In what would seem like a tale from a soap opera brought to life, 71-year-old Alfred Ruf confessed to a sinister scheme that left a small Indiana town—and his wife—in disbelief.

A 71-year-old Indian man, identified as Alfred Ruf, has confessed to poisoning his wife's drinks with drugs, including cocaine and MDMA, as part of a grand scheme to murder her and marry her daughter.

Alfred Ruf, 71, will do four years in prison after he allegedly admitted to trying to kill his wife with poisoned Coca-Cola.

Hospital tests revealed Alfred W Ruf had laced his wife's drink with cocaine, MDMA and the depressant, benzodiazepine, according to court documents.

Alfred Ruf, 71, confessed to poisoning his wife 's Coca-Cola with a toxic "off-white powdery substance" in a plot to kill her and marry her daughter, according to Indiana state court records.

An Indiana man who conspired to poison his wife’s Coca-Cola with various drugs, kill her and marry her daughter has been sentenced after entering a guilty plea.

Alfred Ruf, 71, pleaded guilty to aggravated battery posing a risk of death in Wayne County near Richmond, Indiana for allegedly trying to poison his wife so he could marry his stepdaughter.

An Indiana man confessed to lacing his wife's cans of Coca-Cola with drugs like cocaine and MDMA as part of a scheme to murder her and marry her daughter. On Monday, Alfred Ruf, 71, was sentenced ...

An Indiana man admitted to putting a poisonous "off-white powdery substance" into his wife's Coca-Cola so he could kill her and marry her daughter, according to state court records. Alfred Ruf, 71 ...