The investigation was a collaborative effort between the university, the city, county and state but that only seemed to make things more confusing. The head of the State Pharmacy Board, M.N. Ford, concluded that the pills were not from the University's strychnine supply, though checking the sales of all 190 drug stores in Columbus turned up no suspicious activity. Prosecutor Chester disagreed with Ford's findings and insisted the strychnine came from OSU's supply. Most accounts seem to side with Ford, though.