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Episode 20: Ricin
By popular listener demand, today's episode covers the 1978 assassination of Georgi Markov using one of the world's oldest poisons.
1. KGB. https://www.history.com/topics/russia/kgb (accessed 06 Jan 2022).
2. Pringle, R. W. Federal Security Service. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Federal-Security-Service (accessed 06 Jan 2022).
3. Murrell, K. B.; Ioffe, G.; French, R. A. The Kremlin of Moscow. https://www.britannica.com/place/Moscow/The-Kremlin (accessed 06 Jan 2022).
4. Political Assassinations. In Forensic History: Crimes, Frauds, and Scandals, The Great Courses: 2014; p 32 minutes.
5. Volodarsky, B., The KGB's Poison Factory. Minneapolis: Frontline Books, 2009.
6. Knight, B., Ricin - a potent homicidal poison. The British Medical Journal 1979, 1 (6159), 350-351.
7. Kenarov, D.; Baumgartner, P. Letter From Bulgarian Intelligence Refutes Talk That 'Umbrella Murder' Victim Georgi Markov Was a Spy Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty [Online], 2019. https://www.rferl.org/a/no-agent-bulgarian-spies-letter-refutes-talk-of-umbrella-murder-victim-markov-as-spy/29772449.html (accessed 13 Jan 2022).
8. . Georgi Markov: Bulgaria closes umbrella killing probe BBC [Online], 2013. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-24068781 (accessed 13 Jan 2022).
9. Brown, M., Castor Oil Plant. In Death in the Garden, White Owl: Philadelphia, 2018.
10. Alsop, J. A.; Karlik, J. F. Poisonous Plants; University of California: anrcatalog.ucanr.edu, 2016; p 26.
11. Polito, L.; Bortolotti, M.; Battelli, M. G.; Calafato, G.; Bolognesi, A., Ricin: An ancient story for a timeless plant toxin. Toxins 2019, 11 (324), 16.
12. Borowski, S. From beans to weapon: The discovery of ricin. https://www.aaas.org/beans-weapon-discovery-ricin (accessed 10 Jan 2022).
13. Hayoun, M. A.; Kong, E. L.; Smith, M. E.; King, K. C., Ricin Toxicity. In StatPearls, StatPearls Publishing: Treasure Island, 2021.
14. Hayden, E. C., Ricin: What is It? Nature 2013.
15. Questions and Answers About Ricin. https://emergency.cdc.gov/agent/ricin/qa.asp (accessed 12).
16. Stewart, A., Castor Bean. In Wicked Plants, Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill: Chapel Hill, 2009.
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By popular listener demand, today's episode covers the 1978 assassination of Georgi Markov using one of the world's oldest poisons.
1. KGB. https://www.history.com/topics/russia/kgb (accessed 06 Jan 2022).
2. Pringle, R. W. Federal Security Service. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Federal-Security-Service (accessed 06 Jan 2022).
3. Murrell, K. B.; Ioffe, G.; French, R. A. The Kremlin of Moscow. https://www.britannica.com/place/Moscow/The-Kremlin (accessed 06 Jan 2022).
4. Political Assassinations. In Forensic History: Crimes, Frauds, and Scandals, The Great Courses: 2014; p 32 minutes.
5. Volodarsky, B., The KGB's Poison Factory. Minneapolis: Frontline Books, 2009.
6. Knight, B., Ricin - a potent homicidal poison. The British Medical Journal 1979, 1 (6159), 350-351.
7. Kenarov, D.; Baumgartner, P. Letter From Bulgarian Intelligence Refutes Talk That 'Umbrella Murder' Victim Georgi Markov Was a Spy Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty [Online], 2019. https://www.rferl.org/a/no-agent-bulgarian-spies-letter-refutes-talk-of-umbrella-murder-victim-markov-as-spy/29772449.html (accessed 13 Jan 2022).
8. . Georgi Markov: Bulgaria closes umbrella killing probe BBC [Online], 2013. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-24068781 (accessed 13 Jan 2022).
9. Brown, M., Castor Oil Plant. In Death in the Garden, White Owl: Philadelphia, 2018.
10. Alsop, J. A.; Karlik, J. F. Poisonous Plants; University of California: anrcatalog.ucanr.edu, 2016; p 26.
11. Polito, L.; Bortolotti, M.; Battelli, M. G.; Calafato, G.; Bolognesi, A., Ricin: An ancient story for a timeless plant toxin. Toxins 2019, 11 (324), 16.
12. Borowski, S. From beans to weapon: The discovery of ricin. https://www.aaas.org/beans-weapon-discovery-ricin (accessed 10 Jan 2022).
13. Hayoun, M. A.; Kong, E. L.; Smith, M. E.; King, K. C., Ricin Toxicity. In StatPearls, StatPearls Publishing: Treasure Island, 2021.
14. Hayden, E. C., Ricin: What is It? Nature 2013.
15. Questions and Answers About Ricin. https://emergency.cdc.gov/agent/ricin/qa.asp (accessed 12).
16. Stewart, A., Castor Bean. In Wicked Plants, Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill: Chapel Hill, 2009.