Roxanne Doucette.Photo:WCVB Channel 5 Boston/Youtube
WCVB Channel 5 Boston/Youtube
Roxanne Doucette of Townsend, Mass., was allegedly in text communication with someone she believed to be Thorsten Kaye, one of the stars fromThe Bold and The Beautiful,NBC Boston,WCVBandNBC Newsreported, citing authorities.
However, she is not facing charges relating to the alleged poisoning or attempted murder, Townsend Police Chief James Sartell confirms with PEOPLE, but the alleged incident is under investigation.
Investigators were notified in early December after Doucette’s daughter, Nicole Heath, discovered messages on her mother’s phone that set off alarm bells, NBC News and WCVB reported, citing police reports.
Heath claimed that she came across those messages after her father, 73-year-old Paul Doucette, was admitted to the hospital, the outlet reports, citing police. She further alleged that the person her mother was texting had scammed Doucette out of money.
Thorsten Kaye of The Bold and The Beautiful.VALERY HACHE/AFP via Getty Images
VALERY HACHE/AFP via Getty Images
The alleged scammer, who has not been named in news reports, told Doucette that she had to “get rid” of her husband,CBS News, WCVB and NBC reported, citing police reports.
She allegedly replied that she was “making an amazing soup” for her husband with a “special poison,” the outlet further reported, citing police documents.
She later replied to the person’s text and allegedly said that Paul became ill and that she could possibly collect life insurance, the outlets report, citing authorities.
Doucette denied the allegations, but reportedly said that she had been speaking with a soap star and reportedly confirmed that she gave him money.
When police tried to retrieve her iPad and iPhone, Doucette refused and allegedly kicked an officer when they attempted to take her into custody for interfering with an investigation, WCVB and NBC News report.
Currently, Townsend police and Ayer police are conducting two investigations — one into the alleged poisoning and alleged attempted murder and a second one into whether Doucette was scammed.
Chief Sartell did not comment on whether the alleged scammer has been identified as it’s early on in the investigation.
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“I love him very, very much, and I would never try to kill anyone,” she told the station, according toCBS News.
source: people.com
