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  • Snapped Stella Nickell (Season 3, Episode 10)
  • TV Episode | Documentary, Crime

Snapped

Stella Nickell (Season 3, Episode 10)
TV Episode | Documentary, Crime
Stella Nickell was settled into a comfortable life with her husband, Bruce. They lived together in a trailer on a few acres with a view of Washington's Mt. Rainer. But Stella wanted more. Then, in June of 1986, Bruce dropped dead on the ...See moreStella Nickell was settled into a comfortable life with her husband, Bruce. They lived together in a trailer on a few acres with a view of Washington's Mt. Rainer. But Stella wanted more. Then, in June of 1986, Bruce dropped dead on the deck of the trailer. Doctors said it was emphysema; Stella swore it was the Excedrin he'd taken just moments before his collapse. Six days later, a local woman died of cyanide poisoning from tainted Excedrin capsules. More tainted pills were found on a drugstore shelf, which led to a nationwide recall. That's when Stella Nickell called police. She said she had some of the recalled Excedrin and believed that tainted capsules had killed her husband, too. A test confirmed cyanide in his system, making Stella eligible for an extra hundred thousand dollars from Bruce's life insurance. But that money, coupled with flecks of algae found in the tainted capsules, also made her the prime suspect. The blockbuster testimony of Stella's own daughter, who claimed Stella had been trying to get rid of Bruce for years, sealed Stella's fate. Stella was arrested and charged with federal product tampering. A jury convicted her and sentenced her to 90 years in a federal penitentiary. Written by Anonymous See less
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Director
Bob Hasentufel
Writer
Matt Edens
Producer
David Lane
Composer
Brian Langsbard
Cinematographer
Erin Althaus
Editor
Danny Downing
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Status
Edit Released
Updated Oct 30, 2005
Release date
Oct 30, 2005 (United States)
Awards
Series awards
1 win & 1 nomination

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