Race Remington Uto was sentenced to three consecutive terms of life in prison Thursday for using a deadly poison to try to kill his wife, Brigida, over months at their Dulzura home.
According to an affidavit, Uto s wife began feeling sick last September and eventually got so sick that she lost all of her hair and could barely move her limbs.
Thallium is a heavy metal that was used as a rat poison and ant killer until it was banned in the 1960s. The chemical is so dangerous that it s considered a weapon of mass destruction by the U.S. government and can t be purchased over the counter anywhere in San Diego County.
Deputy District Attorney Paul Reizen said Thallium is known as the poisoner s poison because its colorless, odorless and tasteless properties make it hard to detect.
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