I go out with a jar and a net. I catch the bees in the net, and then I dump them in the jar and close the top.’

You got holes drilled in the top, right?
 
'No. I just screw it on tight.’

But don’t they die?

‘Sure. So what? It’s only a hobby.’

[Bob]

Since tests confirmed the substance as ricin, I’d say that the “making” part was successfully completed. Whether or not it was used doesn’t take away from her having made it.

[ronniesgal]

why did i find this headline so funny. I am truly disturbed.

[Billthedrill]

When an agent interviewed Miller, she allegedly told him she was making ricin in her home and testing its effectiveness on other residents...

Well, that's nice. One of my co-workers used to bring in home-baked cookies for the office. It's good to share your hobbies with others.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

The article says she used it on people, but no people are dead.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

And crime labs are notoriously corrupt.

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=crime+lab+scandals&atb=v79-5__&ia=web

[Fido969]

Gee, is that courtroom sketch artist like 8 years old or something?

[Conan the Librarian]

No No, that was Elderberry wine. :D

I played one of the policemen in that once. It was fun!

[HangnJudge]

[Ezekiel]

“Cooking with Betty” On local access.

Shouldn't that be Betty Croaker?

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

LOL! It is pretty bad.

[JoeProBono]

[shibumi]

Those clusters are just the thing to leave out
for a visit from Cthulhu Claus!

[Daffynition]

I was in Vermont yesterday. Only news I have from up there is....

Okemo is open for skiing!