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After looking at several poisonings of Russian dissidents, we now have a clear idea of what the Russian secret services are capable of. But, have you ever stopped to wonder where they get these highly toxic, illegal poisons? The notorious ''Kamera'', or ''The Cell'', was said to be the one-stop shop for Soviet Russia's poisonous needs. Where is it located? And is it actually closed down, or is it still operating in the shadows?   ''Kamera'' or LAB X?  In 1921, a secret laboratory was set up under the watchful eye of Professor Igantii Kazakov. Five years later, it was taken over by Genrikh Yagoda, who became the chief of NKVD in 1934. This was the People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs, tasked with overseeing the country internal public order affairs, as well as the secret police. It was also the same organisation that was responsible for the '' Great Purge '' under Stalin, in which Yagoda was one of the main pl

  When police started to find mass graves all over Colombia, they had to stand up and take notice of the rising body count!  How could they trace the perpetrators when the victims had no missing person reports, no families looking for them, and no identifiable dental or fingerprint records?  Some revolutionary investigation techniques were introduced in the Garavito case, let's see what they were! Part 1 is here! POLICE INVESTIGATION In 1997, police found a mass grave containing the bodies of 41 children, just outside a town called Pereira. Up to now, children went missing and clusters of bodies were discovered all over Colombia, but the police didn't give them much notice. Most of the victims were not reported as missing, and cartel activity was rife due to the continuing civil war and unstable political climate.  The bones found at various mass graves from Garavito's victims  The bodies were badly decomposed, so there was only two avenues of identification left: DNA testi

This monster is one of the worst serial killers in the world. His body  count is a confirmed 138 victims, with an estimate of up to 400! All of them were young children! But, this killer is not as famous or  well-known as Richard Ramirez or Ted Bundy. Who is he?  Luis Alfredo Garavito will run chills down your spine. And, with a nickname like "The Beast", one can only imagine what atrocities this man di d! A CHILDHOOD THAT SHAPED A MONSTER Luis Alfredo Garavito Cubillos was born on 25th January 1957, to parents Manuel and Rosa Garavito. His hometown was Genova, Colombia. Young Luis was not lucky when it came to his parents.  Father, Manuel, was a womanizing drunk with a penchant for emotional and physical abuse directed towards his whole family. A lot of this was aimed at young Luis, as he was the eldest of the family's seven children. He had six younger brothers and sisters. Name-calling was a common occurrence, with derogatory remarks such as imbecile, bastard and idiot

What happens when a highly regarded botanist finds traces of poison in the victims s ystem, but the official toxicology reports come up with nothing? How can we know the exact cause of death of Mr Perepilichnyy when the experts themselves are fighting with the evidence? And the final question is how is it possible that there is confusion with evidence if the investigation is processed properly in the first place? Lets see how the police botched the case in this final installation in our Perepilichnyy series. POLICE INVESTIGATION  There has been a lot of controversy and confusion in this case, and how the police handled it. The insurance company, Legal & General, that was providing life insurance for Perepilichnyy launched an investigation into his case as they suspected he died of murder. They signed on a botanist called Monique Simmonds to test whether there was poison presented in his system. She worked at Kew Gardens and had a reputation for helping in these matters. Botanist Mo