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Smelling a Rat – Rodenticides, Female Rat Poisoners

Apr 10 2025

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Smelling a Rat – Rodenticides, Female Rat Poisoners

The standard answer “I bought the poison for rats” alerts experienced detectives to “smell a rat” and investigate female poisoners. Rats are commensal, benefitting from human proximity. They evolved millions of years ago in Asia and moved in with humans, for humans provided a readily available source of food, whether their crops, their granaries or […]

by Dr. Micki Pistorius

DR. MICKI PISTORIUS

Psychologist, Author & Profiler

After earning my BA, I worked for eight years in print and television journalism. Then, I was accepted into the University of Pretoria’s psychology program, where I earned a doctorate and became a psychological profiler for the South African Police Service. After resigning from that position, I returned to journalism, writing and producing documentaries before opening my own psychology practice. I continued lecturing internationally and authored seven books, including the bestseller Catch Me a Killer. In 2010, I pursued an Honours degree in Biblical Archaeology…

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