Owatonna Alc 9-12 INTRO TO SOC 1023 unit 2 lab questions forensics - 1. Explain why it is difficult to know exactly how many people are poisoned.It is difficult to know exactly how

1. Explain why it is difficult to know exactly how many people are poisoned.It is
difficult to know exactly how many people are poisoned because it often looks to
investigators like a death from natural causes. Poison only causes the person to
get sick and die, rather than leaving physical indications (stab wound, bullet
hole, etc.)
2. Why are poisons seldom detected in clinical autopsies?Poisons are rarely
detected in cases where clinical autopsies are performed by hospital
pathologists. This is because the pathologist is not thinking homicide, or looking
for poison. Unless a specific poison is suspected, the chance of random
discovery is unlikely.
3. According to the article, which poison is often chosen by murderers and why?
Arsenic is chosen for its oderlessness qualities, its easily administered and its
tasteless.
4. Who are “angels of death”?Known as an "angel of death" or medical killer, this
type of serial killer purposefully