Mass. woman allegedly poisoned husband’s soup while getting catfished by fake soap opera star
01/10/2024 9:19 am PST
TOWNSEND, Mass. (TCD) -- It could have been written for the Forresters.
A 64-year-old woman is accused of poisoning her husband’s food while she was allegedly being scammed by someone who claimed they were "The Bold and the Beautiful" star Thorsten Kaye, who plays Ridge Forrester on the hit soap opera.
According to WCVB-TV, on Dec. 3, Roxanne Doucette’s daughter reached out to the Townsend Police Department and said she was worried there was a possibility Doucette could have poisoned her father. The daughter, Nicole Heath, reportedly noticed a text message exchange on Doucette’s phone between Doucette and the person pretending to be Kaye. The scammer reportedly asked Doucette for money, which she provided.
On Dec. 1, the catfisher reportedly texted Doucette, "You have to get rid of your husband honey. I need you so much."
Doucette allegedly responded that she needed to think about it, but that day wrote back, "Making an amazing soup. Special potion. He will be hungry when he gets back. Just enough for him."
A few hours later, she allegedly texted, "Hubby got back not feeling well. Maybe I can collect life insurance."
Doucette’s husband went to the hospital not long after eating the soup because he started feeling dizzy and lost consciousness. The husband reportedly told Heath that Doucette’s soup tasted "bitter."
Doctors conducted toxicology tests, but the results were reportedly all negative. The toxicology panel, however, only tested for opioids, cocaine, and alcohol.
According to NBC Boston, Doucette’s husband filed a restraining order against her.
In an interview with WCVB, Doucette said she "would never try to poison anybody."
The person claiming to be the soap opera star said they were in love with her and wanted her to leave her husband.
"I had no intention of leaving my husband," she said. "I love my husband very much."
She reportedly thinks her husband might have had a ministroke.
Doucette reportedly would not let an officer retrieve her iPhone and iPad for the investigation, so she was arrested for interfering with a police investigation. During the arrest, she reportedly kicked an officer in the groin. She faces charges of intimidation of a witness, resisting arrest, assault and battery on a police officer, and attempted murder.
NBC Boston reports Townsend Police Chief James Sartell said regarding the case,"Matters like this, they draw intense interest, but the fact of the matter is, these are real people, real victims and real perpetrators. We have to take a step back and do a holistic overview."
Doucette told WCVB the allegations against her are "wrong," saying, "I’m a wonderful cook. My son’s gone to culinary school. I learned from the best — my mom. And I did not try to poison my husband."
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