Trial Date Set For Woman Who Tried To Poison Her Husband

A trial date has been set for a woman accused of repeatedly poisoning her husband in Lafayette County. 51 year old Amanda Chapin of Argyle is charged in Lafayette County Circuit Court with attempted first-degree intentional homicide. Her trial is set to begin July 29. Authorities reported that Chapin poisoned her husband, veterinarian Gary Chapin of Argyle, three times in July and August of 2022 by putting barbiturates — animal euthanasia drugs — in his coffee. A criminal complaint states that following their wedding in March 2022, Chapin forged the signature of one of her husband’s children on a power-of-attorney document and demanded that her husband amend his house deed so she would get the home if he died. The complaint states that Chapin poisoned her husband for the first time less than three weeks after the quit claim deed on his house was authorized. The third time that Gary Chapin drank the allegedly poisoned coffee, in August of 2022, he fell into a coma that lasted four days. Bloodwork showed barbiturates in his system came from the drugs used to euthanize animals.