Ohio woman kills husband with wildlife anesthetic [Video]

TOLEDO, Ohio — An Ohio woman was sentenced to prison for 40 years after investigators said she killed her husband with a controlled substance, described by prosecutors as an anesthetic typically reserved for zoo animals and large wildlife. 

In a press release from the US Department of Justice, Northern District of Ohio, prosecutors detailed how Wapakoneta woman Amanda Hovanec, 37, killed her husband, Timothy, with the help of her mother and a South African citizen. 

According to the DOJ, Hovanec sought a divorce with her husband, who worked for the US Department of State, after she met and began a relationship with South African citizen Anthony Theodorou in 2018. At the time, Hovanec, her husband and their three children lived in South Africa, where Timothy was working on assignment in the country. 

The divorce proceedings began in …