In 1970, a woman's body was found in a remote valley in Norway. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli delve into the international investigation that was touched off and the mystery that remains to this day as to the Isdal Woman's identity and how she died.AI-powered
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Isdal Woman (Cold War Mystery)
Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
What Caused the Death of Istal Woman?
In 19 70, pino barbital was commonly used as a tranquillizer to help with insomnia and anxiety. The recommended dose for this drug is between 30 and 320 milligrams a day. She took around 60 of them all at once, or about 21 times the recommended daily dose. Her death was ruled to be due to a combination of carbon monoxide poisoning from the fire and peno barbital poisoning from the pills.
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