CNN Forensic Files September 6, 2015 06:18:00
>> succinylcholine is usually given in very small doses. it's fast acting and leaves the body quickly. >> it has a half life, which means the time it takes for about half of the drug to disappear of about one minute. >> in large doses, it's fatal. and as a critical care nurse, it's a drug chaz higgs would have had access to, but investigators were worried. if chaz higgs used succinylcholine, there would be no way to prove it, since the drug leaves the body so quickly. >> i was concerned that he might actually get away with murder. >> but investigators remained hopeful that if higgs did commit ...