Created Wed 29th Jul 4:28am PST by

wcorsar Level 9, Expert (H$8,269)

Are the oxycotin Skittle found in Tampa related to those found in Alaska?

Background: A 4 year old girl in Tampa was found to have ingested oxycotin that was in a resealed bag of Tropical Skittles. So far investigators have no idea what happened. However, in Alaska, a man has been arrested and charged for having repackaged bags of Skittles shipped to via FedEx. Are these cases related or are they isolated incidents?

Tampa Story
http://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/article1022463.ece

Alaska Story
http://newsminer.com/news/2009/may/02/skittles-scam-leads-drug-charges-fairbanks-man/

Settlement details:As reported by a major mainstream news source.

Forecast history %

Cases are found to be related.

35%

Cases are found not to be related.

15%

No determination by settlement date.

50%

Question suspends in 44 weeks

Activity: H$5,869
Predictions: 13
Comments: 2

Suspend date: Fri 1st Oct 2010 7:59pm PST (44 weeks to go)

Initial likelihoods: Cases are found to be related.: 33%, Cases are found not to be related.: 34%, No determination by settlement date.: 33%

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Created Wed 29th Jul 4:28am PST by

wcorsar Level 9, Expert (H$8,269)

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Predictions (13)

2 weeks ago

jhc360 Level 9, Expert (H$8,433)

predicted Cases are found not to be related. (H$20 at 14%)

4 weeks ago

mungo10 Level 14, Prophet (H$237,131)

predicted No determination by settlement date. (H$100 at 51%)

4 weeks ago

jhc360 Level 9, Expert (H$8,433)

predicted Cases are found not to be related. (H$20 at 14%)

7 weeks ago

miknna Level 6, Player (H$2,085)

predicted Cases are found to be related. (H$20 at 56%)

16 weeks ago

wcorsar Level 9, Expert (H$8,269)

predicted Cases are found not to be related. (H$50 at 21%)

Comments (2)

chatarra Level 16, Oracle (H$646,896)

Interesting story.
I believe the two cases are probably related, but I doubt if they will be found to be related by any investigator or court.
The Florida package of Skittles has probably been ruined as a source of forensic evidence by the normal actions of a 4 y/o girl handling the package.

posted 6 weeks ago