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July 1989. Patricia Stallings had the perfect life — new house overlooking Lake Wauwanoka, husband David, and 3-month-old Ryan.
Then Ryan got sick: vomiting, lethargy, breathing trouble. Hospital tests showed ethylene glycol (antifreeze). They accused her of poisoning her baby.
Ryan died. Patricia was convicted of murder and sentenced to life.
While in jail she had another son with the exact same symptoms. Tests revealed a rare genetic disorder — methylmalonic acidemia — that mimics antifreeze poisoning.
Re-testing proved Ryan had it too. No crime. Just tragic medical error.
She was freed after years of fighting.
Heartbreaking wrongful conviction.
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