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The Poisoner's Handbook

The Poisoner's Handbook (2014)

January. 07,2014
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8.3
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The Poisoner's Handbook

2014  / 1 hr 52 min

In 1918, when New York City hired its first scientifically trained medical examiner Charles Norris. Over the course of a decade and a half, Norris and his extraordinarily driven and talented chief toxicologist, Alexander Gettler, would turn forensic chemistry into a formidable science, sending many a murderer to the electric chair and setting the standards that the rest of the country would ultimately adopt.

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Director
Rob Rapley
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