On poisoning by strychnia : with comments on the medical evidence given at the trial of William Palmer for the murder of John Parsons Cook /

On poisoning by strychnia : with comments on the medical evidence given at the trial of William Palmer for the murder of John Parsons Cook /

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Includes information on how the substance was used by notorious murderer Dr. William Palmer, this volume discusses the physiological effects of being poisoned by strychnia. Strychnia, or strychnine, is a highly toxic substance used in pesticides today. Causing death through asphyxia, the poison is c...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Taylor, Alfred Swaine, 1806-1880 (Author)
Corporate Author: Royal College of Physicians of London (current owner)
Other Authors: Palmer, William, Palmer, William, 1824-1856
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans & Roberts, 1856
London : Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, & Roberts, 1856
London : 1856
Series:LLMC-digital (Series)
Making of modern law Trials, 1600-1926.
Making of modern law: Trials, 1600-1926
Subjects:
Cook, John Parsons, > -1855
Palmer, William, > 1824-1856
Palmer, William > Trials, litigation, etc
Palmer, William, > 1824-1856 > Trials, litigation, etc
Serial murders > Great Britain
Strychnine > Toxicology
Trials (Murder) > Great Britain
Trials (Poisoning) > Great Britain
Meurtres en série > Grande-Bretagne
Procès (Empoisonnement) > Grande-Bretagne
Procès (Meurtre) > Grande-Bretagne
Strychnine > Toxicologie
Serial murders
Strychnine
Trials (Murder)
Trials (Poisoning)
Great Britain
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Trials, litigation, etc

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