If the doctor or coroner had believed that the child had accidentally ingested the poison, it would have been noted on the death certificate as accidental.  However, by the use of the word "homocidal" the person signing the death certificate clearly believed that the child was murdered. --- On Wed, 6/3/09, Kimberly Carrillo <kimm@leadmarket.com> wrote: From: Kimberly Carrillo <kimm@leadmarket.com> Subject: [TXGEN] Homicide To: txgen@rootsweb.com Date: Wednesday, June 3, 2009, 3:21 PM Okay, I have a weird question.  My mother's brother died when he was 4 years old and I am just now looking at his death certificate.  He died of food poisoning, but the certificate says "strychnine poisoning - homicidal". This is the first I have ever heard of this.  Was that a different way that they called food poisoning at that time?  This would have been 1927 in La Grange, TX. Thanks, Kimm ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message