Serial Killers
This fictional forensic analyst moonlighted as a serial killer targeting other murderers
This toxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum is considered one of the most potent known to science
What is Botulinum toxin?
This form of strangulation involves compressing the victim’s neck with the crook of the attacker’s elbow from behind
What is mugging?
This infamous personality shot a national figure, which later led to the line "The light has gone out of our lives"
Who is Nathuram Godse?
This young investigator is accompanied by her sidekicks George Fayne and Bess Marvin in a famed book series for children
Who is Nancy Drew?
This unidentified killer taunted investigators with coded letters and cryptograms
Who is the Zodiac Killer?
This common household gas binds to hemoglobin with an affinity over 200 times greater than oxygen
What is Carbon Monoxide?
The presence of dribbling of saliva is considered an important sign of this condition
What is ante-mortem hanging?
A singer shot outside his home in New York belonged to this popular band
Who are the Beatles?
This detective, famed for his iconic moustache and egg shaped head, was the only fictional character to have a full page obituary dedicated to him
Who is Hercule Poirot?
This cannibalistic psychiatrist first appeared in the novel Red Dragon
Who is Hannibal Lector?
Consumption of this fish can result in tetrodotoxin poisoning
What is pufferfish?
In hanging, fracture of this cervical vertebra is classically called the hangman’s fracture
What is the C2 vertebra?
The assassination of Georgi Markov was notoriously performed using this object
What is an umbrella?
This eminent surgeon was the inspiration for his associate's writings about a London detective
Who is Joseph Bell?
In one of the most famous uses of forensic odontology, casts of this serial killer's teeth were matched to bite marks found on a victim
Who is Ted Bundy?
A tiny amount of this protein toxin from the castor plant can inhibit ribosomes and stop protein synthesis
What is ricin?
A body is recovered from water. Fine, persistent froth is present at the nostrils, and diatoms are detected in the bone marrow, indicating aspiration of water while circulation was still active
What is ante-mortem drowning?
A single bullet led to the injury of Governor Connally and the death of this famous personality, at a rally in Dallas, Texas
Who is John F Kennedy?
This elderly spinster is known for her sleuthing in St. Mary Mead
Who is Miss Marple?
This Milwaukee serial killer was nicknamed the "Milwaukee Cannibal."
Who is Jeffrey Dahmer?
The antidote N-acetylcysteine is used in overdose of this common analgesic
What is paracetamol?
This forensic term refers to accidental choking on food, especially in intoxicated individuals
What is Café Coronary?
This Roman emperor attempted to assassinate his mother using a collapsible boat, but she survived by swimming to shore
Who is Nero?
Feluda was a detective created by this honorary Oscar winner
Who is Sathyajith Ray?