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Case File 3: Other Victims Thursday Noon Before picking his kids up from preschool, Adam James, 27, stops at the grocery store for Tylenol. At home, he has lunch, takes two capsules, and goes to lie down. A couple of minutes later he staggers into the kitchen and collapses. EMS arrives and takes him to hospital. 3:15 pm Adam James is pronounced dead. 3:45 pm Lynn Raimes, 27, mother of 4, takes Tylenol and collapses on floor. EMS is called. 5:00 pm The James family returns to Adam's home. Adam's brother and sister-in-law (Stanley and Theresa) take a Tylenol capsule each and collapse within seconds of each other. 8:15 pm Stanley James is pronounced dead. Saturday 1:15 pm Theresa James is pronounced dead. 5 pm Flight attendant Paula Price is found dead in her apartment. A spilled bottle of Tylenol is on the floor. Table 6: Fast Acting Poisons Percent Compositi on Empirical CHNO Formula Molar Mass (g/mol) Fatal Dose (molecules ) Molecular CH₂NO Formula Fatal Dose (grams) Aconite C = 63.28% H = 7,34% N = 2.17% O = 27.27% Density (g/mL) Fatal Volume (ml) 645.315 1.87 x 10¹8 0.00200 1.37 0.0015 Coniine C = 75.51% H = 13.47% N = 11.01% C₂H₁₂N 127.227 C₂H₂N 2.13 x 102⁰ 0.0450 0.85 0.053 Cyanide K = 60.05% C = 18.44% | H= 8.70% N = 21.51% N = 17.27% 65.116 Nicotine C=74.03% 1.24 x 10² C₂H₂N 162.232 C₂H₂N₂ 2.23 x 1020 0.0601 1.01 0.059 Strychnine C = 75.42% H = 6.63% N = 8.38% O = 9.57% 334.419 1.62 x 1022 1.36

Case File 3: Other Victims Thursday Noon Before picking his kids up from preschool, Adam James, 27, stops at the grocery store for Tylenol. At home, he has lunch, takes two capsules, and goes to lie down. A couple of minutes later he staggers into the kitchen and collapses. EMS arrives and takes him to hospital. 3:15 pm Adam James is pronounced dead. 3:45 pm Lynn Raimes, 27, mother of 4, takes Tylenol and collapses on floor. EMS is called. 5:00 pm The James family returns to Adam's home. Adam's brother and sister-in-law (Stanley and Theresa) take a Tylenol capsule each and collapse within seconds of each other. 8:15 pm Stanley James is pronounced dead. Saturday 1:15 pm Theresa James is pronounced dead. 5 pm Flight attendant Paula Price is found dead in her apartment. A spilled bottle of Tylenol is on the floor. Table 6: Fast Acting Poisons Percent Compositi on Empirical CHNO Formula Molar Mass (g/mol) Fatal Dose (molecules ) Molecular CH₂NO Formula Fatal Dose (grams) Aconite C = 63.28% H = 7,34% N = 2.17% O = 27.27% Density (g/mL) Fatal Volume (ml) 645.315 1.87 x 10¹8 0.00200 1.37 0.0015 Coniine C = 75.51% H = 13.47% N = 11.01% C₂H₁₂N 127.227 C₂H₂N 2.13 x 102⁰ 0.0450 0.85 0.053 Cyanide K = 60.05% C = 18.44% | H= 8.70% N = 21.51% N = 17.27% 65.116 Nicotine C=74.03% 1.24 x 10² C₂H₂N 162.232 C₂H₂N₂ 2.23 x 1020 0.0601 1.01 0.059 Strychnine C = 75.42% H = 6.63% N = 8.38% O = 9.57% 334.419 1.62 x 1022 1.36

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Some of the victims died after taking only one pill, so a fatal dose must be able to fit into one Tylenol capsule. The Tylenol capsules from James’ household have a volume of 0.5 milliliters.  Can any of the poisons be ruled out?

Case File 3: Other Victims Thursday Noon Before picking his kids up from preschool, Adam James, 27, stops at the grocery store for Tylenol. At home, he has lunch, takes two capsules, and goes to lie down. A couple of minutes later he staggers into the kitchen and collapses. EMS arrives and takes him to hospital. 3:15 pm Adam James is pronounced dead. 3:45 pm Lynn Raimes, 27, mother of 4, takes Tylenol and collapses on floor. EMS is called. 5:00 pm The James family returns to Adam's home. Adam's brother and sister-in-law (Stanley and Theresa) take a Tylenol capsule each and collapse within seconds of each other. 8:15 pm Stanley James is pronounced dead. Saturday 1:15 pm Theresa James is pronounced dead. 5 pm Flight attendant Paula Price is found dead in her apartment. A spilled bottle of Tylenol is on the floor.
Transcribed Image Text:Case File 3: Other Victims Thursday Noon Before picking his kids up from preschool, Adam James, 27, stops at the grocery store for Tylenol. At home, he has lunch, takes two capsules, and goes to lie down. A couple of minutes later he staggers into the kitchen and collapses. EMS arrives and takes him to hospital. 3:15 pm Adam James is pronounced dead. 3:45 pm Lynn Raimes, 27, mother of 4, takes Tylenol and collapses on floor. EMS is called. 5:00 pm The James family returns to Adam's home. Adam's brother and sister-in-law (Stanley and Theresa) take a Tylenol capsule each and collapse within seconds of each other. 8:15 pm Stanley James is pronounced dead. Saturday 1:15 pm Theresa James is pronounced dead. 5 pm Flight attendant Paula Price is found dead in her apartment. A spilled bottle of Tylenol is on the floor.
Table 6: Fast Acting Poisons Percent Compositi on Empirical CHNO Formula Molar Mass (g/mol) Fatal Dose (molecules ) Molecular CH₂NO Formula Fatal Dose (grams) Aconite C = 63.28% H = 7,34% N = 2.17% O = 27.27% Density (g/mL) Fatal Volume (ml) 645.315 1.87 x 10¹8 0.00200 1.37 0.0015 Coniine C = 75.51% H = 13.47% N = 11.01% C₂H₁₂N 127.227 C₂H₂N 2.13 x 102⁰ 0.0450 0.85 0.053 Cyanide K = 60.05% C = 18.44% | H= 8.70% N = 21.51% N = 17.27% 65.116 Nicotine C=74.03% 1.24 x 10² C₂H₂N 162.232 C₂H₂N₂ 2.23 x 1020 0.0601 1.01 0.059 Strychnine C = 75.42% H = 6.63% N = 8.38% O = 9.57% 334.419 1.62 x 1022 1.36
Transcribed Image Text:Table 6: Fast Acting Poisons Percent Compositi on Empirical CHNO Formula Molar Mass (g/mol) Fatal Dose (molecules ) Molecular CH₂NO Formula Fatal Dose (grams) Aconite C = 63.28% H = 7,34% N = 2.17% O = 27.27% Density (g/mL) Fatal Volume (ml) 645.315 1.87 x 10¹8 0.00200 1.37 0.0015 Coniine C = 75.51% H = 13.47% N = 11.01% C₂H₁₂N 127.227 C₂H₂N 2.13 x 102⁰ 0.0450 0.85 0.053 Cyanide K = 60.05% C = 18.44% | H= 8.70% N = 21.51% N = 17.27% 65.116 Nicotine C=74.03% 1.24 x 10² C₂H₂N 162.232 C₂H₂N₂ 2.23 x 1020 0.0601 1.01 0.059 Strychnine C = 75.42% H = 6.63% N = 8.38% O = 9.57% 334.419 1.62 x 1022 1.36
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