NYC medical examiner performs autopsy on UN ambassador, says cause of death "needs further study.

[sunonmars]

NYC medical examiner performs autopsy on Russian UN ambassador, says cause & manner of death "need further study."

Link to tweet

http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/national-politics/article133992264.html

[milestogo]

1. Hmmmm

[dhol82]

5. Indeed hmmmmmm

Guess they are doing tox studies.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

11. Hmmmmmmm......nt

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. I'm surprised they even let them do an autopsy.

So what are we betting? Polonium (probably not; that takes a long time to do the job)? Ricin? Antifreeze? Arsenic? Any suggestions?

[dhol82]

7. Ricin is fast

Wonder if he got too close to an umbrella?

[LeftInTX]

8. Me too!!!

Surprised they allowed the autopsy

[chillfactor]

3. Putin must have not liked him n/t

[lagomorph777]

9. Probably knew too much about Trump contacts

and the investigation is homing in.

[msanthrope]

4. CC Music Factory on this....

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[nycbos]

6. I hate to sound like a conspiracy theorist but...

... the name Alexander Litvinenko keeps coming up in my mind.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

13. They got Litvinenko with polonium.

It took three weeks for it to kill him. Georgi Markov was assassinated with ricin, injected into his leg by a modified umbrella. Even that took three days to do him in. Maybe succinylcholine chloride - difficult (but as of recently, at least possible) to detect because it's metabolized quickly; the victim seems to be having a heart attack.

[njhoneybadger]

10. WOW!!!! That could be YUGE

[monmouth4]

12. First thing I thought of..n/t

[no_hypocrisy]

14. Wonder if it was part of Celebrity Apprentice . . . . . .

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