This week, the now 78-year-old woman filed a petition to be released from prison because of medical reasons.
At the time, the story sparked a nationwide recall of Excedrin pills and panic across the country. Then, investigators found out that Stella Nickell planted those deadly pills at multiple stores.
A random victim, 40-year-old Sue Snow of , bought one of those bottles of headache medication. She ended up taking a lethal dose of poison. KIRO7 reported at the time that Snow’s husband also took pills from that same bottle, but missed the laced capsules. Nickell was convicted of tampering with consumer products in 1988 and sentenced to 90 years in federal prison. So far, she has served more than 30 years.
“She’s done a significant amount of time and so she has been significantly punished for a very severe crime. Now she’s no longer a threat to society and I think importantly also, she has acknowledged her culpability,” Hillier said over the phone.
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