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Aili Wang, a 32-year-old microbiology graduate student from China at the University of Wyoming, has been arrested for allegedly poisoning her colleague’s tea and attempting to flee to China after being questioned by police. Police claim that surveillance footage showed Wang rummaging through the desk of her victim, who had pending patents in similar research areas as Wang's previous work in China. Upon her arrest on October 6 at Los Angeles International Airport, authorities seized laptops, electronic storage devices, and documents from her possession.

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Aili Wang, a 32-year-old microbiology graduate student from China studying at the University of Wyoming, has been arrested for allegedly poisoning her colleague's tea with cyanide. The incident occurred after Wang was questioned by police and attempted to flee to China via Los Angeles International Airport on October 6, where she was apprehended along with laptops, electronic storage devices, and documents now in police custody. Surveillance footage reportedly shows Wang rummaging through the desk of her victim, a researcher working on patents related to similar research that Wang once conducted in China. The poisoning stemmed from professional jealousy over pending patent filings between the two researchers who did not get along.

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Riddle, S., Gruver, M., & Brown, M. (2026, October 13). A Wyoming grad student who allegedly poisoned a colleague has been arrested fleeing to China. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/world/united-states/a-wyoming-grad-student-who-allegedly-poisoned-a-colleague-has-been-arrested-fleeing-to-china/article_2d215d9d-e5db-545e-a3c7-cb5706bc0c56.html

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A Wyoming microbiology graduate student from China has been arrested on accusations she poisoned the tea of a fellow student who had pending patents and with whom she didn’t get along, then tried to flee the country after police questioned her. asserted

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Aili Wang, 32, was arrested Oct. 6 at Los Angeles International Airport, where prosecutors allege she sought to return to China. asserted

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With her were laptops, electronic storage devices and documents now in the possession of police, who allege Wang was seen on surveillance video rummaging through the desk of the victim who specialized in research similar to what she once did in China. asserted

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A Wyoming grad student who allegedly poisoned a colleague has been arrested fleeing to China

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