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2013-06-03 -Lurid Crime Tales-

Texas Suspect In Ricin Mailings Claims Actress Wife Sent Poison

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Posted by trailing wife 2013-06-03 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 And how does she know what ricin looks like?

Posted by Muggsy Mussolini1226 2013-06-03 10:15|| 2013-06-03 10:15|| Front Page Top

#2 Damn good question, I don't know.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2013-06-03 13:48|| 2013-06-03 13:48|| Front Page Top

#3 There's a picture of one of the letters, and it wasn't "ricin", but castor bean paste. There's some ricin in there, and you'd be screwed if you ate it, but it's not the same as refined, dried ricin powder.

The stuff is used as a fertilizer, fer crissake.

Posted by Rob Crawford 2013-06-03 13:50|| 2013-06-03 13:50|| Front Page Top

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