Woman accused of trying to poison her husband with antifreeze as 'payback' amid custody battle pretended her nephew was her son for DNA test: Cops

The Connecticut pistillate accused of trying to poison her estranged husband with antifreeze chemicals amid a contentious custody conflict allegedly faked a paternity trial by trying to walk her nephew disconnected arsenic her son.

As Law&Crime has previously reported, Kristen Hogan, 33, allegedly poisoned her husband's vino and iced beverage successful August, utilizing ethylene glycol, a chemic utilized successful antifreeze. Hogan's hubby told investigators helium believed she dosed the drinks portion helium wasn't location and near them successful the refrigerator for him to consume. He yet had to beryllium hospitalized, and constabulary accidental that portion Hogan initially denied responsibility, she aboriginal admitted to doing it.

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Now, constabulary say, Hogan had years earlier taken a antithetic way to support her estranged spouse from astatine slightest 1 of his kids — this time, by faking the results of a paternity test.

According to an apprehension warrant posted by Connecticut State Police, Hogan — who has 2 children, 1 lad and 1 miss — told the justice successful their custody lawsuit successful June 2021 that her hubby was not the biologic begetter of her children. While his paternity of the miss was conclusively proven successful January 2021, the paternity of the lad had inactive not been confirmed, and successful March 2023, a paternity trial was ordered.

Hogan purported to bring her lad to a laboratory for that paternity trial successful April 2024, but a backstage probe steadfast — without Hogan's consciousness — had been hired to travel her. According to the apprehension warrant, the investigators' study determined that Hogan had really brought her nephew — not her lad — to the laboratory for testing.

In summation to identifying the lad arsenic Hogan's sister's lad connected societal media, the investigators noted that the lad they had seen with Hogan astatine the laboratory that time was aboriginal returned to Hogan's sister, who was besides surveilled.

"During this period, the younger antheral kid that had been observed astatine the assignment determination was observed and overheard by [an investigator] addressing the subject's sister arsenic 'Mommy,'" the study said. The study noted that the boy's words "can besides beryllium articulator work connected the video that was being taken astatine the time."

The investigators' study said that Hogan's parent accompanied her to the lab, but stayed successful the car portion Hogan went inside. The investigators said that neither Hogan's sister nor her parent seemed to beryllium alert that Hogan allegedly utilized her nephew for the paternity trial — and that they were not blessed erstwhile they recovered retired astir it.

"[Hogan's sister] stated that she was unaware her children were brought to [testing company] Paymer and Associates connected 04/23/2024," the study said, conveying a speech betwixt an researcher and Hogan's sister that took spot connected Monday. "[Hogan's sister] stated she learned of this contented done speechmaking tribunal documents and upon discovering that her children were utilized to falsify a DNA trial she became angry. [Hogan's sister] stated that since she became alert of the entirety of this situation, she has had minimal interaction with Kristen Hogan. I asked if she believed [Hogan's mother] was alert of what Kristen Hogan planned connected doing that day. [Hogan's sister] stated she believed her parent did not person immoderate cognition of the situation."

A lawyer for Hogan's parent besides told constabulary that the parent "was unaware that Kristen Hogan planned to bring her sister's lad to get a DNA test," the warrant says.

A erstwhile fellow of Hogan's — who had lived with her and her children — besides identified the lad taken to the laboratory arsenic Hogan's nephew, and not her son.

After a December 2024 proceeding astatine which the surveillance footage was shown, the warrant says, the justice "ultimately determined that Hogan was not presenting a truthful testimony" astir the DNA test.

Hogan has present been charged with perjury and tampering with evidence. According to police, Hogan turned herself successful connected Thursday and posted $50,000 bond. She is scheduled to look successful tribunal connected Dec. 23.

Hogan's attempted execution lawsuit is inactive pending. According to the lawsuit docket, her adjacent tribunal day is Jan. 27, 2026.