Lemonade stands down

 

• The Harper case (1978): In Nebraska, Steven Roy Harper was convicted for intentionally poisoning #lemonade and #milk with dimethylnitrosamine. The act led to the deaths of his stepson and his wife's 11-month-old nephew.
• Florida poisoning (2021): A Florida woman was arrested after admitting to putting a psychiatric drug in her boyfriend's lemonade to "shut him up." She claimed she gave him just enough to make him drowsy and then called authorities so he wouldn't die.
• California poisoning (2022): An Orange County dermatologist was accused of pouring Drano into her husband's lemonade on multiple occasions, in an alleged attempt to poison him. The husband installed nanny cameras after noticing a chemical taste in his drinks. 

• Fatal crash (2025): In North Carolina, a woman was charged after her car crashed into a roadside lemonade stand, critically injuring three girls.
• Violent assault (2025): One woman reportedly attacked a rival lemonade stand runner in Revere, Massachusetts, destroying their stand and smacking a girl across the face.