Probably mini-bar bottles refilled with bad moonshine. Someone smart and conscientious enough to make good moonshine is probably doing something else that’s both legal and pays better. So you get the lazy retarded scumbags making the stuff, which is a bad combination, given that not doing it right can create a lethal product.
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Poisonous Ingredient
Methyl alcohol
Where Found
Methanol is found in:
Antifreeze
Canned heating sources
Copy machine fluids
De-icing fluid
Fuel additives (octane boosters)
Paint remover or thinner
Shellac
Varnish
Windshield wiper fluid
Note: This list may not be all-inclusive.
Symptoms
Symptoms may include:
Airway and lungs:
Breathing difficulty
No breathing
Eyes:
Blindness, complete or partial, sometimes described as “snow blindness”
Blurred vision
Dilation (widening) of the pupils
Heart and blood:
Low blood pressure
Nervous system:
Agitated behavior
Coma (unresponsiveness)
Confusion
Difficulty walking
Dizziness
Headache
Seizures
Skin and nails:
Bluish-colored lips and fingernails
Stomach and intestines:
Abdominal pain (severe)
Diarrhea
Liver problems, including jaundice (yellow skin) and bleeding
Nausea
Pancreatitis (nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain)
Vomiting, sometimes bloody
Other:
Fatigue
Leg cramps
Weakness ]
“Probably mini-bar bottles refilled with bad moonshine.”
I think you may have nailed it. Mass murder can be done far more efficiently than by poisoning minibottles.
But there’s still the Yank who was shot in a bar.