Woman Charged With Repeatedly Poisoning Husband

Woman Charged With Repeatedly Poisoning Husband
This booking photo shows Amanda Chapin. Lafayette County Sheriff's Office via AP
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MADISON, Wis.—A Wisconsin woman accused of repeatedly poisoning her veterinarian husband with animal euthanasia drugs has been charged with attempted first-degree intentional homicide.

Amanda Chapin, 50, of Monroe, was charged Dec. 28 in Lafayette County. Authorities say she poisoned her 70-year-old husband, Gary Chapin, three times during July and August, by putting barbiturates in his coffee, the Wisconsin State Journal reported.