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Ohio doctor found not guilty in 14 hospital patient deaths

Mariah Baird, wife of former Mt. Carmel physician William Husel, listens during the reading of a verdict in her husband's murder trial on Wednesday, April 20, 2022 in Columbus, Ohio. A jury on Wednesday acquitted Husel, accused of ordering excessive amounts of painkillers that led to multiple patient deaths at a Columbus-area hospital following a weekslong trial. Husel was accused of ordering excessive painkillers for 14 patients in the Mount Carmel Health System. He was indicted in cases that involved at least 500 micrograms of the powerful painkiller fentanyl. (Doral Chenoweth/The Columbus Dispatch via AP, Pool)

Former Mount Carmel Health doctor William Husel walks with his wife, Mariah Baird, outside court on Wednesday, April 20, 2022 in Columbus, Ohio. A jury on Wednesday acquitted Husel, accused of ordering excessive amounts of painkillers that led to multiple patient deaths at a Columbus-area hospital following a weekslong trial. (Doral Chenoweth/The Columbus Dispatch via AP, Pool)

Former Mount Carmel Health doctor William Husel hugs his wife, Mariah Baird, after he was found not guilty on 14 counts of murder in connection with fentanyl overdose deaths of former patients on Wednesday, April 20, 2022 in Columbus, Ohio. Husel was accused of ordering excessive painkillers for 14 patients in the Mount Carmel Health System. He was indicted in cases that involved at least 500 micrograms of the powerful painkiller fentanyl. (Doral Chenoweth/The Columbus Dispatch via AP, Pool)

FILE — In this file photo from April 11, 2022, former Mount Carmel physician William Husel , right, holds the hand of his wife Mariah as hewalks down the Franklin County Courthouse steps after closing statements in his 14-count murder trial, in Columbus, Ohio. A jury on Wednesday, April 20, 2022 acquitted Husel in the deaths of multiple hospital patients. Husel was accused of ordering excessive painkillers for patients in the Columbus-area Mount Carmel Health System.(Doral Chenoweth/The Columbus Dispatch via AP, File)

FILE —In this file photo from Feb. 28, 2022, Dr. William Husel, left, and defense attorney Jose Baez stand during Husel's trial in Columbus, Ohio. A jury on Wednesday, April 20, 2022 acquitted Husel in the deaths of multiple hospital patients. Husel was accused of ordering excessive painkillers for patients in the Columbus-area Mount Carmel Health System. (Barbara J. Perenic/The Columbus Dispatch via AP, Pool, File)

Ohio doctor found not guilty in 14 hospital patient deaths