Film

The Poisoner's Handbook

2014 · 1h 52m · Documentary · History

IMDb

8.4

In 1918, New York City hired its first scientifically trained medical examiner, Charles Norris. Over the course of a decade and a half, Norris and his extraordinarily driven and talented chief toxicologist, Alexander Gettler, would turn forensic chemistry into a formidable science, sending many a murderer to the electric chair and setting the standards that the rest of the country would ultimately adopt.

• Rob RapleyDirector
• Michelle FerrariStory

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Release date

January 7, 2014

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 52m

Genres

Documentary, History