Ep 73 - Xuming Li, The Neighbor From Hell
Update: 2025-09-18
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Welcome back, our lovely spooky squad, to another episode of Scream and Sugar, your true crime coffee hour. 
In today's episode, we cover the shocking case of Xuming Li, a Chinese chemistry doctoral student in Tampa, Florida, accused of poisoning his upstairs neighbor. What started as noise complaints and ongoing disputes escalated into a dangerous pattern of chemical attacks—captured on hidden cameras.
We dive into the background of the case, the evidence investigators uncovered, and the disturbing reality of how stress and mental health can cause seemingly normal people to do the extreme.
Stay spooky, babes!
Case Notes:
https://hover.hillsclerk.com/html/case/caseSummary.htmlhttps://lawandcrime.com/crime/florida-man-who-allegedly-injected-chemical-agent-into-neighbors-condo-over-noise-complaints-is-deported-to-china/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/27/us/florida-neighbor-chemical-agent.htmlhttps://www.reddit.com/r/ChilluminatiPod/comments/1iwbta4/footage_shows_former_phd_chemistry_student_xuming/https://www.fox13news.com/news/former-usf-chemistry-student-accused-of-trying-to-poison-neighbor-deported-to-chinahttps://stanforddaily.com/2016/01/19/graduate-student-sentenced-to-three-year-probation-after-poisoning-case/https://nct-cbnw.com/li-xuming-and-the-abdullah-family-the-risk-of-student-lab-access-abuses/https://www.euronews.com/2022/03/31/german-student-detained-on-suspicion-of-poisoning-seven-people-at-university
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This content is not appropriate for all listeners; listener discretion is advised. PS. Let's just umbrella all our content with a blanket statement: allegedly, supposedly! Stay spooky, squad.
In today's episode, we cover the shocking case of Xuming Li, a Chinese chemistry doctoral student in Tampa, Florida, accused of poisoning his upstairs neighbor. What started as noise complaints and ongoing disputes escalated into a dangerous pattern of chemical attacks—captured on hidden cameras.
We dive into the background of the case, the evidence investigators uncovered, and the disturbing reality of how stress and mental health can cause seemingly normal people to do the extreme.
Stay spooky, babes!
Case Notes:
https://hover.hillsclerk.com/html/case/caseSummary.htmlhttps://lawandcrime.com/crime/florida-man-who-allegedly-injected-chemical-agent-into-neighbors-condo-over-noise-complaints-is-deported-to-china/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/27/us/florida-neighbor-chemical-agent.htmlhttps://www.reddit.com/r/ChilluminatiPod/comments/1iwbta4/footage_shows_former_phd_chemistry_student_xuming/https://www.fox13news.com/news/former-usf-chemistry-student-accused-of-trying-to-poison-neighbor-deported-to-chinahttps://stanforddaily.com/2016/01/19/graduate-student-sentenced-to-three-year-probation-after-poisoning-case/https://nct-cbnw.com/li-xuming-and-the-abdullah-family-the-risk-of-student-lab-access-abuses/https://www.euronews.com/2022/03/31/german-student-detained-on-suspicion-of-poisoning-seven-people-at-university
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/scream-and-sugar-true-crime-coffee-hour--6015946/support.
This content is not appropriate for all listeners; listener discretion is advised. PS. Let's just umbrella all our content with a blanket statement: allegedly, supposedly! Stay spooky, squad.
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