Basic Chemistry
Basic Chemistry

Coronerds by Amelia March, Ed.D., M.S., D-ABMDI

Episode notes

Chemistry, electronic microscopy, ICP-AES, and impressive detective work solved the thallium-laced Coca-Cola murder of the 1980s. This episode highlights all of the forensic science involved in catching the murderous chemist, as well as provides a crash course on the chemistry of the element thallium and what it does to the human body.

Keywords
death investigationcoronermedical examinermedicolegalthalliumGeorge TrepalPeggy Carrpoisonchemistryelectron microscopeCoca Cola