The Murder of NapoleonA narrative of Napoleon's final years in exile on the island of St. Helena and of a 20th century toxicologist detective's efforts to prove that his death was caused by arsenic poisoning. |
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Page 162
... assassin would not have to take the same precau- tions with Cipriani that he did with Napoleon . He could kill him with a single large dose of arsenic . The victim would die just as Cipriani in fact had died . The assassin could be ...
... assassin would not have to take the same precau- tions with Cipriani that he did with Napoleon . He could kill him with a single large dose of arsenic . The victim would die just as Cipriani in fact had died . The assassin could be ...
Page 205
... assassin to kill Napoleon with a single dose . Poison would certainly be suspected , there would be an autopsy , and ... assassin himself . I would not like to have been at Longwood House when it was discovered I had poisoned the Emperor ...
... assassin to kill Napoleon with a single dose . Poison would certainly be suspected , there would be an autopsy , and ... assassin himself . I would not like to have been at Longwood House when it was discovered I had poisoned the Emperor ...
Page 211
... assassin adopted the classical method of killing his victim . That is when he stopped the arsenic and got a physician to prescribe those drugs , otherwise harmless , that finish off the weakened person without leaving a trace of arsenic ...
... assassin adopted the classical method of killing his victim . That is when he stopped the arsenic and got a physician to prescribe those drugs , otherwise harmless , that finish off the weakened person without leaving a trace of arsenic ...
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