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Crime correspondent Melissa Moore shares the story of twenty-six-year-old David McGee who says a “fog of allergy medicine” caused him to brutally murder his mother with a hammer. Plus, she addresses their tense relationship leading up to her death.

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Forensic criminologist Dr. Laura Pettler demonstrates how David McGee brutally bludgeoned his mother Rebecca Apodaca. Find out what indicated it was an act of rage and how the blood splatter provided insights into the crime.

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David McGee’s sister Ella opens up about her belief that the “fog of allergy medicine” led to her brother’s devastating attack on their mother. Plus, she shares why she has forgiven him and reveals what David told her after his arrest.

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True Crime Thursday: Is ‘Fog of Allergy Medicine’ to Blame in Hammer Murder?

Can a common item inside your medicine cabinet make you kill? Find out how one man used allergy pills as a defense for murdering his mother. Plus, we meet the Real Housewives of Murderers -- find out why some women are obsessed with dangerous men.

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Can Allergy Medicine Make You Kill?
Originally aired on 11/15/2018

Crime correspondent Melissa Moore shares the story of twenty-six-year-old David McGee who says a “fog of allergy medicine” caused him to brutally murder his mother with a hammer. Plus, she addresses their tense relationship leading up to her death.

Guests: Melissa Moore , Dr. Laura Pettler , Ella McGee , Mara Schiavocampo , Samantha Spiegel , Amy Friedman , Dr. Jerome Adams

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