ABSTRACT
In the 1970s, my wife and I owned and operated a human/veterinary clinical pathology and environmental testing laboratory, from which I consulted in the areas of analytical and forensic1 investigations. e array of case types varied from the simple inquiry of a mother wanting to know if the small sack of white powder hidden under her son’s underwear drawer was an illegal drug to complex causation questions in homicide investigations. As this lab was somewhat unique in having the chemical and eld personnel expertise to examine a wide array of situations, we got the attention that other “testing” labs could not elicit. at was the beginning of many years, and many different or bizarre cases, which came through our doors, looking for answers.
