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Woman Dies From Cosmetic Surgery After Prescription Medicine is Poisoned
A fake Ph.D., cheating scandals, and suicide were all involved in this case.
Michelle and Martin MacNeill were married for 30 years and appeared to be your average married couple. Michelle worked as a homemaker and a model while Martin was a doctor. Michelle and Martin met at a young adult event at their church and instantly fell in love. They eloped and were married in 1978.
Four months later, Martin would be arrested for fraud, forgery, and theft. Martin was able to turn his life around by earning a Ph.D. and working as a physician before being promoted to a Medical Director role. Michelle and Martin had 8 children together, 4 of the 8 were adopted children from Ukraine and raised in Pleasant Grove, Utah.
From the outside perspective, they appeared to be a happy family but if you looked closely, there were signs of distress and grief. There were rumors that Martin committed multiple affairs and he threatened to commit suicide.
Throughout the 30 year marriage, they made several attempts to fix the relationship primarily since they had a joint responsibility of raising 8 children. One example of “fixing the relationship included Martin suggesting that Michelle get plastic surgery on her face so…
