Dew's Agatha Christie Mystery Site

Agatha Christie's murderers use a variety of weapons or means when it come time to dispose of their victims. Here is a list of some of them:

Poisoning

morphine, thallium, heart medications like digitoxia and strophanthin, potassium cynaide, strychine, nicotine, chloral hydrate, hydrogen cyancide, hyoscine, venom of a South African snake, physostigmine alkaloids, veronal, oxalic acid, evipan (an anesthetic), procaine and adrenalin, phosphorus, taxine

These poisons were:
eaten --marmalade, chocolates
drunk--coffee, cocoa, tea, champagne, water
inhaled
injected --needle, dart

Exposing Victim To A Disease/Illness

typhoid bacteria, antrax contamination, septicemia (blood poisoning)

Shooting

pearl-handed .22 gun, arrow

Stabbing/Slashing

dagger, surgical knife, hatchet, stiletto, razor, kitchen skewer, corn knife

Strangling

nylon stocking, scarf, silk belt, raincoat belt, ukelele string, hands

Blow to the Head

tennis racket, marble paperweight, sandbag tube, grain mill, granite boulder, blackjack, fireplace poker, part of a lamppost, rocks

Falling/Being Pushed

into a quarry, off cliffs, out of a building window

Drowning

in a bucket of bobbing apples

Electrocution



Suffocating



Hanging



Burning



Hit And Run