Edme Castaing

Edme Castaing
A lithograph of Castaing
Born1796 (1796)
Alençon, France
Died6 December 1823(1823-12-06) (aged 26–27)
NationalityFrench
Occupations
  • Physician
  • murderer
Known forUsing morphine to commit murder

Edme-Samuel Castaing (1796 – 6 December 1823) was a French physician[1] and is thought to have been the first person to use morphine to commit murder.[2]

  1. ^ The Story of Opium
  2. ^ Mingo, Jack and Barrett, Erin, "Doctors Killed George Washington - Hundreds Of Fascinating Facts From The World Of Medicine", Conari Press (2001). P 104