William Hussel News Today

At least 25 patients. in 2018 he was fired, and the following year his medical license suspended by the state of ohio. >> it is our sincere hope the families of these victims will find solace by the state of ohio holding the doctor accountable for his devious conduct. >> reporter: prosecutors charged hussel with 25 counts of first degree murder, 11 of those have since been dismissed. he has pleaded not guilty. >> william was a compassionate doctor, and thats why hes standing trial for murder, be...

William hussel. >> he says im 99.9% sure there is no brain activity that he is brain dead. his organs are shutting down. id like to give him something to make him comfortable. >> reporter: a short time later, the 44-year-old husband and stepfather was dead. >> it just wasnt adding up. >> reporter: months after his death, chris says she got a call from the hospital, saying he had been given an overdose. troy received 1,000 micrograms of fentanyl from dr. hussel. >> they said theyre going to give ...

Today, opening arguments begin in the trial of a former ohio doctor accused of overprescribing his patients pain killing drugs to quicken their deaths. hes facing 14 murder charges for allegedly giving patients lethal amounts of fentanyl. jean casarez brought this story to our attention and joins us now. this is really interesting and troubling in many ways. >> it is an important trial. i think we all can relate to it. someone in our family or close friend that is dying and giving that comfort c...