Virginia woman caught on tape admitting she poisoned her husband with horse tranquilizer and insulin
An informant contacted authorities after Amanda Hawkins admitted to killing James Hawkins, who died on November 21, 2025.
A Virginia woman allegedly poisoned her husband, and months after his death, she is now under arrest.
Amanda Christina Hawkins, 45, was charged with first-degree murder after police say they recorded her on audio and video admitting to poisoning her late husband, James Matthew Hawkins, 49.
According to court documents obtained by WCYB, the local NBC affiliate, an informant contacted authorities after Amanda Hawkins allegedly admitted to killing James Hawkins, who died on November 21, 2025.
As part of the investigation, police recorded Amanda Hawkins on audio and video as she allegedly claimed to have poisoned her husband with horse tranquilizer and insulin days before his death.
Police said they interviewed a doctor familiar with the Hawkins case, who testified that James Hawkins had symptoms of an insulin overdose before he died at a hospice in Tennessee.
Months after James Hawkins' death, the informant told police he heard Amanda Hawkins admit to giving her husband horse tranquilizer and insulin. Later, he declared that he had ordered his body to be cremated.
When Amanda Hawkins was questioned by police on June 15, she allegedly confessed to poisoning her husband. Les dijo a los agentes que había obtenido las sustancias días antes de su muerte.
Amanda Hawkins was charged with first-degree murder in connection with her husband's death.
According to a news release from the Russell County Sheriff's Office, she was also charged with two counts of distribution of Schedule II controlled substances and money laundering. She remains detained at the Abingdon Regional Jail without bail.