Lasseter described Breitbarts skin color as bright red.
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Anonymous said...
"Lasseter described Breitbarts skin color as bright red."
http://www.crimefilenews.com/2012/03/eyewitness-speaks-out-about-andrew.html Sounds like cyanide poisoning.
The skin of a cyanide-poisoned person can sometimes be unusually pink or cherry-red because oxygen will stay in the blood and not get into the cells. The person may also breathe very fast and have either a very fast or very slow heartbeat. Sometimes the person's breath can smell like bitter almonds, though this can be difficult to detect.
March 02, 2012 9:00 PM
http://www.crimefilenews.com/2012/03/eyewitness-speaks-out-about-andrew.html
There are 143 possible causes of red skin - several related to hypertension:
http://symptoms.rightdiagnosis.com/cosymptoms/red-skin-all.htm
He had a history of heart problems. If it was due to high blood pressure then the skin color makes sense.