Amanda Chapin: Woman charged with poisoning veterinarian husband with animal euthanasia drug
A Wisconsin woman has been arrested and charged after police accused her of poisoning her veterinarian husband with animal euthanasia drugs in his coffee, according to an NBC report.
Amanda Chapin, a 50-year-old Monroe woman, has been charged with attempted first-degree intentional homicide on Dec. 28, 2022, after police claim she poisoned her 70-year-old husband, Gary Chapin, with barbiturates, NBC says.
Three alleged poisonings throughout July and August 2022 ended with Gary in a coma for four days, NBC reports. The couple married in March 2022, the criminal complaint says, and shortly after the wedding, Amanda forged the signature of one of her husband’s children on a power of attorney document, then tried to demand that Gary change the home’s deed so that she gained ownership if he died.
Less than three weeks after the quitclaim deed was authorized, Amanda allegedly poisoned her husband for the first time, the criminal complaint says. According to legalzoom.com, a quitclaim deed is a quick way of transferring a deed from one person to another without the need of an actual sale, but it doesn’t remove the responsibility of the person who signed the mortgage, as that is a separate document. It is often used between family members and…
