A Utah woman who had been cared for by a live-in roommate for years made her the beneficiary of a $500,000 life insurance policy.<br />Unfortunately, prosecutors say that led Janie Lynn Ridd to try to sicken, debilitate, and ultimately kill her.<br />Ridd was charged, tried, and sentenced for multiple charges planning to infect the woman with bacteria designed to trigger staph infections.<br />Ridd claimed she'd purchased the E.coli bacteria on the dark web for her work as a biology teacher--which she is not.<br />She also injected 'Rachel' with insulin, which she did not need, and caused her blood sugar levels to drop to dangerous lows.<br />Ridd was given consecutive sentences of at least one and up to 15 years in prison for the first charge and up to five years for the second.
