Ex-paramedic accused of drip-feeding wife to death—then faking his own kidnapping when heat turned up

A North Carolina antheral accused of utilizing oculus drops to fatally poison his woman successful 2018 entered a not blameworthy plea to caller charges aft prosecutors accidental helium staged his ain kidnapping.

Prosecutors said Joshua Hunsucker, a 41-year-old erstwhile paramedic, systematically killed his wife, Stacy Robinson Hunsucker, with eyedrops – which incorporate the chemic tetrahydrozoline – and lied astir her origin of decease to onshore a $250,000 beingness security argumentation successful September 2018.

On Monday, Hunsucker stood softly arsenic his defence lawyer entered his not blameworthy plea for first-degree murder, security fraud and obtaining spot by mendacious pretense successful Gaston County, North Carolina.

Joshua Hunsucker is accused of fatally poisoning his woman with eyedrops and spiking his daughter's drinks with the aforesaid deadly concoction to effort to framework his in-laws. (Facebook)

Prosecutors allege Hunsucker enactment eyedrops successful Stacy's drinks implicit an extended period, yet starring to her decease successful the couple's Mount Holly home.

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According to WBTV, investigators said Hunsucker told radical that his woman had died of a bosom onslaught successful September 2018, and filed paperwork with the security company.

Stacy's assemblage was cremated wrong 2 days of her death, but suspicion arose erstwhile Stacy’s parent reported that Hunsucker seemed unusually unfazed by the decease and had moved successful with a woman soon after.

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Prosecutors accidental they were capable to physique their lawsuit connected a azygous humor illustration taken by the infirmary owed to the North Carolina woman's presumption arsenic an organ donor.

Joshua Hunsucker is accused of sidesplitting his wife, Stacy Hunsucker, to cod a $250,000 security policy. (Facebook)

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Hunsucker was arrested successful December 2019 and was released connected $1.5 cardinal enslaved portion awaiting proceedings connected first-degree execution charges.

While retired connected enslaved successful 2023, authorities allege that Hunsucker staged his ain kidnapping and intimidated and harassed his precocious wife's parents. He is accused of utilizing zip ties successful a staged kidnapping and claiming his in-laws injected him with an chartless substance.

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Joshua Hunsucker is accused of sidesplitting his woman Stacy Hunsucker with eyedrops and poisoning their girl with the aforesaid concoction. (Facebook)

But helium was hauled backmost into tribunal successful August 2024 to reply to caller allegations that besides attempted to poison his daughter, who was past 10, utilizing the aforesaid method.

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Prosecutors demanded the revocation of his bail package, which a justice granted.

Hunsucker has requested that his proceedings beryllium moved retired of Gaston County owed to the aggravated media coverage. A proceedings day for the execution lawsuit is inactive being finalized.