Wife Felt Ill Every Time Husband Made Her A Coffee

Crime And Punishment

The last coffee he made was analyzed and found to contain 127 milliliters of diphenhydramine; the antihistamine is used mainly for the treatment of seasonal allergies, bites, stings and rashes and can cause sedation, according to the DrugBank database. Benadryl has about 25 mg of the drug, which is about 0.025 milliliters.

Kozlowski was charged with poisoning with a sentence up to 15 years in prison, and had pleaded no contest to the charge. The no-contest plea was treated as an admission of guilty for sentencing purposes but provides some legal protection in civil court.