During the 1920's, poisons could be found in abundance in almost any New York apartment. Cyanide, arsenic, lead, carbon monoxide, radium, mercury, methyl alcohol and more; these materials were part of ...

In her book The Poisoner's Handbookwriter Deborah Blum catalogs the myriad poisons that took the lives of Jazz Age New Yorkers. Part history, part chemistry, part crime novel, the book also chronicles ...

Deborah Blum's history of the birth of forensic science details the work of Charles Norris, New York City's first chief medical examiner, and... The poisoner, like all who commit murder most foul, ...

American Experience presents The Poisoner's Handbook premiering tonight, January 7, 2014 8:00 - 10:00 p.m. ET on PBS. Get a sneak peek below! In 1918, on the brink of becoming the largest metropolis ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

It always begins with a dead body. For aficionados of forensics, "CSI" or "Sherlock," or murder mysteries, "The Poisoner's Handbook," on PBS' "American Experience" on Tuesday, will provide a ...

Here are some helpful extras before you press play about the GBH history flick. The Poisoner's Handbook starring Chris Bowers has a Not Rated rating, a runtime of about 1 hr 52 min. The movie received ...

Debuting Tuesday as part of the PBS series “American Experience,” “The Poisoner’s Handbook” offers a fascinating look back at how the chemical age changed police work. Based on Deborah Blum’s 2010 ...

During the 1920’s, poisons could be found in abundance in almost any New York apartment. Cyanide, arsenic, lead, carbon monoxide, radium, mercury, methyl alcohol and more; these materials were part of ...