Woman accused of lacing lasagna with oxycodone to cause another woman’s miscarriage

DECORAH, Iowa (TCN) -- A woman is facing multiple charges after allegedly lacing a lasagna with oxycodone and delivering it to home to intentionally cause a miscarriage in a pregnant woman living there.

KTTC reports that in January, the Winneshiek County Sheriff’s Office was contacted about a pan of lasagna that had been laced with a controlled substance. Following an investigation, the sheriff’s office identified 36-year-old Amber Snow as the suspect, along with a co-conspirator whose name has not been released by authorities. 

A search warrant found evidence of messages between Snow and the co-conspirator discussing the preparation and delivery of a lasagna to a family of two adults and two children in December 2025. According to investigators, the lasagna was made to induce a miscarriage, KTTC reports. It was delivered on Dec. 28, 2025, according to KCRG.

Court documents obtained by KGAN state Snow and the victim’s family share a minor child and the child was allegedly aware of the lasagna and its purpose.

The lasagna was tested and confirmed to contain oxycodone. KCRG reports Snow was charged March 10 with delivery of a controlled substance; intentionally terminating a human pregnancy without the knowledge and voluntary consent of the pregnant person; aggravated misdemeanor child endangerment for knowingly acting in a manner that created a substantial risk to a child or minor’s physical, mental or emotional health or safety; two counts of administering a harmful substance to an adult; and two counts of administering a harmful substance to a juvenile.

Snow is being held on $100,000 cash bond, and more arrests are expected, KCRG reports.

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