The Case of the Poison Cheesecake | Sneak peek | Forensic Files

[Music] she doesn't do the in your face type of homicidal maniac kind of thing she's not
a shooter she's not a stabber but I haven't seen somebody this ruthless in a long time
I've seen a lot of murders I've seen people killed with knives and machetes and guns with vehicles strangulation
suffocation I have never seen anyone try to kill another person with a piece of cheesecake until now until now
I'm a private investigator here in New York City I was hired to hunt down and assist in
the apprehension of Victorian acurova as a perpetrator she's one in a million it was a call from Patrol saying that we
have a woman Olga who's lying in bed who appears to be under the influence of something and
she's advising that there are items missing from her bedroom then she tells me this tale of how this
woman Victoria nazirova came to her home she arrived with what she described as the best cheesecake in New York she says
please have this cheesecake I'll go there's okay I'll try the piece of the cheesecake
immediately she felt extremely ill nauseous sweaty dizzy and she said I've never felt like that before I don't know
what was going on she passes out within a very short amount of time Olga is fighting for her life someone was
trying to kill you who did you think Victoria nazarova yep it's phenazepam in the
cheesecake a sedative primarily used in Russia apparently it has no taste and a little bit too much can produce an
overdose Victoria found someone that resembled her I think she wanted to kill this woman
and assume her identity Victoria nasserova is dangerous arrogant cunning I didn't know how dangerous she
was until I found out the trail of bodies that she was leaving behind in an unconscious State the only thing I
remember I just took one bite of fish and I was out of it in five minutes for a week I was in the hospital
police tune discovered that she was wanted for something far more serious this is for murder this is for murder
right here I believe that Victoria felt that the walls were closing in on her Victoria
nasirova had to be taken off of these streets I'm not a killer I'm woman only woman
I think anybody that trusted Victoria has something to fear

Viktoria Nasyrova is accused of using cheesecake as a murder weapon. Her motive was to steal the identity of Olga, who looks a lot like her. "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant reports, Saturday, June 3 at 10/9c on CBS and streaming on Paramount+.

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Brief Summary

Victoria Nazarova allegedly attempted murder using poisoned cheesecake, leaving a trail of victims and raising urgent concerns about her dangerous behavior.

Key points

The Cheesecake Murder Plot. A woman tries to kill with cheesecake laced with a sedative. 'I've never seen anyone try to kill another person with a piece of cheesecake until now.'
Dangerous Identity Theft. Victoria Nasirova's dangerous plan involves murder and identity theft. 'I think she wanted to kill this woman and assume her identity.'

Episode highlights

Episode quotes

I'm not a killer, I'm a woman.

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