narrator: in this case, the resulting waveform was measured against the waveform of a known sample of colchicine. mary yoder's blood was found to have unusually high concentrations of the drug. it certainly was a large amount compared to what we see in a clinical therapeutic application. marraffa: i received a phone call, and he said, "you're never gonna believe it, but the colchicine level is through the roof." and i said, "are you sure?" and he said, "yes, i have it right here." narrator: mary yoder had essentially overdosed on colchicine. was her death an accident, a suicide? no one thought mary was suicidal. and there are a lot of easier and less painful ways to kill yourself than using an obscure gout medication. phelps: no one in the family has gout. no one they know has gout. mary certainly didn't have gout. how did the colchicine get into her body and kill her?

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