Showing posts with label chemical poisoning. Show all posts
Showing posts with label chemical poisoning. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 15, 2014

Solving Crimes with Forensic Toxicology

Poisoning has become one of the most preferred methods of murder throughout much of history. It is believed that any natural or synthetic substance is poisonous with the right dosage. They can even sometimes mimic the symptoms of common diseases, fooling physicians into thinking that the patient had died of natural causes. 

This situation indicates a crime known as foul play. In crime solving, foul play means that a crime is disguised as another situation; in this case, natural death. It is primarily meant to fool authorities, so they could look in directions the perpetrator intended. 

Forensic toxicology is here to save the day.