‘I want to use my voice to help’: Woman claims she was targeted, drugged at Denver International Airport

DENVER — A lady touring by way of Denver Worldwide Airport claims her drink was drugged whereas she hung out at an airport bar. She believes the incident could also be linked to a human trafficking try.

“I made it. I survived it. So, I need to use my voice to assist,” Madison Herman stated. “It occurred to me. It might occur to you.”

Herman stated she was touring to Cleveland by way of DIA on Jan.6 after an abroad journey. She had a layover in Denver and a while to kill, so she went to seize a drink at an airport bar.

Herman, who was on crutches on the time, was touring by way of the realm alone.

“I wasn’t being attentive to my drink in any respect on the bar. I used to be on the telephone both with my mother or with my husband, [Mike,]” she stated.

Herman now believes somebody might have been listening in on her dialog, which made it clear she was touring to Cleveland. She additionally stated her boarding move was close to her.

Girl believes her drink was spiked whereas ready for flight at Denver Worldwide Airport

“I cashed out, and I went and sat at my gate. And once I sat on the gate, I used to be sitting there and I used to be on the telephone with Mike, and I … obtained extraordinarily nauseous. [It] got here out of nowhere,” Herman stated.

After that, Herman went to the ladies’s lavatory, the place she says she had a wierd interplay.

“There was a lady in entrance of me, and I actually wasn’t paying consideration. However she had circled, and she or he simply checked out me and she or he stated, “I am so sorry,”” Herman stated.

Herman was unaware of what the girl was apologizing for.

Whereas she was feeling nauseous within the lavatory, she stated her intuition was to make herself throw up.

“I used to be executed, and I heard them (the girl who apologized) on the telephone. It was a man on the opposite line who stated, “That is the primary time we have executed this that we have had somebody throw up.” And so at that time, like, all my pink flags went up and I used to be like, “OK, one thing is occurring right here,”” Herman stated.

When Herman ultimately went to board her aircraft, a United Airways flight, she noticed the girl from the toilet stroll onto her aircraft.

“I simply obtained like a pit in my abdomen once I noticed her,” she stated.

Herman stated the girl appeared to know a number of different males who had been on the identical flight.

“She like seemed on the guys and, like, gave a smile and a head nod. And so at that time, I used to be like, “Oh my God! That is taking place,”” she stated.

As this was all going down, Herman was texting her mom and husband, letting them know she felt unsafe. She additionally alerted the flight crew.

“I used to be like, “I feel … they’re making an attempt to site visitors me.” I stated, “I do not know in the event that they’re drugging me,”” Herman stated.

She says the flight attendant moved her to a special seat and alerted the captain.

When she landed in Cleveland, she was escorted off the flight and met with Cleveland Hopkins Worldwide Airport safety, who then took her to her household.

Herman stated the individuals she believes had been concerned weren’t adopted or questioned once they landed.

“Nothing occurred to them. They only obtained off the flight,” she stated.

She believes her claims weren’t taken critically. She stated that each one modified when she went to get a drug take a look at.

“We had gone to the ER simply to ensure the whole lot was OK, and that’s the place my urine toxicology got here again constructive for benzos,” Herman stated.

Benzodiazepines, a sort of drug she’s not presently prescribed, are a sort of narcotic that treats extreme anxiousness. It is much like medicine like Xanax, Valium and Rohypnol.

“So the ER physician stated, “Probably, there was extra that was given to you. I am simply comfortable we obtained one thing to point out up as a result of normally numerous the medicine or something they’re giving does not present up,”” Herman stated.

As soon as she had that documentation, legislation enforcement turned extra concerned. Herman stated she acquired a name from the FBI workplace in Cleveland on Monday, letting her know they had been investigating the case.

Denver7 reached out to the Cleveland FBI workplace, and a spokesperson stated they had been unable to “verify nor deny if we’re conducting an investigation.”

We additionally reached out to the Denver Police Division and Denver Worldwide Airport. Each declined to offer an announcement and directed us to the FBI.

A spokesperson for United Airways stated in an announcement, “We’re working with legislation enforcement on this matter. The security of our clients is our high precedence.”

Though there are nonetheless many questions on what occurred, Herman is sharing her expertise to assist others.

“[I want] to assist save future victims and to make legislation enforcement pay extra consideration, as a result of who is aware of how typically that is taking place,” she stated. “I used to be an ideal goal. I used to be exhausted, emotional, on crutches, being attentive to nothing round me.”