New warrants reveal details about WNC woman accused of poisoning daughters at Thanksgiving dinner

HENDERSON COUNTY, N.C. (FOX Carolina) – A North Carolina woman is charged in connection to two separate murders, including the poisoning death of her own daughter.

Gudrun Casper-Leinenkugel is accused of poisoning three people at a Thanksgiving dinner she hosted at her Henderson County home in 2025.

The most recent charges involve the poisoning death of one daughter and the attempted murder of another daughter and her daughter’s boyfriend.

During the investigation, investigators also uncovered evidence linking her to a separate cold case killing from 2007…

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