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.
Would you take pills from this woman? Yipes!
Not a chance.....
give it time
When I was 39, a 21 year old woman told me she thought I was in my late twenties.
.....where she'll be Bertha's Boyfriend.
I think SHE is Bertha....
55
Here's what she would look like if she was marrying an English prince:
Its not the years, but the miles. I would have guessed closer to 50. A diet of 6 packs of cigs a day and a twelve-pack of beer for lunch for 10 solid years puts on the miles. She's definately a hard woman with a lot of miles.
Who would hire this woman to look after the kids?
She looks much more dignified there.
Voted unlikeliest to be cast as Scarlett OHara.
Hey, I resemble that remark.....I'm almost 55 and I sure don't look that bad....at least I don't think so....
Barf bag maybe?
I giver her about a 7.5 on the Mulletude Scale.
She really looks English in that context....
That woman is 33?!?!?! BS! OMG! She looks 50's at LEAST....
Thank you for pointing this out! Us Southern Belles appreciate one another and have to look out for one another too, don't we? ;0)
I got carded this afternoon when I bought a bottle of wine from the grocery store- and I'm a wee bit over 35.
I sure hope this doesn't ruin their friendship. I mean, after she gets out of prison they may still be neighbors.
She'd certainly be the best looking member of the Royal Family
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