Prosecutors: No Death Penalty for Mom Accused of Poisoning Thanksgiving Dinner

Prosecutors: No death penalty for mom accused of poisoning Thanksgiving dinner

HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (Court TV) — A woman accused of intentionally poisoning her own family with Thanksgiving dinner will not face a potential death sentence if convicted, prosecutors announced this week. Gudrun Casper-Leinenkugel is charged with two counts of murder and two counts of attempted murder. (Henderson County Sheriff’s Office) Gudrun Casper-Leinenkugel faces two counts of first-degree murder and two counts of attempted first-degree mu…

Prosecutors won't seek death penalty in poison-murder case - Hendersonville Lightning

A Hendersonville woman accused of using poison to murder one of her daughters and attempting to murder her other daughter will not face the death penalty.