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February 29th, 2008 at 11:57 pm

Toxin mystery at Las Vegas motel deepens (AP)

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Members of a hazardous materials crew head into Extended Stay America hotel after a suspicious substance was found at the hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada February 28, 2008. Presumptive tests showed the substance to be ricin, said a spokesman from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. Ricin is a toxin that can be made from the waste left over from processing castor beans. REUTERS/Steve Marcus   (UNITED STATES)AP - As police tried to piece together how a rare, deadly poison ended up in a motel for transients, the 57-year-old man who could hold the key lay unconscious in a hospital.


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