Gelsemium elegans and the murder of Alexander Perepilichnyy
One of the toxicologic mysteries that repeatedly percolates through the news cycle describes the alleged murder of a Russian whistleblower, Alexander Perepilichnyy, in 2012. Suspicion arose after traces of Gelsemium elegans were supposedly found in the victim’s stomach. Allegedly, the “super grass” was mixed into the sorrel soup Perepilichnyy…