A few months after the autopsy, the toxicology report showed that the deceased woman had large amounts of cyanide in her system.

Running a toxicology test proved difficult for the scientist since he had to use a separate blood sample from the victim for each element he was testing for.

The medical examiner used the toxicology report in court to explain to the jury how the victim died of a poisonous mixture instead of being burned in the fire.

While looking through the toxicology journal, many medical experts can still learn about the new poisons that are being discovered today.

At the crime scene, many bodily fluids were gathered to determine from a toxicology report if there were any life-threatening materials in the victim’s system.