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Toxicology testing was carried out on the two victims, with blood samples showing traces of the potent poison ricin, according to lawyers for the doctors.
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Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2026
Per Corriere della Sera, traces of ricin were found in the blood of the two women as well as in Di Ielsi's hair.
—Kirsty Hatcher, PEOPLE, 2 Apr. 2026
The Department of Homeland Security warned in a bulletin that these crimes have increased over the last five years and lists 17 cases since 2014 of people attempting to poison their family members, using toxins such as ricin and cyanide, resulting in at least 11 deaths.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 5 Feb. 2026
European Viscum species are considered more toxic due to the presence of viscumin, a toxin similar to ricin from castor bean that is not present in their American Phoradendron counterparts.
—Matt Kasson, Popular Science, 17 Dec. 2025
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Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2026
Per Corriere della Sera, traces of ricin were found in the blood of the two women as well as in Di Ielsi's hair.
—Kirsty Hatcher, PEOPLE, 2 Apr. 2026
The Department of Homeland Security warned in a bulletin that these crimes have increased over the last five years and lists 17 cases since 2014 of people attempting to poison their family members, using toxins such as ricin and cyanide, resulting in at least 11 deaths.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 5 Feb. 2026
European Viscum species are considered more toxic due to the presence of viscumin, a toxin similar to ricin from castor bean that is not present in their American Phoradendron counterparts.
—Matt Kasson, Popular Science, 17 Dec. 2025
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“Ricin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ricin. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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ricin
noun
ri·cin
ˈrīs-ᵊn, ˈris- 
: a poisonous protein in the castor bean
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