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.”
What's wrong with this picture?I find myself in total disbelief at the stupidity of my fellow human beings at times.
I have heard that certain groups of people swap pills and meds all the time. Apparently it is true. I have also been told that they will put anything into their mouths, take anything, looking for a cureall for everything from hangnails to hemrhoids. Apparently it is true.
Can any other FReeper honestly say that they indulge in this sort of insanity? I cannot imagine such behaviour.
If I ran the zoo, the perp would get off on a claim that the so-called "victim" assumed the risk by being stupid enough to take pills that were not prescribed for her by a physician.
Then I would require the "victim" to reimburse medicaid for all expenses associated with her treatment.
Then I would confine both of them to a place where they could cause no more mischief ... and would not be allowed to breed. They are both obviously incompetent to be at large in the world.
Would you let this woman babysit your Kids?
(erp!)
I wouldn't let that woman wash my car!
Or work in meat processing?
Did he have to shave before he got his pitcher took? Why didn't he cut his hair?
Are you a native Texan or a Yankee transplant?
The phrase "rode hard and put away wet" leaps to mind....
Native. One side of my family came here from Georgia after living through Sherman's march to the sea, the other side traces back to Quannah Parker.
she's 33?!!
Oh my God!!!!LMAO
I hope for her cell mates sake she doesn't start playing for the "B" team
I wouldn't put her on kitchen duties
Not a chance. I have to question why she (wife) didn't go to a doctor. I don't really think it was penicillin that she was looking for.
apologies in advance for the spelling-I'm not a doctor
LMAO. toooo funny.
In Boston, Seattle, or NY she probably is.
Leni
Pretty close I would say
I think it's a match!!!
I don't care how sick I was, or how well I thought I knew my neighbor, I would be hard pressed to accept even an unopened box of motrin from this woman... I'm glad to hear the victim will recover.
Hey what did the Rottweiler do to you. LOL
Give the dogs a break, nothing comes close to looking that bad.
I have since seen this couple interviewed. The wife didn't look stupid but apparently she is just that... stupid. She didn't look like a druggie and the husband seemed genuinely shocked that the neighbor had the fatal attraction thing for him.
However, that being said, I still would not take a Rx medicine from that woman... that's just crazy!
There's not enough whiskey in Tennessee or BC Bud in Seattle for that babe to become a 2:00 AM darling.
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