American Experience (1988 – ...)

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Episode 1 — The Poisoner's Handbook

Name: Episode 1 — The Poisoner's Handbook
Released: 2014-01-07
Duration: 55 min
Rating: 5.5

Season 26 • American Experience

Released: 2014-01-07 • Documentary

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The story of New York City's first medical examiner, Charles Norris (1867-1935), and his chief toxicologist, Alexander Gettler (1883-1968), who pioneered the use of forensic science to explain violent and suspicious deaths. Included are remarks from renowned medical examiners Marcella Fierro and Michael Baden and author Deborah Blum ("The Poisoner's Handbook"). Oliver Platt narrates.

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Episodes

Episode 1
The Poisoner's Handbook
2014-01-07

Episode 2
1964
2014-01-14

Episode 3
The Amish: Shunned
2014-02-04

Episode 4
Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid
2014-02-11

Episode 5
The Rise and Fall of Penn Station
2014-02-18

Episode 6
Freedom Summer
2014-06-24

Episode 7
Cold War Roadshow
2014-11-18

Information

Episode air date	07.01.2014
Episode runtime	55 min
Episode rating	5.50
Genres	Documentary
TMDB series rating	6.6
IMDb series rating	8.6
Series status	Returning series
Age rating	6+
Country	US

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