{"id":315242,"date":"2026-04-08T09:57:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T04:27:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=315242"},"modified":"2026-04-08T09:57:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T04:27:14","slug":"man-accused-of-fatally-poisoning-wife-with-eye-drops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/08\/man-accused-of-fatally-poisoning-wife-with-eye-drops\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Accused of Fatally Poisoning Wife With Eye Drops"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Recent details have emerged after a North Carolina man was accused of poisoning and killing his wife with eye drops years before he allegedly tried to stage his own kidnapping.<\/p>\n<p>After <strong>Josh Hunsucker\u2019<\/strong>s wife, <strong>Stacy Hunsucker<\/strong>, died in 2018, he was accused of fatally poisoning her by putting lethal doses of eyedrops in her drinks over the course of several weeks.<\/p>\n<p>He was arrested and charged with first-degree murder, insurance fraud and obtaining property by false pretense in connection to Stacy\u2019s death in December 2019.<\/p>\n<p>He was out on bond in 2023 when prosecutors say he intimidated and harassed his late wife\u2019s parents, in line with <a href=\"https:\/\/abc7chicago.com\/post\/josh-hunsucker-accused-poisoning-wife-stacy-eye-drops-staging-own-kidnapping-gaston-county-north-carolina\/18852633\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ABC 7 Chicago<\/a>. Hunsucker has since been accused of staging his own kidnapping with the usage of zip ties in 2023 and accusing his in-laws of injecting him with an unknown substance.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n<p>    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Woman Who Tried to Poison Husband Charged With Perjury, Evidence Tampering<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tA Connecticut mother already accused of attempting to fatally poison her husband is now facing perjury and evidence tampering charges, Us Weekly has learned. Kristen Hogan, 33, stands accused of committing perjury and tampering with evidence during an ongoing custody and paternity dispute together with her husband. Hogan was arrested on December 11 for attempting to [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Moreover, Hunsucker was accused of attempting to poison his own daughter by utilizing the identical substance that killed his wife. After he allegedly exposed his daughter to the substance, she reportedly began to experience several medical conditions.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors said that the state had great concern for the protection of Hunsucker\u2019s kids and Stacy\u2019s parents, in line with court documents viewed by the outlet.<\/p>\n<p>During a court hearing on Monday, April 6, a judge revoked Hunsucker\u2019s bond and sent him back to jail. Hunsucker also pleaded not guilty to all of the fees he\u2019s facing in the course of the court appearance.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, the recent hearing saw prosecutors announce that a few of the charges Hunsucker is facing will likely be tried individually. Additionally they added that the trial for Stacy\u2019s murder case could possibly start on September 8.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors said they consider Hunsucker poisoned his wife in order that he could collect her life insurance money, they usually accused him of attempting to do the identical together with his and Stacy\u2019s 11-year-old daughter.<\/p>\n<p>Back in December 2019, it was revealed that a family friend arrange a GoFundMe campaign to assist Stacy amid her ongoing health struggles that began in February 2013.<\/p>\n<p>After she died, Hunsucker allegedly refused to permit an autopsy to be performed on Stacy and said he didn&#8217;t want her to be \u201cto be cut up,\u201d in line with an affidavit viewed by <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.com\/US\/paramedic-accused-fatally-poisoning-wife-ingredient-found-eye\/story?id=67883176\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ABC News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/minnesota-GOP-gubernatorial-candidate-daughter-killed.jpg?w=400&#038;h=225&#038;crop=1&#038;quality=86&#038;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Daughter of Minnesota GOP Gubernatorial Candidate Jeff Johnson 'Killed in a Violent Crime'\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/minnesota-GOP-gubernatorial-candidate-daughter-killed.jpg?quality=86&#038;strip=all\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n<p>    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Daughter of Minnesota GOP Gubernatorial Candidate Killed in &#8216;Violent Crime&#8217;<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tMinnesota GOP Gubernatorial candidate Jeff Johnson\u2019s daughter, Hallie Marie Tobler, was \u201ckilled in a violent crime\u201d that seemingly involved her husband, in line with reports. The St. Cloud Police Department confirmed that Tobler was found dead on the age of twenty-two contained in the apartment she shared together with her husband on Friday, February 6, in line with CBS [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Nevertheless, investigators discovered that Stacy was an organ donor for Lifeshare Donor Center they usually obtained a blood sample that had been preserved. The sample was tested they usually found a high level of Tetrahydrozoline in her system, which was about 30 to 40 times higher than the therapeutic level.<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-narrow.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-narrow\" loading=\"lazy\"><br \/>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-wide.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-wide\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have got successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThat medicine has a dramatic effect in your heart and would cause heart stoppage or heart failure,\u201d North Carolina state attorney <strong>Jordan Green<\/strong> said during a 2019 hearing.<\/p>\n<p>The affidavit stated that Hunsucker told police no less than 4 different versions as to what he was doing before he found that Stacy was not respiratory, while his work as a paramedic also hinted at his alleged involvement within the death.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJosh Hunsucker is a flight paramedic for Medcenter Air for which his training and experience would definitely provide an intensive understanding of varied forms of medication and the way those medications could react within the body,\u201d the affidavit stated. \u201cMoreover, his employment provides access to non-controlled substances which don&#8217;t require logging or inventory control.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recent details have emerged after a North Carolina man was accused of poisoning and killing his wife with eye drops years before he allegedly tried to stage his own kidnapping. 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