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The poisoner's handbook
Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York
Book • 2010
The book tells the story of Charles Norris, the first scientifically trained medical examiner of New York City, and Alexander Gettler, the city's first toxicologist.
It describes how they revolutionized forensic science during the Prohibition era, developing techniques to detect and analyze poisons that were previously undetectable.
The narrative includes cases of poisoning, the impact of Prohibition on public health, and the pioneering work of Norris and Gettler in establishing forensic standards that would influence the field for decades to come.
It describes how they revolutionized forensic science during the Prohibition era, developing techniques to detect and analyze poisons that were previously undetectable.
The narrative includes cases of poisoning, the impact of Prohibition on public health, and the pioneering work of Norris and Gettler in establishing forensic standards that would influence the field for decades to come.
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Mentioned by Ben Brock Johnson as the author of "The Poisoner's Handbook", which tells the story of two scientists who invented forensic toxicology.
Something Wicked
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Ed Helms as a book by 
Deborah Blum , who describes how the police essentially used coroners to rubber stamp false reports and sometimes even cover up murders.
Ed Helms as a book by Deborah Blum , who describes how the police essentially used coroners to rubber stamp false reports and sometimes even cover up murders.
S3E1: Satan's Last Stronghold
Recommended by Kate Grant as a fascinating history of forensic medicine and the development of toxicology during the Prohibition era in New York.
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