The Murder of Steve Clayton - Poisoned by Eye Drops

Housewives of True Crime

Tabitha Kane

True Crime, Comedy, History

4.6 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 29 August 2021

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

This episode explores the disturbing case of Steve Clayton, a successful businessman from South Carolina whose sudden death left friends and family shocked. Initially believed to be a heart attack, further investigation revealed a chilling truth—Steve had been poisoned with eye drops, a substance that can cause severe health issues when ingested over time.

The prime suspect? His wife, Lana Clayton, who later confessed to administering the drops. But what drove her to commit such an unusual and sinister crime?

Join us as we unpack the twists of this shocking story—from the subtle signs of foul play to the courtroom drama that followed.

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0:00.0	Hi and welcome to Housewives of True Crime.
0:05.4	Welcome.
0:06.3	Welcome.
0:07.4	I am Tabitha.
0:09.2	Give me Dateline, white wine, and I'll pick up your kids in the carpool line.
0:14.3	The next day, right?
0:15.2	Yeah, the next day.
0:15.9	Okay.
0:16.8	And I am Gretchen.
0:18.2	I like white wine, true crime, and in bed by nine, because I have a lot of stuff to do in the morning.
0:26.6	We are housewives of true crime.
0:30.5	Yes, we are.
0:31.3	Yes, we are.
0:32.6	We are. Welcome.
0:45.4	Welcome.
0:46.6	Housewives of true crime.
0:49.0	That's right.
0:51.1	Happy, happy.
0:52.3	Happy, happy.
0:53.1	All your kids are in school. Yes. Yesterday was the day they all three were in the educational institution. Oh my gosh. Hallelujah. Yeah, it was good. Good day. Yeah, it's good. My kids have been all three back in school for eight days now,
1:14.4	and that is how long it took me to stop caring about what I looked like at drop off.
1:21.0	Because today I dropped them off looking like a homeless person, like a pajama top, sweats, big oversized grandpa sweater.
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