In 1978, Bulgarian journalist Georgi Markov, who had defected to London, was poisoned by a man who injected a ricin pellet under Markov’s skin using an umbrella; Markov died from the attack and ...

However, while ricin could be fatal, we're told it causes far more scares than deaths. According to the 2010 Homeland Security Department Handbook, the only recorded death from ricin happened in 1978.

Ricin is part of the waste from the beans when castor oil is made. Sometimes this is called “mash.” Less than a pinpoint can kill a human if ingested, injected or inhaled. There is no known cure.

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at ricin, a natural, highly toxic compound that is extracted from castor beans. Facts About one million tons of castor beans are processed every ...

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at ricin, a natural, highly toxic compound that is extracted from castor beans. Facts About one million tons of castor beans are processed every ...

Ricin does not absorb easily through the skin, and it’s impact is largely dependent on how an individual is exposed and to how much of the poison.

An Arkansas tree cutter who made jars of the lethal poison ricin on his rural property was sentenced to eight years in prison for possessing a biological agent infamously known for being one of ...

Police in Germany have raided the home of a teenage boy suspected of making and storing ricin, a highly toxic and deadly biological warfare agent. The 16-year-old is accused of producing ...

WINSLOW, Ark. — A Winslow man was sentenced to eight years in prison as part of a plea deal over possession of ricin, according to a news release sent by Charlie Robbins, spokesperson for the U ...

The three-part docuseries follows Paul Kevin Curtis, an Elvis impersonator from Tupelo, Mississippi, who was accused of using the poison ricin to try to assassinate Barack Obama in 2013.