“His thick eyebrows drew together in a familiar frown. The blood pooled around the half-body was a bright cherry red. He bent to look closer at the woman's face. It was flushed pink, even following this horrible death. Norris's reaction was recorded by a crime writer and would later become part of his often theatrical legend. He walked over to the waiting detectives and announced, 'Boys, you can't hold this man for murder.” BloodMurderDetectivesDeborah BlumNorrisCrime Writer Book:The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York Source: The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York