EPISODE 375 - The Posioning of Zhu Ling

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In 1994, Zhu Ling – a brilliant chemistry student at China’s most prestigious university – fell mysteriously ill. A desperate SOS call by her friends on the fledgling Internet brought a chilling discovery: Zhu had been poisoned with thallium.

And despite the evidence all pointing in one direction, the investigation ground to a suspicious halt, and nobody was ever charged. Join us for a story of jealousy, digital manhunts and seriously toxic friendship

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• r/UnresolvedMysteries on Reddit: A bright and intelligent 21-year-old university student would suffer from multiple instances of Thallium Poisoning cutting her future short and resulting in her being permanently disabled. Suspects included a student with government connections and a letter from the US accusing all of her classmates

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