Lethal Dose

Kayla Woods and Venus de Neko

A toxicology focused true crime podcast with Kayla Woods and Venus de Neko, covering all manner of crimes using drugs, toxins, and poisons from the common to the obscure.

  1. 21/05/2025

    Episode 68: Gluten ft. Izzy Beutel

    In this episode, Izzy Beutel tells Kayla and Venus how she learned she has celiac disease, what it is, and why gluten is a poison for some - including prisoners Jennifer Harris-Hopkins and Daniel Phoenix - but not for all. --- Follow us on social media: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/lethaldosepod/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@lethaldosepod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQd4E_g4mt9G-rg7vT8nwvw⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Tumblr: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tumblr.com/lethaldosepod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ --- Biesiekierski, J. R., & Iven, J. (2015). Non-coeliac gluten sensitivity: piecing the puzzle together. UEGJ, 3(2), 160-165. Brouns, F. J. P. H., van Buul, V. J., & Shewry, P. R. (2013). Does wheat make us fat and sick? J Cereal Sci, 58, 209-215. Chacon, D. (2023). New Mexico pays $200K to settle wrongful death lawsuit involving prison inmate. Santa Fe New Mexican. Retrieved 04 May 2025, from https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/new-mexico-pays-200k-to-settle-wrongful-death-lawsuit-involving-prison-inmate/article_1e042f94-dd3e-11ed-972c-1f310f66503c.html Daley, S. F., & Haseeb, M. (2025). Celiac Disease. In StatPearls [Internet]. StatPearls Publishing. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK441900/ Gee, S. (1888). On the coeliac affection. Saint Bartholomew's hospital reports, 24, 17-20. Jones, J. (2012). Wheat Belly--An analysis of selected statement and basic theses from the book. Cereal Foods World, 57(4), 177-189. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1094/CFW-57-4-0177 Leonard, M. M., Sapone, A., Catassi, C., & Fasano, A. (2017). Celiac disease and nonceliac gluten sensitivity. JAMA,318(7), 647-656. Levinovitz, A. (2015). The Problem With David Perlmutter, the Grain Brain Doctor. The Cut. Retrieved 04 May 2025, from https://www.thecut.com/2015/06/problem-with-the-grain-brain-doctor.html Losowsky, M. S. (2008). A history of coeliac disease. Dig Dis, 26, 112-120. Phoenix v. Amonette, (2024). https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/ca4/22-6313/22-6313-2024-03-18.html Rutherford, S. (2024). Centurion’s $8 Million Track Record of Abuse and Neglect as New Mexico’s Correctional MedicalProvider. Prison Legal News. Retrieved 05 May 2025, from https://www.prisonlegalnews.org/news/2024/dec/15/centurions-8-million-track-record-abuse-and-neglect-new-mexicos-correctional-medical-provider/ Shewry, P. R., Tatham, A. S., Barro, F., Barcelo, P., & Lazzeri, P. (1995). Biotechnology of breadmaking: Unraveling and manipulating the multi-protein gluten complex. Nature Biotec, 13(11), 1185-1190. Silano, M., Vincentini, O., & De Vincenzi, M. (2009). Toxic, immunostimulatory and antagonist gluten peptides inceliac disease. Curr Med Chem, 16, 1489-1498. van Berge-Henegouwen, G. P., & Mulder, C. J. J. (1993). Pioneer in the gluten dree diet: Willem-Karel Dicke 1905-1962, over 50 years of gluten free diet. Gut,34, 1473-1475.

    1 h 36 min
  2. 30/04/2025

    Episode 67: Love Canal Pt. 2: Ask Those Who Really Know

    In this conclusion to our series on Love Canal, we discuss what it took to finally evacuate the residents and establish the EPA's Superfund program. Unfortunately, things don't look all that different nowadays. --- Follow us on social media: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/lethaldosepod/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@lethaldosepod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQd4E_g4mt9G-rg7vT8nwvw⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Tumblr: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tumblr.com/lethaldosepod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ --- Beverly Joyce Paigen, Ph.D. (2020).  Bangor Daily News. Retrieved 05 Apr 2025 from https://obituaries.bangordailynews.com/obituary/beverly-paigen-ph-d-1079448505 California Gulch.  EPA. Retrieved 13 Apr 2025 from https://cumulis.epa.gov/supercpad/SiteProfiles/index.cfm?fuseaction=second.Cleanup&id=0801478#bkground Chemical Sales co.  EPA. Retrieved 13 Apr 2025 from https://cumulis.epa.gov/supercpad/SiteProfiles/index.cfm?fuseaction=second.Cleanup&id=0800866#bkground Engelhaupt, E. (2008). Happy Birthday, Love Canal. C&EN. Retrieved 23 Apr 2025, from https://pubsapp.acs.org/cen/government/86/8646gov2.html Ephron, J. (2024). Poisoned Ground: The Tragedy at Love Canal PBS. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gR4YBDzPzd0 Lincoln Park.  EPA. Retrieved 13 Apr 2025 from https://cumulis.epa.gov/supercpad/SiteProfiles/index.cfm?fuseaction=second.Cleanup&id=0800115#bkground Newman, R. S. (2016). Love Canal: A Toxic History from Colonial Times to the Present. Oxford University Press. O'Brien, K. (2022). Paradise Falls. Pantheon Books. Owens, J. (2014). Special Topic 5: Green Chemistry and Sustainability. CHEM 4521/5521, Colorado Springs. Population Surrounding 1,881 Superfund Sites. (2023). In EPA (Ed.). www.epa.gov: EPA. Residents say Love Canal chemicals continue to make them sick. (2018). PBS. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64GRkGYaBmM Simone, A. (2024). EPA, residents at odds over renewed Love Canal concerns. BTPM. Retrieved 14 Apr 2025, from https://www.btpm.org/local/2024-09-13/epa-residents-at-odds-over-renewed-love-canal-concerns Telvock, D. (2024). 18 Love Canal class-action lawsuits dismissed. WIVB. Retrieved 14 Apr 2025, from https://www.wivb.com/news/local-news/niagara-county/niagara-falls/18-love-canal-class-action-lawsuits-dismissed/

    1 h 13 min
  3. 09/04/2025

    Episode 66: Love Canal Pt. 1 Useless Housewife Data

    Kayla and Venus talk about the origins of the Love Canal tragedy and the efforts of the residents to receive help from government officials and the EPA while being dismissed and ridiculed at every step. --- Follow us on social media: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/lethaldosepod/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@lethaldosepod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQd4E_g4mt9G-rg7vT8nwvw⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Tumblr: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tumblr.com/lethaldosepod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ --- Chlorodiphenyl. (2014).  CDC. Retrieved 19 Mar 2025 from https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/idlh/53469219.html Ephron, J. (2024). Poisoned Ground: The Tragedy at Love Canal PBS. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gR4YBDzPzd0 Farrah, R. (1992). The Guardian: Origins of the EPA. EPA Historical Publication, 1. https://web.archive.org/web/20170329045640/https://archive.epa.gov/epa/aboutepa/guardian-origins-epa.html Hites, R. A., & Rafe, J. D. (2012). Chapter 8: PCBs, Dioxins, and Flame Retardants. In Elements of Environmental Chemistry. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Lindane. (2014).  CDC. Retrieved 19 Mar 2025 from https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/idlh/58899.html Newman, R. S. (2016). Love Canal: A Toxic History from Colonial Times to the Present. Oxford University Press. Nolan, K., Kamrath, J., & Levitt, J. (2011). Lindane toxicity: A comprehensive review of the medical literature. Pediatric Dermatology, 29(2), 141-146. O'Brien, K. (2022). Paradise Falls. Pantheon Books. Paul, J. (2013). The Rachel Carson letters and the making of Silent Spring. SAGE Open, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244013494861 Toxicological Profile for Hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH). (2024). https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxprofiles/tp43.pdf

    1 h 4 min
  4. 05/02/2025

    Episode 63: Parathion

    This episode covers the tragic story of James Joseph Richardson who was wrongfully imprisoned for the 1967 poisoning deaths of his seven children in Arcadia, Florida with the insecticide parathion. --- Follow us on social media: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/lethaldosepod/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@lethaldosepod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQd4E_g4mt9G-rg7vT8nwvw⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Tumblr: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tumblr.com/lethaldosepod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ --- Brady rule. (2023).  Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 02 Jan 2025 from https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/brady_rule Connick v. Thompson, 563 U.S. 51, (2011). https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/563/51/ Death Row U.S.A. (2024). https://www.naacpldf.org/wp-content/uploads/DRUSAFall2024.pdf Ex-wife wants money from man's prison suit. (1990). Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 01 Jan 2025, from https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1990/04/28/ex-wife-wants-money-from-man-s-prison-suit/ The Florida Bar v. Schaub, (1993). https://law.justia.com/cases/florida/supreme-court/1993/79759-0.html Flowers, T. (2018). Time Simply Passes T. Flowers & C. Flowers; Indie Rights. Furman v. Georgia (1972). (2022).  Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 02 Jan 2025 from https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/furman_v_georgia_(1972) Gallagher, P. B. (2017). Poisoned Justice. Freedom Magazine. Retrieved 31 Dec 2024, from https://www.freedommag.ca/magazine/201702-the-data-demon/investigation/poisoned-justice.html Gupta, R. C. (2019). Neurotoxicity of organophosphate nerve agents. In Advances in Neurotoxicology (Vol. 4). Elsevier. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.ant.2019.11.001 Lane, M. (2015). Arcadia Revisited. The Lane Group, LLC.  Non-inclusion of parathion in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC, (2001). https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32001D0520&from=DE Pakala, R. S., Brown, K. N., & Preuss, C. V. (2023). Cholinergic Medications. In StatPearls [Internet]. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK538163/ ToxFaqs for Parathion. (2017). In A. f. T. S. a. D. Registry (Ed.), (Vol. CAS # 56-38-2). www.atsdr.cdc.gov: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. Toxicological Profile for Parathion. (2017). In Health Effects. Atlanta: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. Trials: Tracing the Untraceable. (1967). Time. Retrieved 02 Jan 2025, from https://time.com/archive/6834465/trials-tracing-the-untraceable/ When Are Polygraph (Lie Detectors) Results Admissible?  Greg Hill & Associates. Retrieved 28 Dec 2024 from https://www.greghillassociates.com/when-are-polygraph-lie-detectors-results-admissible.html

    1 h 18 min

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A toxicology focused true crime podcast with Kayla Woods and Venus de Neko, covering all manner of crimes using drugs, toxins, and poisons from the common to the obscure.