Sick Wisconsin woman betrayed after hiring friend's daughter

Lynn Hernan was very ill, and turned to her friend's daughter, Jessy Kurczewski for help. Prosecutors alleged that instead of caring for Hernan, Kurczewski stole her money and poisoned her drink with a lethal dose of eye drops.

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