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Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

Woman uses eye drops to poison lover, steals idea from 'Wedding Crashers' movie. Is justice served?

Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

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True Crime, News

4.28.1K Ratings

🗓️ 17 February 2020

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Over three days, Lana Clayton laces her husband's drinks with eye drops, mimicking a scene from the movie, "Wedding Crashers." Millionaire Steven Clayton died painfully, with no way to call for help. The former nurse pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and tampering with a food or drug. What is her sentence? Joining Nancy Grace today to discuss the case:Jason Oshins: New York Defense AttorneyCloyd Steiger: 36 years with Seattle Police Department, 22-year homicide detective & author of "Seattle's Forgotten Serial Killer: Gary Gene Grant" Joe Scott Morgan: Forensics expert, Professor of Forensics at Jacksonville State University & author of "Blood Beneath My Feet"Caryn Stark: NYC Psychologist Kristi O'Connor: Reporter for WBTV Charlotte

Transcript

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0:00.0

Death by Idrops did a South Carolina woman murder her husband by putting Idrops in his drinking

0:13.1

water.

0:14.1

That's making me look at my bottle of water.

0:16.7

This is by the bed every night in a whole new life.

0:20.3

Did this woman land a Clayton?

0:22.9

Very pretty lady.

0:24.1

Very pretty.

0:25.9

Did she kill her husband?

0:28.1

Not try to kill him.

0:29.4

I've never murdered him by Idrops.

0:39.3

Crime stories with Nancy Grace.

0:43.5

During our search of the home, we found several bottles of the Idrops.

0:48.8

Police say Clayton admitted to poisoning her husband's water with the drops over the

0:53.2

course of three days before his death.

0:56.1

Here say Clayton, an active member of her local church, held her husband's funeral

1:00.6

in their very own backyard last month before investigators determined his cause of death.

1:06.3

This morning Clayton remains behind bars without bond, facing murder and unlawful tampering

1:11.7

of food charges.

1:13.4

Her husband's family speaking out, telling ABC News they are shocked and mortified at the

1:18.5

cause of Stephen's death.

1:20.4

All of our family and friends knew how much he loved his wife Lana and how devoted he

1:24.6

was to her.

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