The Silent Killer: Who Is Trying To Poison Zhu Ling?

How An Ivy League Student Went From Topping Her Cohort To Requiring 24/7 Medical Care

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Zhu Ling — Source — New York Times

She began to show strange and debilitating symptoms at the end of 1994, when she reported experiencing acute stomach pain, along with extensive hair loss. Following her hospitalization at TongRen Hospital, her condition gradually improved and she was allowed to return to school. The following March, however, her old symptoms returned worse than before, this time accompanied by pain in her legs, loss of muscular eye control, and partial facial paralysis. Unable to breathe on her own, she was placed on a respirator.

The Crippling Conditions Suffered By Zhu Ling

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Zhu Ling was a student from the prestigious Tsinghua University, the school is better known internationally as the Harvard of China. The students that graced its halls all hail from powerful and influential families that hold considerable power and influence within the government and private sectors. 

Zhu Ling was able to stand out even amongst her fellow scholars and future leaders. She was super popular, gifted in music, and was at the top of her cohort for several semesters. But, behind the scenes of her success, Zhu Ling suffered from severe stomach cramps and hair loss. 

At first, she chalked her symptoms up to stress but when she slowly started losing her vision and speech, she couldn’t help but wonder, is there something more sinister at play?

In the dead of the night when all seems quiet and you think you’re safe that’s when evil comes out to play.

Criminal File investigates, Case #15 — The Thallium Poisoning Case Of Zhu Ling