Poisoners Throughout History.- Types of Poisons.- Poisoners.- Victims.- Crime Scene Investigation.- The Forensic Autopsy.- Proving Poisoning.- Poisoners in Court.- Poisoning in Fiction.- Conclusion.
From the reviews of the second edition: "Criminal Poisoning
represents a pioneering work dealing exclusively with toxicants in
the hands of those with criminal intent. This is the first book
having in-depth discussions of all aspects of murder by poisoning.
. .The book is easy reading, succinct and the use of jargon is
minimized. . . Dr. Trestrail emphasizes several keys points in his
book. Poisons are a stealth weapon, meaning the victim and the
crime scene often lacks overt evidence of violence. Maintaining the
chain of custody for evidence is another point expounded. The
author also argues that many poisoners do not get caught and urges
that any sudden death case to be considered a poisoning until
proven otherwise. . .Criminal Poisoning is an excellent resource
for forensic toxicologists, coroners, medical examiners/forensic
pathologists, special agents and consumer safety officers of the
Food and Drug Administration, homicide detectives, private
investigators, criminalists, and attorneys. Criminal Poisoning is
essential reading for pharmacists engaging in work relating to
forensic toxicology or death investigations. . .John Trestrail, III
provides another great example of how pharmacists are involved in
forensics and law enforcement."-Journal of Pharmacy Practice
"...Trestrail has put together some- 160 pages of easily read and
pleasantly understandable data on the use of poisons as murder
weapons...introduces beginning toxicologists to the exciting field
of forensic toxicology with insights into the workings of the
investigational process...this new publication is an interesting
comprehensive overview of criminal poisonings for scientists, law
enforcement officers, attorneys, and very likely the vast majority
of the reading public."-Veterinary and Human Toxicology
"...an interesting, browsable, text on the overall criminology of
poisoning." - Journal of Forensic Sciences
"The book deals with the personality of poisoners and their
victims, the crime scene investigation, the forensic autopsy and
the difficult problem of proving poisoning. It is well indexed and
tabulated with good suggestions for further reading although no
internet addresses are given which apparently contain a mine of
information on how to poison people."--British Toxicology Society
Newsletter "The book is a fascinating read especially if you are,
as I am, interested in the history, fiction, and trivia of
poisoning. … this is an extremely accessible book for all
individuals, lay as well as professionals, and is written in such a
way that it could be easily digested by anyone capable of reading a
daily newspaper." (Daryl J. Mayers, Canadian Society of Forensic
Science Journal, December, 2007)
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