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Posted on 12/21/2004 6:38:22 PM PST by Ellesu
Husband, Son Reportedly Said They Tasted Something 'Crunchy'
TROY, Mich. -- New information was revealed Tuesday about a Troy woman who faced a judge Tuesday for allegedly poisoning her husband and teenage son, sending them both to a hospital.
Troy police said Mary Ellen Cannon (pictured, left), 46, offered Richard Shaw, 57, and Ian Shaw, 13, milkshakes laced with lethal doses of her own medication -- ground up -- for sleep disorders, blood pressure and pain for the milkshakes. Cannon has a history of substance abuse, Detroit television station WDIV reported.
Police said after the woman visited her family in the hospital, she went to a Detroit casino. At the casino, she got drunk with a man, spent the night in a hotel with him, and then robbed him, the station reported.
Cannon faces five felony counts, including attempted murder and poisoning, the station reported.
Troy police Lt. Gerry Scherlinck said investigators believe this was a "planned out, deliberate attempt to kill both her husband and son."
Scherlinck said the investigation was reviewed by the Oakland County prosecutor's office.
"Clearly by the nature of the charges they issued it appears they agree with our theory," said Scherlinck.
The investigation began on Oct. 27 when the woman called police to say her husband had the flu and was breathing, but would not wake up, Scherlinck told The Daily Oakland Press.
Paramedics who responded to the home were reportedly suspicious of the woman's story and contacted police.
Richard Shaw collapsed and Ian Shaw later became ill.
Scherlinck told the paper that paramedics learned the husband had collapsed while walking the family's dog the day before. A resident in the area and the man's son, who helped the 57-year-old back to his home, urged the woman to call 911, but she did not, claiming that her husband had had seizures in the past.
The woman also told paramedics that her son was unresponsive the morning of Oct. 27 and had fallen out of bed several times, Scherlinck told the paper.
Ian Shaw was in the hospital for three days. Richard Shaw went into a coma, but later recovered. He was hospitalized for 11 days.
The couple has been married for about 20 years with no previous accusations of domestic violence, the station reported. Mary Ellen Cannon is scheduled to be back in court Jan. 4.
MMMM. hot, ,crunchy, chocolaty Ovaltine!
Police said after the woman visited her family in the hospital, she went to a Detroit casino. At the casino, she got drunk with a man, spent the night in a hotel with him, and then robbed him ...
Inflicting this kind of agony on your family should be most strongly discouraged, for the good of society at large.
Ah, yes, my fondest memories of Christmas has to be Mom's "Special Shakes".
This broad's next trick was to bring out a Birthday Cake festooned with lit sticks of TNT "disguised" as candles.
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Line from "A Christmas Story"
Geez, and I thought Mrs. Fierro couldn't cook.
Many were the times I had the wish to poison the former in laws. Alas, opportunity never knocked.
The "three out of four witches" are obviously imposters.
What method did the fourth witch use? ;^)
I think I was married to this woman once! or maybe it was twice? Well, not three times, that's for sure! You don't think I'd be that stupid, do ya?
Michigan? I thought all the whack jobs lived in Texas? >/sarcasm alert
Your in-laws must be nicer than mine. My fantasy is to cut them up with toenail clippers, and drop the parts into a giant blender.
Trident.
Guilty as sin, brilliantly defended, “cheated the wuddy.”
Bump for Sir William Roughead.
That's what mermaids use, not witches.
All.
Er, I apologise for hi-jacking this thread.
Did it have a point, originally?
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It's just one sicko after another.