FBI: Woman Arrested After Testing Toxic Substance on Senior Home Residents

FBI: Woman Arrested After Testing Toxic Substance on Senior Home Residents
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A 70-year-old woman has been arrested after she admitted to making and testing a poisonous substance on residents living in a Shelburne, Vermont, retirement facility.

Betty Miller has been charged with possessing a biological agent under federal laws after ricin was found in her Wake Robin apartment on Tuesday, Nov. 26, the FBI said in an affidavit.