Origins of Forensic Medicine

Guests:

Saturday - February 27, 2010

About the show

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.

Guests

Deborah Blum

Websites:

deborahblum.com

Relevant Books:

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

George Noory and Coast To Coast AM were featured Friday night on ABC's Nightline. View the segment at ABCNews.com.

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