Florida woman dubbed Black Widow charged with attempted murder after drugging men she met on dating apps

A Florida woman given the nickname “Black Widow” by cops is accused of targeting men on dating apps for their money and intentionally drugging them.Samantha Adams, 39, is facing attempted murder charges after she allegedly spiked the drink of a 69-year-old man she met on an app with Benzos — which landed him in the hospital days later, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office said in a press release.Investigators believe Adams intentionally mixed Benzodiazepine into the victim’s drink while at his home in Haines City last month, according to the arrest affidavit.The man 30 years her senior also believes his younger lover may have tried to poison him on at least three other occasions at her Orange County residence.Investigators launched a probe into Adams on Aug.20 after the victim reported he had been admitted to the hospital three days prior for an “unexpected medical incident.”The older bachelor, who has not been identified, felt “there were suspicious circumstances that led up to his medical problem,” the sheriff’s office said.The pair had gotten into an argument about a vehicle that the victim had purchased for Adams, he told police.Sometime after the argument, the femme fatale went into the kitchen while carrying her purse and returned to the victim with two glasses of whiskey. The victim drank from one of the glasses and things between the pair “progressed romantically,” the arresting documents said.

The man said their intimacy escalated before Adams abruptly stopped and demanded he pay her $1,000 to continue.He refused and then left Adams’ home.Later in the night, the victim passed out and was transported to the hospital, where medical staff determined he had suffered a Benzo overdose.The victim, however, said he does not have any Benzodiazepine medication.Prior to his hospitalization, the victim described previous suspicious incidents while drinking alcohol with Adams.After taking a shot with the woman at her home sometime in August, the ...