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Homicide by nicotine. This episode describes the murder of Linda Curry by her husband, Paul Curry. Kayla and Venus also discuss nicotine-contaminated ground beef and how the analytical method for extracting alkaloid drugs was done out of spite. Audio clip is from the movie Thank You for Smoking.
1. Mishra, A.; Chaturvedi, P.; Datta, S.; Sinukumar, S.; Joshi, P.; Garg, A., Harmful effects of nicotine. Indian J Med Paediatr Oncol. 2015, 36 (1), 24-31.
2. Baselt, R. C., Nicotine. In Disposition of Toxic Drugs and Chemicals in Man, Second Edition, Biomedical Publications: Davis, California, 1982.
3. Cantrell, L. Nicotine Poisoning. https://calpoison.org/news/nicotine-poisoning.
4. . Salina official arrested for murder The Topeka Capital-Journal [Online], 2010. https://www.cjonline.com/article/20101109/NEWS/311099809.
5. Moriarty, E., To Catch a Genius. In 48 Hours, LaRosa, P.; Keshishyan, G.; Schechter, D.; Adelman, J., Eds. CBS Interactive, Inc.: cbsnews.com, 2016.
6. Mekonnen, S. Lidocaine Can Cause Harmful Effects. https://www.poison.org/articles/lidocaine-can-cause-harmful-effects-172 (accessed 21 Feb 2021).
7. Hasan, B.; Asif, T.; Hasan, M., Lidocaine-induced systemic toxicity: A case report and review of literature. Cureus 2017, 9 (5), 5.
8. THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. PAUL MARHSAL CURRY, Defendant and Appellant. Court of Appeals of California, Fourth District, Division Three: 2016; Vol. G051049.
9. Paul Marshal CURRY, Petitioner, v. The SUPERIOR COURT of Orange County, Respondent; The People, Real Party in Interest. Court of Appeal, Fourth District, Division 3, California: 2013.
10. Good, D. Paul Curry convicted in 1994 nicotine-poisoning death of his wife ABC News [Online], 2014. https://abcnews.go.com/US/paul-curry-convicted-1994-nicotine-poisoning-death-wife/story?id=25881116.
11. Puente, K. San Clemente poisoner receives life in prison for wife's 1994 killing The Orange County Register [Online], 2020. https://www.ocregister.com/2014/11/15/poisoner-receives-life-in-prison-for-wifes-1994-killing/.
12. Park, E. J.; Min, Y.-G., The emerging method of suicide by electronic cigarette liquid: A case report. J Korean Med Sci 2018, 33 (11), 5.
13. Goldfrank's Toxicologic Emergencies. Tenth ed.; McGraw-Hill Education: New York, 2015.
14. Nicotine Poisoning After Ingestion of Contaminated Ground Beef -- Michigan, 2003; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Atlanta, GA, 2003.
15. Blum, D. Nicotine and the chemistry of murder Wired [Online], 2012. https://www.wired.com/2012/05/nicotine-and-the-chemistry-of-murder/.
16. Moriarty, E. Killer poison: Nicotine as a murder weapon? CBS News [Online], 2016. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/killer-poison-nicotine-as-a-murder-weapon/.
17. Brown, M., Death in the Garden. Pen and Sword Books: Havertown, 2018.
18. Selmar, D.; Englehardt, U. H.; Hänsel, S.; Thräne, C.; Nowak, M.; Kleinwächter, M., Nicotine uptake by peppermint plants as possible source of nicotine in plant-derived products. Agron. Sustain. Dev. 2015, 35, 1185-1190.
19. Stewart, A., Wicked Plants. Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill: Chapel Hill, 2009.
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Homicide by nicotine. This episode describes the murder of Linda Curry by her husband, Paul Curry. Kayla and Venus also discuss nicotine-contaminated ground beef and how the analytical method for extracting alkaloid drugs was done out of spite. Audio clip is from the movie Thank You for Smoking.
1. Mishra, A.; Chaturvedi, P.; Datta, S.; Sinukumar, S.; Joshi, P.; Garg, A., Harmful effects of nicotine. Indian J Med Paediatr Oncol. 2015, 36 (1), 24-31.
2. Baselt, R. C., Nicotine. In Disposition of Toxic Drugs and Chemicals in Man, Second Edition, Biomedical Publications: Davis, California, 1982.
3. Cantrell, L. Nicotine Poisoning. https://calpoison.org/news/nicotine-poisoning.
4. . Salina official arrested for murder The Topeka Capital-Journal [Online], 2010. https://www.cjonline.com/article/20101109/NEWS/311099809.
5. Moriarty, E., To Catch a Genius. In 48 Hours, LaRosa, P.; Keshishyan, G.; Schechter, D.; Adelman, J., Eds. CBS Interactive, Inc.: cbsnews.com, 2016.
6. Mekonnen, S. Lidocaine Can Cause Harmful Effects. https://www.poison.org/articles/lidocaine-can-cause-harmful-effects-172 (accessed 21 Feb 2021).
7. Hasan, B.; Asif, T.; Hasan, M., Lidocaine-induced systemic toxicity: A case report and review of literature. Cureus 2017, 9 (5), 5.
8. THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. PAUL MARHSAL CURRY, Defendant and Appellant. Court of Appeals of California, Fourth District, Division Three: 2016; Vol. G051049.
9. Paul Marshal CURRY, Petitioner, v. The SUPERIOR COURT of Orange County, Respondent; The People, Real Party in Interest. Court of Appeal, Fourth District, Division 3, California: 2013.
10. Good, D. Paul Curry convicted in 1994 nicotine-poisoning death of his wife ABC News [Online], 2014. https://abcnews.go.com/US/paul-curry-convicted-1994-nicotine-poisoning-death-wife/story?id=25881116.
11. Puente, K. San Clemente poisoner receives life in prison for wife's 1994 killing The Orange County Register [Online], 2020. https://www.ocregister.com/2014/11/15/poisoner-receives-life-in-prison-for-wifes-1994-killing/.
12. Park, E. J.; Min, Y.-G., The emerging method of suicide by electronic cigarette liquid: A case report. J Korean Med Sci 2018, 33 (11), 5.
13. Goldfrank's Toxicologic Emergencies. Tenth ed.; McGraw-Hill Education: New York, 2015.
14. Nicotine Poisoning After Ingestion of Contaminated Ground Beef -- Michigan, 2003; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Atlanta, GA, 2003.
15. Blum, D. Nicotine and the chemistry of murder Wired [Online], 2012. https://www.wired.com/2012/05/nicotine-and-the-chemistry-of-murder/.
16. Moriarty, E. Killer poison: Nicotine as a murder weapon? CBS News [Online], 2016. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/killer-poison-nicotine-as-a-murder-weapon/.
17. Brown, M., Death in the Garden. Pen and Sword Books: Havertown, 2018.
18. Selmar, D.; Englehardt, U. H.; Hänsel, S.; Thräne, C.; Nowak, M.; Kleinwächter, M., Nicotine uptake by peppermint plants as possible source of nicotine in plant-derived products. Agron. Sustain. Dev. 2015, 35, 1185-1190.
19. Stewart, A., Wicked Plants. Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill: Chapel Hill, 2009.