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April 21, 2022

Ohio Doctor Accused of Overprescribing Fentanyl Found Not Guilty of Murdering 14 Patients
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In Ohio, an intensive care unit doctor accused of killing 14 patients
has been found not guilty by a jury on all counts. Prosecutors accused
Dr. William Husel of murdering 14 patients by giving them excessive
doses of the powerful synthetic painkiller fentanyl. Husel's defense
team argued that he was attempting to give comfort to critically ill
patients in severe pain. Husel still faces 10 civil lawsuits filed by
families of his former patients.


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