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Sunday, December 25, 2022

Friday, December 16, 2022

Episode 16: Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup

 



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Take a seat and be soothed by the magic of quietening babies with drugs. If you have a baby or know of a baby, maybe you might try Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup. Don't worry about the ingredients…just…sssssllllleeeep.




Courtesy of the US National Library of Medicine, an 1885 advertising image produced by Meyer, Merkell & Ottmann in New York.





Above images: 

https://www.peachridgeglass.com/2013/01/mrs-winslows-soothing-syrup-oooh-so-soothing/


Digital image copyright is held by C. Wayne Weart, PharmD. For more information, please contact the Waring Historical Library.

https://web.archive.org/web/20160301135624/http://lcdl.library.cofc.edu/lcdl/catalog/lcdl:60593



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Thursday, December 1, 2022

Episode 15: Forensic Focus - Alternative Light Source/Photography

 


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Luminol and UV and cameras OH MY! ALS is cool yo.

 

Domestic Violence Support Lines… 

(These are not emergency lines - please call the local emergency number in your country if you are in immediate danger)

Australia: 1800RESPECT (1800 737 732)

USA: 1800.799.SAFE (1800.799.7233) or text 'START' to 88788

UK Women: 0800 2000 247 

UK Men: 0182 3334 244

 

Or search engine: "[yourcountry] domestic violence support"


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Use of ALS for examining the fingerprints present on the glass surface



Episode Sources:

  • legaldesire.com
  • horiba.com
  • godoymedical.net
  • journalforensicnursing.com
  • 1800RESPECT National Domestic Family and Sexual Violence Counselling Service www.1800respect.org.au (Australia)
  • National Domestic Violence Hotline (USA) www.thehotline.org
  • Refuge National Domestic Abuse Helpline for Females (UK) www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk
  • Mankind Initiative for Males experiencing domestic abuse (UK)www.mankind.org.uk 
  • Logo images courtesy of Canva - Collaborate and Create Amazing Graphic Design for FREE! Canva.com








Thursday, November 17, 2022

Episode 14: The Shark Arm Case (Part 3)

 


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The final episode of the story of the tiger shark that regurgitated one of Sydney's darkest secrets! Listen to Part 3 of The Shark Arm Case!


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Monday, November 7, 2022

Episode 13: The Shark Arm Case (Part 2)


 

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Yeah, um… sorry for being AWOL… we truly are! We continue the story of the tiger shark who revealed an undercover ring of smuggling, fraud and MURDER! Join us for Part 2 of the strange case where a shark swallowed an arm and regurgitated one of Sydney's darkest secrets!

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Thursday, August 11, 2022

Episode 12: The Shark Arm Case (Part 1)

 


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We’re baaaaaack! Finally! With a tale about a man's severed arm that was vomited by a huge shark at a Sydney aquarium in 1935. How did investigators discover the identity of the victim? Was it a shark attack? Medical waste? Or MURDER??? And do we really know what happened to the poor man who was supposed to be attached to it?

 

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Email: murderandmedicinepodcast@gmail.com

Blog: murderandmedicinepodcast.blogspot.com

Website: murderandmedicinepodcast.podbean.com


Coogee Aquarium Baths in 1936 - Summer Cycle (no sharks, just swimmers!)


The 14'6" (4.42m) tiger shark that vomited a human arm, inside the Coogee Aquarium Baths
Source: Sydney Truth, 5 May 1935



The severed arm's tattoo of two boxers in a "fighting stance"
Source: Out of This World, Vol. 1


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Thursday, June 23, 2022

Episode 11: Insulin Murders




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This week we discuss a Dr. Douche and how he thought he could get away with "the perfect murder" but little did he know that the astute skills of post-mortem examiners could uncover more than he wanted people to know…


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or by following the link below and subscribing to the Australian Police Journal:

https://apjl.com.au/issues/september-2019/