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Killing Phar Lap: A Forensic Investigation - Ep 7

Nov 13, 202020 min
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Episode description

Winter of 2005; a seed is planted for the invisible to become visible – forensic science at its best. Ivan Kempson from the University South Australia and Dermot Henry from Melbourne Museum reveal how they tested Phar Lap’s hide hair and found he had ingested an enormous amount of arsenic in the hours before his death.
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