Posted on 03/24/2006 1:17:44 PM PST by Diddle E. Squat
BONNE TERRE - A Bonne Terre woman is in jail after allegedly poisoning the wife of the man she wanted to be with. Tina Vazquez, 33, Bonne Terre, is accused of poisoning Angie Hausler with sodium nitrite, a meat-curing chemical that is used at Vazquez's place of employment.
Investigators said the poisoning took place Saturday morning.
“Tina Vazquez allegedly gave Ms. Hausler two capsules which she believed to be the antibiotic amoxicillin,” said St. Francois County Sheriff Dan Bullock . “The pills contained sodium nitrite. Shortly after taking the pills, Ms. Hausler collapsed and was taken to a local hospital. She was later transferred to St. John's Mercy Center in St. Louis.
Invesigators said the hospital determined that Ms. Hausler was given a toxic substance. “The hospital couldn't identify what the toxic substance was,” said Lt. Greg Armstrong of the St. Francois County Sheriff's Department. “The hospital questioned both Mr. and Mrs. Hausler to try to determine what the substance was. Mrs. Hausler said she had taken an amoxicillin pill that a friend had given her on Saturday morning. The hospital asked if she had anymore of the pills. She said yes there is still one more at home.”
Armstrong said Mr. Hausler was sent home to retrieve the second pill. When the pill was tested, it was not amoxicllin.
“Mr. Hausler then contacted the suspect and questioned her about the pills,” Armstrong said. “The suspect told him (Hausler) that he didn't want to know what was in the pills. He said yes I do and she went on to tell him that it was sodium nitrite.”
Bullock said Mr. Hausler contacted the St. Francois County Sheriff's Department late Sunday evening to report what had taken place. “We have interviewed Mr. Hausler and have arrested Ms. Vazquez,” Bullock said. “She has been charged with assault in the first degree and is in jail on a $60,000 bond.”
Bullock said sodium nitrite is used in curing meats, but it is diluted.
“Ms. Hausler was given pure sodium nitrite which can be fatal,” Bullock said. “She has been administered the antidote and is in stable condition.”
Lovely, isn't she...................do I really need a sarcasm tag!
Ever had a Coney Island hot dog? It's not fatal. You might make a fair quantity of poo soup, but you'll live.
Sun's gonna be setting on her butt, though.
You might make a fair quantity of poo soup.......
You owe me a keyboard.....
Oh great.....
Trust me guys - NOT ALL of us Southern ladies look like this. How embarassing......
Wonder what the wife looks like?
She's hot!
Solid fashion sense, too.
Meth addict you suppose? Pretty bad looking eyes but no apparent blemishes.
She looks like she's at least 45.
Hahaha! Hey, I think I've seen her before... she was interviewed after a twister blew through her trailer park!
Too darn bad. That was the cutest Rottweiler I have ever seen. The Tee shirt was nice, too.
"Who let the dogs out? Woof! Woof! Who let the dogs out..."
Exactly what I was thinking! She looks like every hill-billy meth maker they show on the evening news here.
Looks like Ms. Hauser got off easy, compared to what Mr. Hauser would have had to suffer through if the plot had succeeded. ;)
She looks like she's at least 45.
She has to be the oldest 35 I've seen in a while. That's what bad livin' will do to you.
Would you take pills from this woman? Yipes!
The modern Southern belle.
Probably just been bawling. Nobody looks good after that. Besides she also contemplating life in the Big House, where she'll be Bertha's Boyfriend.
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