Pedophile killed himself in courtroom by drinking sodium nitrite: report

New York Post ^ | February 7, 2023 | Patrick Reilly

[nickcarraway]

The liquid consumed by a Texas pedophile before he died inside a courtroom last year was determined to be sodium nitrite, according to the local medical examiner’s office that ruled his death a suicide.

Edward Leclair, 57, was on trial in Denton, Texas, in August facing five counts of sexual abuse and as the guilty verdict was being read, he downed a water bottle filled with a cloudy liquid.

The Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office told the Daily Mail on Tuesday that Leclair died by suicide via the toxic effects of sodium nitrite.

[Right Brother]

Quick verdict.

[dfwgator]

Well at least he saved the taxpayers some money.

[nuconvert]

Saved the state money

[Az Joe]

He took one for the team? Or a selfish act to avoid a fate he could not abide?

[Secret Agent Man]

I wish all criminals and adulterer/cheaters would be this thoughtful for the rest of us.

[Jonty30]

Probably selfish.
He didn’t want to experience what he might experience within the prison walls.

[South Dakota]

Pedo dodges one court.
Lands right in the Lords court

[Az Joe]

Are we sure he just wasn’t afraid of botulism?

Is sodium nitrite safe to eat?

Numerous scientific panels have evaluated sodium nitrite safety and the conclusions have essentially been the same: sodium nitrite is not only safe, it’s an essential public health tool because it has a proven track record of preventing botulism.

[mikey_hates_everything]

Would have been more thoughtful if he hadn’t spent our money going through the legal process and waiting to kill himself until a guilty verdict was finally handed down.

[Fai Mao]

Or he felt he was framed and could not stand the pain he knew prison would give him as an innocent man.

I know nothing of this case or the facts against him. I am just speculating.

[Secret Agent Man]

True. It’s still a W.

[MayflowerMadam]

Cool.

[Golden Eagle]

Success! They should start making that a readily approved option at all trials of this type…

[Nifster]

Tough way to go

[gundog]

Those people were being paid, regardless

[Cold Heart]

Everything is a poison, it’s just the dose that determines the outcome.

[Az Joe]

Ok, Mr. Joke Post Killer

[Attention Surplus Disorder]

Sodium Nitrite is commonly used as a preservative and curing agent in many foods. And in wine. In excess, it interferes with the body's use of ferric Fe+3 iron in favor of ferrous Fe+2 iron and this interferes to a surprising degree with the oxygen-carrying and delivering ability of hemoglobin. An overdose is in effect a form of suffocation.

[Deaf Smith]

LD50 = 3236mg/kg