Hernandez is, of course, citing the work of her one - time colleague, Nico Dauphiné (whom she defended in an reply to an e-mail I sent her following Dauphiné's conviction on
attempted animal cruelty charges last year: «In all my interactions with her, I have known Nico to be a very responsible scientist and a very caring individual, both to people and to all animals.»)
It's also the same Nico Daupine who's scheduled to appear in court October 24th,
charged with
attempted animal cruelty related to the poisoning of cats in her Washington, DC neighborhood.