An Ohio doctor who faces 14 murder charges maintained his innocence in court Tuesday. In Husel's case, many of his patients were rushed to the ICU in physical distress, some experiencing organ failure, cancer complications and internal bleeding, and they were being kept alive on ventilators. Now exonerated on murder charges, Husel still faces civil suits from many patients' families. She did a real good job of that under some of the most trying circumstances with regard to the evidence. (Though the jury initially sentenced Lawrence to death, Frost later dismissed the death sentence after Menashe and Gatterdam successfully petitioned for a new trial. Ely, who specializes in pulmonary and critical care medicine, testified about each of the 14 patients Husel was accused of murdering. Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. Now exonerated on murder charges, Husel still faces civil suits from many patients' families. But fentanyl has also become a popular street drug, with illegal use driving a spike in overdose deaths among teenagers in the U.S. over the past two years, according to a recent study. One thing was clear by the end, however: Menashe had won over jurors with her approach. That same day, Judge Holbrook dismissed the jury until Monday, March 7. Dr. William S Husel has been charged with 25 counts of murder in connection with fatal doses of fentanyl and morphine. The next day, she began boning up on the Dodd-Frank Act for a tax trial she was litigating for the city of Marion, Indiana, in just a matter of days. Franklin County prosecutors believed these cases were the most serious. Black, Blair and McDonald also spoke about Husels admirable reputation at Mount Carmel West, where he was known for teaching and mentoring other staff members about ways to improve patient care. According to the court documents filed by the estate of Janet Kavanaugh, on Dec. 11, 2017, Husel ordered 1000 micrograms of fentanyl be administered to Kavanaugh. [8] A judge later agreed to dismiss 11 of the murder counts. "I had nurses and chaplains with me during these discussions and they backed up how sick these patients really were and what the family decisions were at that time.". We were watching TV, Austin told the Dispatch reporter, she was having trouble breathing. He called 911. In the end, she decided to take the case, owned the facts againrefusing to argue, for example, that Smith had been in a gun fight with officersand emphasized his mental health problems instead. After opening statements, prosecutors called their first witness, Columbus police detective Bill Gillette. In March 2020, the coronavirus pandemic shut down the courts, producing a months-long delay. Ely further stated that Husel's dosing was "astounding," "mind-boggling" and "out of the norm. Just hours after the news broke, a Facebook page for Husel, which Heavy cannot confirm is his, has two posts; one from 2000 and the second from just hours after the news broke; an image of a pier. He was convicted and sentenced to life without parole. It was not investigated seriously until November 19, 2018, when they broadened their investigation, noting the death of Rebecca Walls and an abnormally high dosage of fentanyl. The first reason Menashe took the case, she says, was that, as a woman, she feels she has to work harder to earn opportunities than male colleagues, and it would have been a professional mistake to turn the job down. He and his wife, Mariah, a former nurse at Mt. "I'm not guilty of what they say I did.". Three days after the Golsby trial ended, Franklin County Judge Richard Frye called and asked Menashe to represent Quentin Smith. Youre standing here alive because of your lawyers.. I want to be exceptional at the few things that matter most to me, she says. In what constitutes spare time for the always busy attorney, she also defended protesters arrested during the citys 2020 racial injustice rallies. Closing arguments occurred on Monday, April 11. I do think hopefully that part of the look-back on me is my resilience, she says. Husel is accused of ordering excessive painkillers for patients in the Columbus-area Mount Carmel Health System. Some former colleagues are rallying around him. He could recover from that and live a life of recovery, like thousands, millions of people do all over the world, and I dont understand why he couldnt be given that chance, Ely said. On August 16, HLN (CNN Headline News) aired the show Very Scary People - Dr Death, detailing the investigation and conviction of this doctor based largely upon my book Behind The Murder . Dec. 5: Mount Carmel fires Husel, notifies the State Medical Board of Ohio and meets with Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O'Brien. Doral Chenoweth / The Columbus Dispatch/Pool via AP, Former Ohio doctor accused of murdering patients found not guilty on all accounts, Husel not guilty of 14 counts of murder on Wednesday, Ohio doctor accused in 14 high-dose fentanyl deaths found not guilty, opioid epidemic that has ravaged families and communities. "Again, remember, any time you come into the ICU, you're very sick, critically ill. Husel is critical care or intensivists specialist with more than a decade of experience. William Husel, left, and defense attorney Jose Baez at Husel's trial in February. To her, the case was purely about intentdid Husel intend to kill patients or not? Two days later, the hospital notifies the Ohio Boards of Pharmacy . We apologize for this tragedy, Lamb said. 185.210.93.198 Former doctor William Husel with his wife, Mariah Baird, outside court, in Columbus, Ohio, on April 20. His nationality is American. Shes pledged to seek a better work-life balance. So it's my burden as a physician and number one, approach the family and describe how sick they really are. During both trials, Menashe received so many death threats she had to request police officers respond to her house and office, where she worried about walking to her car after dark. In general, we can't regulate medicine through the criminal courts because we have to think about the public health consequences of doing so," Cohen said. But you were married in 2008 and divorced in 2010 to a different man, were you not? Menashe said. Mount Carmel then contacted the State Medical Board of Ohio, meeting with the Franklin County prosecutor on the same day. The trial of former Mount CarmelHealthSystem doctor William Husel had entered its fifth week when, on Monday, March 21, 2022, prosecutors put witness Christine Allison on the stand. Those employees have not all been named nor their respective roles in patient care identified save to say theyre mostly nurses and pharmacy staff. John Allen holding a photo of his father, James Allen, in Columbus, Ohio. She had a great feeling of suffocation and not being able to breathe so there was an anxiety portion of this as well that seemed very specific to this patient, Black said. And were truly sorry for the additional grief this may have caused the families.. He was indicted in cases that involved at least 500 micrograms of the powerful painkiller fentanyl. [7], From February 2015 to November 2018, Husel was alleged to have prescribed excessive amounts of fentanyl to his patients. Hes lying. Court documents state that Kavanaughs dose ordered by Husel, approved by the pharmacist and administered by the nurse through an IV, as ordered by the doctor. In pharmaceutical settings, it is typically used to treat the pain of cancer patients. "The Jury after review of all the evidence was not convinced beyond a reasonable doubt that William Husel was guilty of any charges submitted to them," the Franklin County District Attorney's office said in a statement to PEOPLE. Theres nobody else, she said. Currently David lives at the address 3155 49th St S, Unit 313, Fargo ND 58104.David has lived at this Fargo, ND address for about 2 years, after moving in around July of 2020. Such amounts were not typical at Mount Carmel Health System in Columbus where Husel worked, so much so that in 2018, two hospital pharmacists reported their concernsto supervisors and the hospital contacted local authorities as well as the patients' families. Teamed again with Gatterdam, Menashe laid out Golsbys horrific childhood, including domestic violence, mental health problems, addiction, his rape around the age of 12 or 13, brain injuriesand brutal treatment in the state youth detention system. And he says, 'There's been some concerns about your dosing habits. After graduation and moving to Columbus, Menashe also coached the combined Westerville North and South girls team, who rowed on Hoover Reservoir. After multiple delays, the trial finally got underway in February of this year with Menashe joining lead attorney Jose Baez, a high-profile, Florida-based defense lawyer known for winning acquittals in the sensational murder cases of Casey Anthony and Aaron Hernandez. Carmel)[25] and from hospitalist physicians employed by Columbus Inpatient Care. She had to prove this lady was not a truthful person, juror Damon Massey said several weeks later. . One day later, another patient of Husel's named Melissa Penix had been declared deceased after a high dosage; Husel was immediately removed from patient-care duties on November 21, 2018, before being fired on December 5, 2018, after he had been held under suspicion for poisoning patients. The jury deadlocked eight to four on execution, and Golsby was sentenced to life without parole. William Husel sits during his trial Monday, Feb. 28, 2022, in Columbus, Ohio. [39][40][41][42][43][44], On April 7, an affidavit of disqualification was filed with the Ohio Supreme Court, along with a motion to seal it. And I was like, 'How could they twist this around and charge me with murder? Dr. William Husel during his murder trial on February 22, 2022. Just a genuine guy when he was talking to family members and powers of attorney about how sick the patients were, Blair said. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. 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Representing Lawrence taught Menashe the value of having a thick skin, a trait that came in handy after she took on two of the highest-profile cases of her careerthe back-to-back 2018 and 2019 trials of Brian Golsby, accused of raping and killing 21-year-old Ohio State University student Reagan Tokes after abducting her in the Short North; and of Quentin Smith, who shot and killed Westerville police officers Eric Joering and Anthony Morelli as they answered a 911 domestic violence call from Smiths wife. He is now facing 14 counts after Franklin County Judge Michael Holbrook granted the prosecution's motion to dismiss 11. Then, in June . Dr. William Husel, 46, was accused of overdosing his ill patients, but a jury found him not guilty on all counts By Steve Helling Published on April 28, 2022 10:01 AM Photo: Mount Carmel Health. Amid all this, Menashe would go over to the U.S. attorneys table, or out in the hallway, make jokes with them, talk to them, Frost says. Intensive care doctor William S. Husel, registered nurse Tyler Rudman and pharmacist Talon Schroyer are all named in a civil lawsuit filed against the hospital. Several other families settled for about $13.5 million. Too little a dose may not mask the pain, but too high a dose can be fatal. William Scott Husel was born on November 11, 1975. Raised in Cleveland, Ohio, Husel attended St. Ignatius High School where he excelled in basketball as a captain for his senior year. Once assistant Franklin County prosecutor Corinne Buker finished questioning Allison, defense attorney Diane Menashe stepped to the podium for the cross-examination. "Even though they were very critically ill, and perhaps some of them were on a trajectory to die very soon anyways, you cannot hasten their death, you cannot quickly, painlessly cause the death of a dying person," Zeyen said. 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