Iowa Woman Pleads Guilty to Injecting Patient’s IV With Harmful Chemicals

By Tyler McCarthy

An Iowa woman is accused of putting poisonous chemicals into the IV of a patient living at a care home where she worked. Halie Spidle was arrested and charged with attempted murder and three counts of administering harmful substances back in September 2025 when she admitted to injecting “algaecide and/or brake cleaner” into the victim’s […]