She Poisoned Her Boyfriend For $30 Million Dollars - The Steven Riley and Ina Kenoyer Story

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So this guy, his name's Stephen. And Stephen has a big problem. He's about to be rich. So why is that a big problem? Well, Stephen, he's 51. He lives in North Dakota. And one day, he gets this crazy email. And the email is from a lawyer in London.

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And this London lawyer lets Stephen know that one of his relatives in Ireland passed away and that he's in line for a huge inheritance check, around $30 million. Now, I've talked about Steven before. I told his story back in 2023, but there have been some updates to this. So before I give you the update, let me get you up to speed.

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So back in 2023, Steven learns about this inheritance he's about to get, and he is pumped because who wouldn't be? I mean, that's $30 million. And so he's planning it all out in his head, how he's going to spend it. He's going to get a few acres of land. He's going to give a little money to his adult sons, maybe even start his own auto shop.

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Now, Steven has a longtime girlfriend, this woman, Ina, and they live together. They've been living together for 10 years. And Ina is also pumped about this $30 million. I mean, she's already talking about it openly.

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He gets his inheritance, is that true? That's right. Or move it. We're going to pay all our bills off that we need to pay off.

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Here's the thing about Ina, though. She's been Steven's girlfriend for a really long time. But the thing is, Steven isn't really feeling her anymore. In fact, once he gets his inheritance money, he plans on leaving her. And he's told some of his close friends about this plan. And so I guess word gets around and one day someone close to Ina comes up to her and tips her off about this.

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That once Steven gets his money, he's out of this relationship. And Ina is pissed. I mean, she can't let that happen. I mean, she's put up with Steven for 10 whole years. She feels like she's entitled to some of that inheritance money too. Now, some states in the US have what's called common law marriage.

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Where if you've been living together for a long period of time, you are considered legally married. And she and Steven have been living together for a long period of time. So she feels like she is his common law wife. And so Ina starts thinking, you know, if Steven happens to accidentally pass away, all that money will go to his common law wife, me.

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And so Ina comes up with a plan to unalive Steven and take all his inheritance money. Now, in order for Stephen to get this $30 million, he needs to sign a bunch of paperwork. And they have arranged for the London lawyer to fly into town and for Stephen to go meet him at the airport.

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I guess once they meet, Stephen can sign the documents and that will complete the transaction and he can get his $30 million. And so Ina's thinking, what if he gets sick? What if he makes it to the airport, signs the paperwork to transfer the money, and then he gets really sick and passes away?

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And I guess Ina thinks this is a hell of an idea because on the day, the day he's supposed to go to the airport, Ina pours a little antifreeze into Steven's sweet tea that he always drinks. And if you don't know, antifreeze has a little sweet taste to it, otherwise you can't really taste it. It's also poison. And so she poisons his sweet tea and he unknowingly drinks it.

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A few hours later, Ina, Steven, and a few of Steven's friends, they all take a trip over to the airport. So they get there, and the whole group is there, chilling in the waiting area, waiting for this lawyer's flight to land. And after a bit of time passes, suddenly, Steven starts to feel terrible. He gets stomach pains, like really bad ones.

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And with each passing minute, the pain gets worse and worse. And his friends are like, yo, should we take him and leave? And Steven's like, no, because, you know, there's $30 million at stake here. He wants to wait a bit longer. He feels like he can make it. And so they wait. And they wait, and they wait. And poor Steven gets sicker, and sicker, and sicker.

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And after a few hours, they start to feel like, this London lawyer isn't going to show up. I don't know, maybe his flight got delayed or something. But by this time, Steven is in really bad shape. Like he can't walk on his own, and he barely seems conscious. And Steven's friends are like, yo, Eda, Steven's looking really bad. I think you need to call an ambulance. And Ina's like, no, he's fine.