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"Deadly Magnolia" arrestedFri, 02/29/2008 - 3:13pm
By: Ben Nelms
It was a case of “doctor shopping” that brought notoriety to a woman who has seen more than her share of it in times past. Seventy year-old Fayetteville resident Patricia Radcliff Taylor, known previously as the “Deadly Magnolia,” was arrested Feb. 26, charged with receiving 3,700 Hydrocodone tablets from area doctors in the past 21 months. Taylor’s arrest came at the culmination of an investigation that have been underway for the past several months, said Fayette Sheriff’s Drug Task Force (DTF) Lt. Jody Thomas. Taylor was charged with three counts relating to misrepresentation and fraud under the code section dealing with unauthorized distribution of controlled substances, Thomas said. Taylor is accused of visiting various doctors and filling the prescriptions she secured at a number of area pharmacies, said Thomas. Thomas said future charges against Taylor are pending. Securing sufficient evidence on prescriptions drug cases is a lengthy process, Thomas said, due to the number of subpoenas that must be obtained. Taylor, formerly Patricia Allanson, is famous, perhaps infamous according to some and has been the subject of an American Justice television documentary and a book. Taylor's motives were questionable when her husband went to prison for the murder of his parents. She later served time for the attempted murder of her husband’s grandparents. And after her release, the Deadly Magnolia was suspected of attempting to kill an elderly couple so she could benefit from their changes to their will. login to post comments
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