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Coronerds · Aug 18, 2025 · 36 min

Basic Chemistry

Chemistry, electronic microscopy, ICP-AES, and impressive detective work solved the thallium-laced Coca-Cola murder of the 1980s. This episode highlights all of the forensic science involved in catching the murderous chemist, as well as provides a crash course on the chemistry of the element thallium and what it does to the human body.

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Chemistry, electronic microscopy, ICP-AES, and impressive detective work solved the thallium-laced Coca-Cola murder of the 1980s. This episode highlights all of the forensic science involved in catching the murderous chemist, as well as provides a crash course on the chemistry of the element thallium and what it does to the human body.

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