[realpatriot71]

You wouldn't find it in the mother nor her child, for the same reasons. It was an "interesting" leak, but nothing that could be used in court. However, because of the national coverage this case is getting, that particular leak could very easily color any potential jurors to the prosecution's side.

I don't suppose the Founding Fathers could have ever predicted the nature of television on a court case :-)

[Canadian Outrage]

patriot: One of the forensic pathologists said that there would be concentrations in the liver. However since Laci's liver was missing but the umbilical cord and part of the placenta was present, there could very definitely be traces in the baby's liver. GHB does cross the placenta and will( after death) deposit in the liver. The same with caffein which they were able to detect in Laci's system. I know from when my daughter was having her first son, the Dr. said, Marlise, keep your intake of caffein beverages and other sources to a bare minimum because caffein very readily passes through the placenta and concentrates in the baby.