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Inside the Game of Thrones Poison, the Strangler

Season 1 Episode 9

Game of Thrones gave us a shock with the Purple Wedding and now everyone is asking: "Who poisoned King Joffrey?" While the search for the killer continues, the American Chemical Society's latest Reactions video focuses on what killed the hated king.

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