Coast to Coast - Feb 27 2010 - Origins of Forensic Medicine

Origins of Forensic Medicine

Date:

02-27-10

Host:

Ian Punnett

Guests:

Deborah Blum

Science investigator and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Deborah Blum discussed the untold story of how poison rocked New York City in the 1920's, and how forensic science and toxicology became indispensable in solving crimes.

Website(s):

# deborahblum.com

Book(s):

# The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York