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Southern Fried True Crime

56: Poisoning Patsy

Southern Fried True Crime

Erica Kelley

True Crime, Society & Culture, History

4.610.5K Ratings

🗓️ 14 June 2019

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

In October of 1987, a beautiful Texas socialite and businesswoman was poisoned with strychnine. It was in the bottle of NyQuil she often used to help her go to sleep. Patsy Bolton Wright was a share holder in the Southwest Historical Wax Museum in Grand Prairie, Texas. Less than a year after her murder, the wax museum was burned to the ground by an arsonist. Neither crime has ever been solved.

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Written, hosted, produced by Erica Kelley
Researched by Erica & Vincent from the Gone Cold Podcast - Texas True Crime
Original Graphic Art by Coley Horner
Original Music by Rob Harrison-Gamma Radio

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Transcript

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0:00.0

This is Justin from Obscura, a true crime podcast.

0:05.0

Do you like single-host narrative driven true crime that isn't afraid to get graphic?

0:10.0

On Obscura, we paint a picture of the lives of the criminals and victims before telling

0:14.5

a story of the crime and how it unfolded.

0:17.6

Add atmospheric production and audio clips such as 911 calls, and you have an idea of

0:22.3

what we're about.

0:23.6

If that intrigues you, type Obscura, true crime, and do your favorite pod catcher.

0:28.1

You can't miss our logo, and we'll see you by the fire.

0:59.1

Southern Fraud True Crime covers cases that are not suitable for young listeners, and

1:06.5

there may also be some explicit language used.

1:09.6

Listener discretion is advised.

1:12.6

Patsy Bolton Wright was a beautiful, vibrant, and wealthy woman who seemed to have everything

1:20.3

going for her.

1:22.1

She was part owner of a famous wax museum in Grand Prairie, Texas.

1:27.5

She raised and showed horses.

1:29.6

She was a popular socialite, a vivacious woman who seemingly had no enemies.

1:35.9

Her death in 1987 was shocking.

1:39.1

Patsy often took a cap full of Nykul to help her get to sleep, but around 3am she called

1:44.1

her sister, telling her something was wrong.

1:47.1

She couldn't breathe.

1:49.4

Patsy had been poisoned with strict 9.

1:52.1

It was found in the Nykul bottle beside her bed.

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