Crime and Science Radio: The Infancy of Toxicology: Interview with Deborah Blum, Author of The Poisoner’s Handbook

DP Lyle and Deborah Blum, author of the critically acclaimed book THE POISONER’S HANDBOOK, discuss poisons, old and new, and the origins of forensic toxicology. Meet Charles Norris, New York City’s first ME, and Alexander Gettler, The Father of Forensic Toxicology, and walk with them through Jazz Age New York and the birth of forensic toxicology. Learn about poisons such as carbon monoxide, chloroform, arsenic, thallium, and many others.

LISTEN: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/suspensemagazine/2013/09/17/crime-and-science-radio–the-infancy-of-toxicology

LINKS:

Deborah Blum: http://deborahblum.com

Ethanol: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethanol

Methanol: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methanol

Carbon Monoxide (CO): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_monoxide

Arsenic: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arsenic

5 Classic Poisons and the People Who Used Them:

http://mentalfloss.com/article/23174/5-classic-poisons-and-people-who-used-them

Famous Poisonings, Real and Fictional: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_poisonings

Deadliest Poisons in History: http://io9.com/5942161/the-deadliest-poisons-in-history-and-why-people-stopped-using-them

Forensic Toxicology: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forensic_toxicology

Crime Library: Forensic Toxicology: http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/criminal_mind/forensics/toxicology/index.html

Poison and Progress: WSJ: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703699204575016971709814644.html?mod=WSJ_latestheadlines

Thallium Poisoning: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thallium_poisoning

Facts About Thallium Poisoning: http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=79810

Mathieu Joseph Bonaventure Orfila, The Original Father of Toxicology: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/visibleproofs/galleries/biographies/orfila.html

Dancing With Black Widow Spiders: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/17/science/dancing-with-black-widows.html?_r=0