In this revised and expanded edition of his critically acclaimed Criminal
Poisoning: Investigational Guide for Law Enforcement, Toxicologists, Forensic
Scientists, and Attorneys, leading forensic scientist John Trestrail offers a
pioneering survey of all that is known about the use of poison as a weapon in
murder. Topics range from the use of poisons in history and literature to
convicting the poisoner in court, and include a review of the different types of
poisons, techniques for crime scene investigation, and the critical essentials
of the forensic autopsy. The author updates what is currently known about
poisoners in general (psychological profile, types, and statistical analyses)
and their victims (who gets