Citation

Dinis-Oliveira RJ. Forensic Sci. Res. 2021; 6(3): 250-272.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2021, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/20961790.2021.1898079

PMID

34868719

PMCID

PMC8635566

Abstract

This work presents an odd historical record obtained through more than 14 years of research regarding one of the first major European forensic cases. The presumed homicide of Mário Guilherme Augusto de Sampaio in 1890 was allegedly perpetrated by his uncle, the prestigious doctor Vicente Urbino de Freitas. This famous poisoning had international repercussions for decades, with the participation of several forensic experts that made the history of forensic sciences, namely forensic toxicology and pathology. This third work aims to collect, restore, and analyse all the forensic evidence, particularly from the autopsy, toxicological, and psychiatric forensic reports. Facts regarding the life of Vicente Urbino de Freitas during his exile in Brazil were also recovered, along with a vast and outstanding assortment of forensic medicine photographs from the 19th century.

Language: en

Keywords

Forensic sciences; alkaloids; Flores Street; forensic reports; history of legal medicine; José António de Sampaio Junior; Mário Guilherme Augusto de Sampaio; Vicente Urbino de Freitas