Second Iowan Charged with Lacing Lasagna to Induce Miscarriage
Two suspects face seven charges including delivering oxycodone and intentionally terminating a pregnancy without consent, both held on $100,000 bond in Iowa investigation.
- On Thursday, the Winneshiek County Sheriff arrested Matthew Louis Uthoff, 35, of Decorah, marking the second arrest in a drug-laced lasagna case involving a pregnant woman.
- Investigators allege Uthoff and Amber Dena Snow, 36, gave the family the oxycodone-laced dish on December 28, 2025, intending to terminate a pregnancy without the victim's knowledge.
- Testing by the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation crime lab confirmed oxycodone in the lasagna, while Snow's child was present during both the preparation and delivery.
- Both suspects face seven charges, including delivering a controlled substance and intentionally terminating a human pregnancy without the person's knowledge or consent.
- Uthoff and Snow remain in the Winneshiek County Jail on $100,000 cash bonds each, with the case under investigation and charges pending trial.
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Iowa couple allegedly tried to force miscarriage using drugged lasagna
Amber Snow, 36, shares a child with a member of the victim’s family
Second person arrested in Decorah poison lasagna miscarriage plot
DECORAH — Authorities have now arrested the boyfriend of a Decorah woman accused of lacing a lasagna with painkillers in an effort to cause a miscarriage. Winneshiek County sheriff's deputies arrested 35-year-old Matthew Louis Uthoff on Thursday on a warrant…
Pair laced lasagna in attempt to induce miscarriage, authorities say
Two people have been arrested in northeastern Iowa in an unusual case involving lasagna tainted with a narcotic, law enforcement stated. Sheriff’s officials in the city of Decorah said Matthew Uthoff and Amber Dena Snow laced a family-sized pan of lasagna with oxycodone, intending to cause a woman’s miscarriage. Decorah is approximately 100 miles north of Cedar Rapids. WHO-TV, the NBC affiliate in Des Moines, reported an investigation launched i…
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