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The Magical adventures of Pretty Pearl / the story of Dr. X / Myron Farber

By:

Farber, Myron [author]

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Doubleday & Company, Inc., c1982Edition: First EditionDescription: 367 pages ; 24 cmISBN:

385126182

Subject(s):

CURARE -- FORENSIC -- TOXICOLOGY

LOC classification:

FIC .J37 1982

Summary: The New York Times' journalist Myron Farber's investigation into a series of unusual deaths at New Jersey's Riverdell Hospital. Curare--the famed "blowgun poison"--is the homicidal weapon of focus in this tale of several doctors who suspect one of their own may have murdered several patients back in the mid-1960s. The case was not initially made, but a decade later Farber looked into it, published a few articles and, finally, Dr. X (later revealed to be Dr. Mario Jascalevich) was brought to trial in the late 70s. Also, Myron Farber gets jailed for not handing over all of his notes, recordings, writings, etc., to the court.

Item type:

Books - Fiction

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books - Fiction	National University - Manila	LRC - Annex Fiction	Fiction	FIC .J37 1982 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	c.1	Available		NULIB000003596

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The New York Times' journalist Myron Farber's investigation into a series of unusual deaths at New Jersey's Riverdell Hospital. Curare--the famed "blowgun poison"--is the homicidal weapon of focus in this tale of several doctors who suspect one of their own may have murdered several patients back in the mid-1960s. The case was not initially made, but a decade later Farber looked into it, published a few articles and, finally, Dr. X (later revealed to be Dr. Mario Jascalevich) was brought to trial in the late 70s. Also, Myron Farber gets jailed for not handing over all of his notes, recordings, writings, etc., to the court.

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