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title	:	Criminal Poisoning : Investigational Guide for Law Enforcement, Toxicologists, Forensic Scientists, and Attorneys Forensic Science and Medicine
author	:	Trestrail, John H.
publisher	:	Humana Press
isbn10 | asin	:	0896035921
print isbn13	:	9780896035928
ebook isbn13	:	9780585272016
language	:	English
subject	Forensic toxicology, Poisoning.
publication date	:	2000
lcc	:	RA1228.T74 2000eb
ddc	:	615.9
subject	:	Forensic toxicology, Poisoning.

Page i Criminal Poisoning

Page ii FORENSIC SCIENCE AND MEDICINE Steven B. Karch, MD, SERIES EDITOR Criminal Poisoning:Investigational Guide for Law Enforcement, Toxicologists, Forensic Scientists, and Attorneys, by JOHN H. TRESTRAIL III, 2000 A Physician's Guide to Clinical Forensic Medicine, edited by MARGARET M. STARK, 2000 Toxicology of Herbal Products, edited by MELANIE JOHNS CUPP, 2000 Brain Imaging in Substance Abuse:Research, Clinical, and Forensic Applications edited by MARC J. KAUFMAN, 2000

Page iii Criminal Poisoning Investigational Guide for Law Enforcement, Toxicologists, Forensic Scientists, and Attorneys John Harris Trestrail, III, RPH, FAACT, DABAT Regional Poison Center, Grand Rapids, MI

Page iv 2000 Humana Press Inc. 999 Riverview Drive, Suite 208 Totowa, New Jersey 07512 For additional copies, pricing for bulk purchases, and/or information about other Humana titles, contact Humana at the above address or at any of the following numbers: Tel.: 973-256-1699; Fax: 973-256-8341; E-mail: humana@humanapr.com, or visit our Website: http://humanapress.com All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, microfilming, recording, or otherwise without written permission from the Publisher. All articles, comments, opinions, conclusions, or recommendations are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher. Cover design by Patricia F. Cleary This publication is printed on acid-free paper ANSI Z39.48-1984 (American National Standards Institute) Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials). Photocopy Authorization Policy: Authorization to photocopy items for internal or personal use, or the internal or personal use of specific clients, is granted by Humana Press Inc., provided that the base fee of US $10.00 per copy, plus US $00.25 per page, is paid directly to the Copyright Clearance Center at 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923. For those organizations that have been granted a photocopy license from the CCC, a separate system of payment has been arranged and is acceptable to Humana Press Inc. The fee code for users of the Transactional Reporting Service is: [0-89603-592-1/00 $10.00 + $00.25]. Printed in the United States of America. 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Trestrail, John H. Criminal poisoning: investigational guide for law enforcement, toxicologists, forensic scien tists, and attorneys/John H. Trestrail, III. p. cm.(Forensic science; 2) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-89603-592-1 (alk. paper) 1. Forensic toxicology. 2. Poisoning. I. Title. II. Series. RA1228.T74 2000 615.9dc21 99-35530 CIP

Page v Preface Passion [poison] often makes fools of clever men; sometimes even makes clever men of fools. La Rochefoucauld This book represents a pioneering work dealing exclusively with poisons in the hands of the murderer, tamperer, and terrorist. One of the oldest offensive killing weapons developed by humanity, after the stick, stone, and fist, were the poisons. Yet, after nearly 5000 years of recorded history, no in-depth work has ever been produced dealing exclusively with poisons as weapons for homicide. The author's review of the international literature has revealed only a few scattered scientific papers dealing with the psychology of the poisoner, and books on medical jurisprudence and forensic investigation have devoted only a few pages to this important subject, usually stating that it is a "rare" occurrence. How do we know the true rarity of the use of poisons for homicide? All one has to do is look at the number of poisonings that are first documented only after the exhumation of the deceased to raise the logical question: If we missed this one, how many more have been missed? If all those buried in our cemeteries who had been poisoned could raise their hands, we would probably be aghast at the numbers! For years, the homicidal poisoner has remained shrouded in mystery. What little we think we know about the criminal poisoner represents only the tip of an iceberg, with the majority of our knowledge still remaining hidden under the surface. My hope is that this work will serve as a valuable tool in the hands of the criminal investigator, forensic scientist, toxicologist, and attorney, and better increase our chances of avenging each victim of a homicidal poisoner. Unfortunately, a copy of this work is eventually bound to wind up in the hands of a potential criminal poisoner, and the individual may gain some information to use in planning and attempting to escape the

Page vi crime. But the trade off is that law enforcement at the same time will now have in this work detailed information that should prove of assistance in dealing more effectively with this almost invisible crime.

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