Woman sentenced to 21 years for trying to kill lookalike with poisoned cheesecake
On a late summer day in 2016, Viktoria Nasyrova traveled from Brooklyn to Queens so she could visit the Forest Hills home of Olga Tsvyk. She brought a special dessert. On a late summer day in 2016, Viktoria Nasyrova traveled from Brooklyn to Queens so she could visit the Forest Hills home of Olga Tsvyk. She brought a special dessert with her. The two women had a lot in common. They were both Russian speakers, both had dark hair, similar complexions and shared other physical traits. The two women sat down to eat the cheesecake Nasyrova had brought and, soon after, Tsvyk felt sick and passed out. Her last memory was of seeing Nasyrova walking around her room, according to Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz. An empty plastic container, which used to contain a piece of cheesecake, was found to contain poison used by Viktoria Nasyrova in a bid to kill a woman and steal her identity. Queens District Attorney's Office The following day, Tsvyk was discovered unconscious in her bed with ...