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A Wyoming Grad Student Who Allegedly Poisoned a Colleague Has Been Arrested Fleeing to China

Prosecutors say Wang bought acrylamide online and was seen on surveillance rummaging through the victim’s desk before her arrest at Los Angeles International Airport.

  • On October 6, authorities arrested Aili Wang, 32, at Los Angeles International Airport after prosecutors alleged she poisoned a fellow student's tea and sought to flee to China.
  • Police allege Wang purchased the chemical acrylamide via eBay to poison the tea of a colleague with pending patents; surveillance video allegedly captured her rummaging through the victim's desk.
  • The victim's wife discovered the chemical while testing the coffee maker used to brew tea, revealing a potential motive tied to intellectual property theft concerns at American universities.
  • Wang remains jailed without bail in Los Angeles as of Tuesday, with no attorney listed in court documents to represent her in the ongoing case.
  • Investigators seized laptops and electronic storage devices following her arrest, while reporters attempting to reach Wang via email and LinkedIn have received no response to inquiries about the allegations.
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CHINESE microbiology student Aili Wang has been arrested on suspicion of poisoning a colleague at the University of Wyoming.

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Winnipeg Free Press broke the news in Winnipeg, Canada on Tuesday, October 13, 2026.
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