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It's a horrible way to die. and you're very aware and very conscious until the very end of it. there is no way to kill yourself that way. >> when a person ingests arsonic the poison attaches itself to the hair follicles. as the hair grows the poison residue remains on the hair shaft and becomes a permanent record. so scientists cut nancy's hair into seven millimeter pieces. each piece corresponded to a two-week period. each piece was placed in a separate vial and then exposed to radiation in a nuclear reactor. >> the sample can be analyzed as is in most cases and weighed in. most other methods...

Arsonic. forensic testing showed nancy started ingesting arsonic in september around the time she and richard reconciled. the fatal dose was administered two days before nancy was admitted to the hospital where she died. to hide his involvement richard created the fake invoice for the arsonic and forensic analysis proved that it was richard who wrote the sex-related entries in nancy's diary implicating her brother as a possible suspect. >> i think it was calculating. he thought himself as a lady's man. i think he was a cold blooded killer and did it in the most despicable way possible. >> rich...

Fact, nancy's signature. >> i wasn't able to reach a conclusion. >> the owner of the company listed on the receipt told prosecutors all they needed to know. >> did you sell her these chemicals? >> no, i didn't. >> did you sell chemicals? i don't. is this a receipt from your business? it is a forgery. >> investigators discovered that arsonic was not shipped to the lyon's home but to a post office box richard opened. >> there is no reason for the world to have a post office box opened to get the arsonic. if everything is completely legitimate why aren't you having it delivered at home or where y...

No one knew where it came from. >> at nancy's autopsy the pathologist found no signs of disease in her internal organs. but toxicology tests revealed some surprising results. nancy lyon had been poisoned with arsonic. >> all specimens showed significant amounts. it showed it was distributed through the blood. >> patients often don't know that they are poisoned since the symptoms are so common. >> people don't think about poisoning immediately and think it is a natural thing. nausea and vomiting is a common symptom. >> much of the poisonings that you see now are much more sophisticated variety ...

Air with gamma ray photometry they discover a startling piece of information. nancy had ingested small doses of arsonic every week starting four months before her death. the dose of arsonic increased four weeks before her death. the highest amount of arsonic was in nancy's system two weeks before her death. >> her levels were from four to 100 times what normal levels were so it was a very significant level and it was lethal. >> the forensic tests showed the poisoning started when nancy's husband, richard, moved back home after the separation. but richard wasn't the only person in nancy's life ...