A woman in North Dakota, Ina Thea Kenoyer, has been accused of killing her boyfriend by allegedly poisoning him with antifreeze. Officials arrived to their home on Sept. 4 and sadly died the following day. Kenoyer was charged with murder on October 30, reports The New York Times. The victim, Steven Edward Riley Jr., had recently discovered that he was set to inherit a large sum of money, around $30 million. It is believed that Kenoyer poisoned him after learning about his inheritance and his plans to leave her.

When authorities arrived at their home in Minot, they found Riley in need of medical attention. He was taken to a nearby hospital but sadly passed away the following day. Kenoyer initially claimed that he had suffered from a heat stroke, but the autopsy results revealed that he died from ethylene glycol poisoning, the key component in antifreeze. Friends and family of Riley mentioned that Kenoyer had made comments about poisoning him with antifreeze in the past. Some of Kenoyer’s friends also witnessed her removing Riley’s belongings from their home on the day he was poisoned.

During the investigation, Kenoyer expressed her belief that she was Riley’s “common law” wife and permitted to a share of the inheritance, which she planned to split with Riley’s son. However, North Dakota does not recognize

“common law”

marriages. 

Authorities discovered bottles suspected to contain antifreeze, including a Windex window cleaner bottle, a Coors Light beer bottle, as well as a plastic mug, at their home. Kenoyer suggested that Riley’s symptoms may have been mistaken for heat stroke or that he might’ve accidentally consumed antifreeze while smoking a cigarette.

#Clique, what are your thoughts?