[Concerning evidence of parathion (E 605) in an exhumed corpse after 21 months (author's transl)]

In a corpse exhumed after 21 months evidence of E 605 could still be found in the stomach and in the intestinal contents after isolation by steam distillation, extraction with either followed by identification with palladium chloride reagent, as well as by thin layer chromatographicenzymatic detection. A ccording to investigation and analysis, the dose of E 605 administered in the present murder case should have but slightly exceeded the lethal dose.