<p> Real Life Crimes Involving Poison Project</p><p>You will be researching an actual crime where a person intentionally poisoned another person. The format of the project may be completed in one of the following ways: a newspaper article or news report. It must contain the following information:</p><p>Poison Info:  Type of poison- : household or environmental poisons, plants, invertebrates, vertebrates, or food  Level of toxicity- (how much will make one sick? How much is lethal? What unit is measured?)  “Chemistry” of the poison—element? Compound? Formula or symbol; state of matter  Other uses of the poison  Effects or symptoms on the body-- what does this chemical do to the body? How does it interfere with the body?  Detection- how does science trace the chemical? How do you get a diagnosis of this poison?  Lasting effects of possible treatments</p><p>Case info:  Describe the story in detail- what happened and why?  Give the who? Where? When?  How were the perpetrators caught?  What forensic evidence was used including toxicology reports</p><p>References:  Must have FIVE sources Poison Cases</p><p>1. Julia Lynn Turner 18. Jane Toppan</p><p>2. Ronald Clark O’Bryan (AKA The Candyman) 19. Joann Curley </p><p>3. James Keown (Gatorade Murder) </p><p>4. Mary Ann Cotton 20. Richard "Iceman" Kuklinski</p><p>5. Kristin Rossum 21. Anna Hahn</p><p>6. Amy Archer Gilligan 22. Cordelia Botkin</p><p>7. Audrey Marie Hilley</p><p>8. Harold Shipman</p><p>9. William Palmer</p><p>10. Graham Young</p><p>11. Dr. Edward William Pritchard</p><p>12. Dr. Michael Joseph Swango</p><p>13. Dr. William Sybers</p><p>14. Jim Jones</p><p>15. Heaven’s Gate</p><p>16. Viktor Yushchenko</p><p>17. Charles Cullen Pick your Poison Rubric Any Project Received After the Due Date Will Have 10% Deducted From Their Grade Each Day It IS Late.</p><p>Item needed in Possible points Points Earned article Type of poison (household or environmental 5 pts poisons, plants, invertebrates, vertebrates, or food) Level of toxicity- (How much will make 10 pts one sick? How much is lethal? What unit is measured?) “Chemistry” of the poison—element? 10 pts Compound? Formula or symbol; state of matter Other uses of the 5 pts poison Effects or symptoms on the body-- what does 10pts this chemical do to the body? How does it interfere with the body?</p><p>Detection- how does science trace the chemical? How do you get a diagnosis 10pts of this poison? Lasting effects of 10 pts possible treatments Describe the story 10 pts in detail- what happened and why? How were the 10 pts perpetrators caught? What forensic 10 pts evidence was used including toxicology reports Creativity- pictures, 5 pts interest facts such as statistics added Work sited page 5 pts Total 100 pts</p>