rich 1.0 This episode deconstructs the forensic reality of the Jane Toppan investigation, moving past the "Serial Nurse" tropes to examine the laboratory’s role in uncovering a multi-victim poisoning plot. We explore the ADME process of 19th-century alkaloids and how Toppan used atropine to mask the pinpoint pupils and respiratory depression of morphine, effectively "hacking" the clinical signs that would have alerted doctors to foul play. From the logistical challenges of turn-of-the-century toxicology to the chemical signatures found in the exhumed remains of the Davis family, we break down how a Medical Laboratory Scientist identifies the "invisible weapon" in an era before modern instrumentation. In the beaker, the truth of the "Jolly Jane" experiments is finally laid bare. The Science of Murder https://audioboom.com/channels/5124908-the-science-of-murder Audioboom https://audioboom.com 480 95 https://audioboom.com/i/43564394/600x600/c 600 600 <iframe width="100%" height="95" src="https://embeds.audioboom.com/posts/8882722/embed?v=202301" style="background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; width: 100%" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="allowtransparency" scrolling="no" title="Audioboom player" allow="autoplay" sandbox="allow-downloads allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-storage-access-by-user-activation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation"></iframe>