"Accused of trying to kill with Visine
- As murder attempts go, it wasn't the most clear-eyed plot.
Police say Morning Star Vaber, 24, put Visine drops in a co-worker's tea in an attempt to kill her.
But a sharp-eyed witness foiled the plan: A fellow worker who reportedly saw Vaber's actions poured out the tea before the woman could drink it, police said.
Vaber, a Homestead resident, was arrested Wednesday by the Monroe County Sheriff's Office, more than a month after the alleged poisoning attempt at the real-estate office where she worked.
Police say Vaber put Visine in the woman's drink on Dec. 8 in a real-estate office at the private Ocean Reef Club in North Key Largo.
The witness who allegedly poured out the poisoned tea told a Monroe County Sheriff's Office detective that Vaber said she was tired of the woman ''sticking her nose into her business'' and said she hoped the woman, who is 73, would get ``sick and die in diarrhea.''
Police did not release the victim's name.
Police say the witness later told the woman, who reported it to their employer.
The employer confronted Vaber and later fired her after she admitted she put Visine in the tea, police said. When the employer spotted Vaber on Ocean Reef property two weeks later, she called police and reported the alleged Dec. 8 incident. Vaber was charged with poisoning food or water with intent to kill or injure.
According to the pharmaceutical company Pfizer, ingesting Visine can cause cardiac problems, a decreased level of consciousness, low blood pressure and severe diarrhea. "
The killer is pretty hot too
