"Star anesthetist" sentenced for poisoning 30 patients, killing 12

Frederic Pechier's youngest victim, 4-year-old Teddy, survived two cardiac arrests during routine surgery in 2016. The oldest victim was 89.

• Dec 18

U.K. sanctions Russia as probe blames Putin for deadly 2018 poison attack

A U.K. inquiry says Russian agents "carry out Putin's bidding," blaming him for a deadly 2018 attack in England using the nerve agent Novichok.

• Dec 4

Tourist family that died in Istanbul likely poisoned by pesticide at hotel, report says

A Turkish-German family of four who died while on holiday in Istanbul was likely poisoned by gas from a pesticide used in their hotel.

• Nov 26

Russian sailor dies of suspected poisoning on ship off Istanbul

A Russian sailor died and two others were being treated for suspected poisoning following a toxic leak inside a tanker, authorities said.

• Nov 20

Mystery deepens after 4 family members die at popular tourist site

Eleven people have been detained in connection with the deaths of four members of the same family in Istanbul, the state-run Anadolu news agency said.

• Nov 18

ByHeart sued by families of infant girls sickened by infantile botulism

One child was rushed to the hospital via air ambulance, her parents said.

• Nov 13

School therapist accused of trying to poison husband's energy drink

Cheryl Harris Gates was charged with attempted murder after allegedly trying to poison her husband's energy drink.

• Oct 14

At least 19 people die after drinking tainted liquor in Russia

Incidents of mass deaths from drinking cheap homemade alcohol substitutes are not uncommon in Russia.

• Sep 26

Death by Eye Drops

A caregiver is accused of poisoning her friend with eye drops. She says investigators got it wrong. "48 Hours" contributor Jericka Duncan reports.

• Apr 20, 2024
• 41:49

Nicotine pouch ingestions among children have surged, new study finds

The study, published Monday in the journal Pediatrics, found a 763% increase in the rate of reported nicotine pouch ingestions among children younger than 6 from 2020 to 2023.

• Jul 14

Kids accidentally swallowing nicotine pouches

Data published in the journal Pediatrics found that cases where children under 6 ingested nicotine pouches jumped more than 700% between 2020 and 2023. Natalie Rine, one of the co-authors of the study and director of the Central Ohio Poison Center at Nationwide Children's Hospital, joins CBS News' "The Daily Report" with more.

• Jul 14
• 02:32

2 butcher shops close after girl dies from food poisoning

Eight children have come down with severe food poisoning since June 12 after consuming meat products from the two businesses in Saint-Quentin.

• Jun 23

Woman on trial for killing 3 people with poison mushrooms takes stand

An Australian woman testified she felt ostracized from her husband's family in the months before she allegedly murdered three of his relatives with toxic mushrooms.

• Jun 2

Woman killed by toxic mushrooms said meal was "delicious," doctor testifies

Erin Patterson is accused of murdering the parents and aunt of her estranged husband by cooking and serving up the poisonous Beef Wellington dish.

• May 7

Putin's history with suspected poisonings (2017)

From 2017, Lesley Stahl's profile of Russian opposition activist Vladimir Kara-Murza, who was brought to the brink of death twice by a mysterious toxin. He is just one of several Kremlin critics who have been the victims of unresolved shootings, questionable suicides and poisonings.

• Mar 28, 2022
• 13:31

Man found guilty of trying to kill Russia army pilots with poisoned booze

Russian investigators say Yegor Semenov was recruited by the Ukrainian secret service to send poisoned alcohol and cakes to a military pilots graduation party.

• Apr 29

Woman accused of murdering 3 with toxic mushrooms faces trial

Erin Patterson is charged with three murders, including both of her parents-in-law, after serving a toxic mushroom-laced Beef Wellington.

• Apr 29

Anthrax poisoning kills dozens of hippos in Africa's oldest national park

About 50 hippos have died of anthrax poisoning in the Democratic Republic of Congo's Virunga National Park, the oldest national park in all of Africa.

• Apr 8

"Dead Girls Don't Talk" | Post Mortem

Brave survivors speak out after a man charged with murder for poisoning two women tells a friend, "dead girls don't talk." Join CBS News correspondent Jonathan Vigliotti and "48 Hours" producer Michelle Fanucci on "Post Mortem" as they discuss their latest report on the murders of Christy Giles and Hilda Cabrales, who died after David Pearce drugged them. They discuss the twelve "Jane Does" that came forward to testify against Pearce at trial, the personal connection Jonathan had to the victims, and the Google searches Pearce made prior to his arrest that suggested he was trying to flee to Ukraine.

• Apr 3
• 23:50

Bootleg alcohol kills at least 124 people in Turkey in 6 weeks

Poisonings are relatively common in Turkey, where clandestine production is widespread and bootleg alcohol is often tainted with methanol.

• Feb 17

Dentist charged in wife's poisoning death allegedly tried to kill detective

James Craig is accused of poisoning Angela Craig's protein shakes nearly two years ago, but his trial has been delayed.

• Feb 14

Bartender arrested over couple's deaths linked to tainted alcohol

Greta Marie Otteson, 33, was discovered by staff dead on a bed in a first-floor room and her fiance, Els Arno Quinton, 36, was found dead on a bed in another room, the BBC reported.

• Feb 10

Pharmacist convicted in husband's poisoning death gets life in prison

Natalie Cochran poisoned her husband with insulin so that he wouldn't find out about a $2 million Ponzi scheme she operated, prosecutors said.

• Feb 4

Death by Eye Drops

A caregiver is accused of poisoning her friend with eye drops. She says investigators got it wrong. "48 Hours" contributor Jericka Duncan reports.

• Feb 1
• 41:47

West Virginia pharmacist convicted of killing husband with insulin

Natalie Cochran poisoned her husband with insulin so that he wouldn't find out about a $2 million Ponzi scheme that she admitted to operating, prosecutors say.

• Jan 29

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