Death of Arizona Man from Fish Tank Additive Ruled an Accident – IOTW Report

Death of Arizona Man from Fish Tank Additive Ruled an Accident

Maricopa Country medical examiner says Gary Lenius’s death was accidental.

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The death of an Arizona man who ingested a lethal dose of fish tank treatment in March has been ruled an accidental overdose by the county medical examiner’s office, according to a copy of the report obtained by the Washington Free Beacon.

Gary Lenius, 68, passed away on March 22, after he and his wife drank a fish tank additive that contained the drug chloroquine. The story drew national attention after the man’s wife, Wanda Lenius, said she and her husband ingested the substance because President Trump had praised chloroquine as a promising treatment for coronavirus. She subsequently told the Free Beacon that she had added a teaspoon of non-medicinal chloroquine powder, which is used to treat parasites in fish tanks, into glasses of soda that she and her husband drank.

The Mesa Police Department’s homicide unit has been investigating Lenius’s death since March. Detective Teresa Van Galder, who is handling the case, said the investigation is ongoing, but she does not expect that her findings will differ from the medical examiner’s office.

“I am still waiting on some other things to return prior to the investigation being officially completed,” Van Galder told the Free Beacon. “Unless I come across something I do not already have, I do not foresee the finding of the OME changing.” The Free Beacon reported that homicide detectives were investigating Lenius’s death after Van Galder requested a recording of the Free Beacon‘s interview with Wanda Lenius.

In the wake of Gary Lenius’s death, friends told the Free Beacon that they found it difficult to imagine the retired mechanical engineer ingesting the toxic chemical of his own volition. They also described a rocky relationship between Lenius and his wife, who was charged with domestic assault decades ago but found not guilty. The Free Beacon also reported that Wanda Lenius had been a donor to Democratic causes. more

9 Comments on Death of Arizona Man from Fish Tank Additive Ruled an Accident

  1. Death by ingesting fish tank additive. That used to be called poisoning someone. Thousands of novels and hundreds of movies have been written and produced about this method of disposing of an unwanted lover, wife, husband, partner, neighbor, dictator and practically everyone else. When the Medici were running things in Italy in the 15th Century, they mastered the art of using poison to solve political differences. However, this is the first time in our country’s history that a spouse was able to kill her husband with a fish tank additive and have it blamed on an American President. It’s yet another excuse to vote for Dementia Joe. Trump’s a fish tank additive murderer!

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  2. A medical examiner can determine cause of death, but how the hell does he know if it was by design or accidental? That’s supposed to be the job of the police and a jury.

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