Posted on 04/29/2012 3:51:22 PM PDT by RobinMasters
Medical examiners in Los Angeles are investigating the possible poisoning death of one of their own officials who may have worked on the case of Andrew Breitbart, the conservative firebrand who died March 1, the same day Sheriff Joe Arpaio announced probable cause for forgery in President Obama’s birth certificate.
Michael Cormier, a respected forensic technician for the Los Angeles County Coroner died under suspicious circumstances at his North Hollywood home April 20, the same day Breitbart’s cause of death was finally made public.
“There are mysterious circumstances surrounding his death,” said Elizabeth Espinosa, a news reporter for KTLA-TV. “We’re told detectives are looking into the possibility that he was poisoned by arsenic.”
Cormier, 61, had been rushed to Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank after complaining of pain and vomiting.
“He was transported there early in the morning, and passed away late at night,” Ed Winter, assistant chief of operations and Cormier’s colleague at the Los Angeles County Department of Coroner, told KTLA. “It affects everybody when you lose a co-worker, but we’ll proceed and do our job and try to figure out why Michael died.”
The hospital then notified Los Angeles Police about Cormier’s death.
“At this point we haven’t ruled out foul play,” police Lt. Alan Hamilton told the Los Angeles Times. “It is one of the things being considered. We are waiting for the coroner’s results.”
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People who are poisoned with arsenic usually get it in increments;someone will put it in their food or drink.
I watch forensic programs and there have been several cases in which someone was slowly poisoned with arsenic.(These are real programs,mind you,not CSI).
They examine strands of hair to see how much arsenic has been injested. I believe a Gas Chromatograph Mass Spectrometer is used in this case.
The gas chromatograph is used to separate and analyze compounds that can be vaporized without decomposition.
I love forensic programs. I learn so much from them. Who says TV rots your brain?
Either someone is counting on the public being ignorant of Arsenic and its effects, or it was the only poison they could think of on short notice.
There are so many better, quicker, easier poisons, and prussic acid still breaks down and goes away in 24 hours....
How long does it take for cyanide to break down? I know it’s detectable and that it kills quickly.
Iirc, about 24 hours.
what is Prussic acid?
what is Prussic acid?
How on Earth does one get their hands on cyanide?
They don't exactly put Potassium Cyanide up next to the Aspirin on the grocery store shelves, but it is available from industrial suppliers and chemical supply firms.
The rest is a pretty simple chemical reaction I won't detail here, but can be found on line, if you are curious.
Tragic camping accident?
Do campfires qualify?
;o)
Oh,and women are more likely to use poison to murder someone.
(Political assasination (as well as a criminal 'hit') isn't the average murder. It isn't a 'crime of passion', but a coldly calculated elimination of a threat or retribution for a perceived harm. Methodology in such cases is a question of effectiveness while making sure the blame/credit is attributed to the desired parties, sometimes compounding the effect.)
Uncanny.
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