She allegedly delivered the last and largest dose as her husband was already dying in the hospital.
In a 36-page affidavit, investigators paint a portrait of Joann Curley as a cunning and heartless killer who poisoned her husband over a period of months. Last month, authorities arrested Joann Curley, 33, and charged her with first-degree murder in her husband's death. Over the past five years, they have pursued a number of theories to explain the poisoning, including that it was accidental or the work of a disgruntled coworker. Investigators discovered that the cooler of iced tea he carried to work each day was contaminated with thallium, a heavy metal commonly used in rat poison. His wife, Joann, who was at her husband's side through most of his suffering, agreed with doctors to give him his peace by removing him from life support. Curley, 32, was already comatose and hooked to a respirator.
When tests finally revealed he had 900 times the lethal dose of thallium coursing through his body and swelling his brain, it was too late. In the last weeks of his life, Robert Curley lay in a hospital bed, tethered by leather straps, writhing in agony from an affliction that defied diagnosis.
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