Re: Hey, everyone... remember Ms. Gloria "toxic lady" Ramirez?

On 05/03/2024 02:16, danny burstein wrote:
> For anyone still here...
> 
> Back in 1994 Ms. Ramirez was critical ill with late stage
> cancer and came to a California emergency dep't. [a]
> 
> Where... a bunch of staffers collapsed and a couple
> got critically ill.
> 
> Lots of lots of investigations ensued.
> 
> (We had extensive discussions back then).
> 
> Anyway, this exact (more or less) scenario
> was the ksy plot device in tonight's episode
> of "Murdoch Mysteries", a crime drama based
> in 1910ish Toronto.
> 
> S17 ep 19 "A most surprising bond"
> 
> And yes, they even figured out the DMSO link!
> 
> [a] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Gloria_Ramirez
> 
> [b] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murdoch_Mysteries
> 
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I believe that Camilla Caracchiolo (sp?), a very distinguished nurse, 
did an exhaustive analysis of this affair and published it on Usenet 
(probably sci.skeptic before it fell to the storm troopers) and probably 
other places too. I think it was in the 90s.
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