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The first of these two stories features Diane Fleming who was convicted of murder. She allegedly poisoned her husband, Chuck Fleming, by mixing methanol into a sports drink. The case against Diane was entirely circumstantial; many of her supporters believe Chuck’s death may have been caused by something other than methanol poisoning. Despite the lack of direct evidence, deceitful behavior on Diane’s part paired with the existence of methanol in the sports drink bottle in the home refrigerator led jurors to find her guilty. She was sentenced to 30 years for first-degree murder and 20 years for adulteration of a food substance, with the sentences running concurrently. Diane maintains that she is innocent. Shelby Carano worked for an escort service and was a long-time drug addict. She had been with Stanley McMillan the night before he was found dead in a motel room from acute heroin intoxication. Shelby said on the stand that she first denied being with him with at the motel to avoid a prostitution charge, and did not know that he had died until police told her. Shelby is serving a 16-year prison sentence for second-degree murder and distribution of heroin. While incarcerated, she is concentrating on her education and hopes that others can learn from her story of how drugs ruined her life.