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Arsenic, radium, and a locked room cyanide mystery: Poisons and the rise of forensic toxicology in early 1900s United States

Tiny Matters

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Exploring the disorder and malpractice within the New York City coroner's office in the early 1900s, where untrained staff failed to accurately determine causes of death, enabling criminals to escape justice. The chapter also sheds light on the advancements in forensic toxicology that eventually revolutionized the American justice system.

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