Evidence: Napoleon died of arsenic poisoning

PARIS (AP) - New scientific evidence supports the theory that Napoleon Bonaparte was poisoned with arsenic during his second exile, a French toxicologist said Thursday. Pascal Kintz said he found traces of the poison in two strands of the French emperor's hair, supporting the conclusions of past tests. Napoleon died May 5, 1821, on the island of St. Helena, where he had been banished after his defeat at Waterloo. He was 52. The official cause of death is stomach cancer.