Edme Castaing

Edme Castaing
A lithograph of Castaing
Born1796 (1796)
Alençon, France
Died6 December 1823(1823-12-06) (aged 26–27)
NationalityFrench
Occupations
  • Physician
  • murderer
Known forUsing morphine to commit murder

Edme-Samuel Castaing (1796 – 6 December 1823) was a French physician and is thought to have been the first person to use morphine to commit murder.

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