Commercial uses of barium. Elemental barium does not have many practical uses, ... Marie Robards, who stole barium acetate from her high school chemistry laboratory.

They also note barium acetate has no common application and is used in labs, in printing textile fabrics, and is also known as a powerful poison. Hale is wanted for second degree murder.

Hale was suspected of using Barium Acetate to poison her boyfriend, Damian Skipper, who she referred to as her husband, in 2015. She was also suspected of killing her late husband, Arthur Noflin ...

A key witness did not show up for a high-profile murder trial at the 19th Judicial District Courthouse in Baton Rouge up Monday, and the judge is threatening to issue a bench warrant for her arrest.