January 16, 2014 Professor Deborah Blum

January 16, 2014 Professor Deborah Blum’s book about the early days of forensic low pressure shower head toxicology, The Poisoner’s Handbook , was the subject of a two-hour documentary film on PBS’s American Experience. The film, also titled The Poisoner’s low pressure shower head Handbook, was first broadcast on January 4 and served as the premiere episode for the 2014 season. It received widespread praise from television reviewers. The Los Angeles low pressure shower head Times called it a “fascinating look back at how the chemical age changed police work. And The New York Times wrote: At a time when new types of science are demanding to be taken seriously in courts and the consumer arena, the subject resonates. Blum, who appeared in the program as one of the narrators of the story, said she was delighted to be part of such a beautifully done program which through interviews, dramatic reenactments and original photos and film brought to life the science, the people, low pressure shower head and the murders of the time. The program low pressure shower head can be view by live stream through the American experience website: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/poisoners/