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Chemical Agents of Opportunity for Terrorism: TICs & TIMs

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<strong>Chemical</strong> <strong>Agents</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Opportunity</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Terrorism</strong><br />

Training Support Package<br />

Participant Guide<br />

Slide 40<br />

<strong>Chemical</strong> <strong>Agents</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Opportunity</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Terrorism</strong>:<br />

<strong>TICs</strong> & <strong>TIMs</strong><br />

Copycat (1986)<br />

• Woman in WA state killed her husband with cyanide -laced<br />

pain killer<br />

• Attempted to cover her tracks by placing packages <strong>of</strong><br />

poisoned Excedrin and Anacin capsules on the shelves <strong>of</strong> 3<br />

stores<br />

• Nickell was sentenced to 90 years in prison.<br />

Module One - <strong>Chemical</strong> Contamination <strong>of</strong> Food, Water, and Medication<br />

40<br />

In 1986, Stella Nickell <strong>of</strong> Washington state killed her husband with cyanide-laced<br />

Excedrin in a plot to collect on his life insurance. Attempting to cover her tracks she<br />

placed similarly poisoned packages Excedrin and Anacin at three local stores.<br />

Based on video evidence, eye witness reports, and a particular contaminant found in all<br />

<strong>of</strong> the contaminated capsules, Nickell was apprehended and sentenced to 90 years in<br />

prison.<br />

December 2008 Version 2.0 Page 296

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