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Coverage dated October 5, 2026

Ketamine emerges as key factor in alleged Cornell sex assault

Headline from Honolulu Star-Advertiser

The woman who would come to be known as Jane Doe walked into her sorority house in a daze, feeling bruises starting to ache on her body. When her sorority sisters asked what had happened, she remembered responding with one word: “Ketamine.”

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  1. New York Times

    How Ketamine Emerged as a Key Factor in an Alleged Cornell Sex Assault (opens New York Times)

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    The powerful anesthetic has gained popularity as a party drug, including among a certain social set on the university’s campus.

  2. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Ketamine emerges as key factor in alleged Cornell sex assault (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    The woman who would come to be known as Jane Doe walked into her sorority house in a daze, feeling bruises starting to ache on her body. When her sorority sisters asked what had happened, she remembered responding with one word: “Ketamine.”

  3. The Boston Globe

    How ketamine emerged as a key factor in the alleged Cornell sex assault (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The woman who would come to be known as Jane Doe walked into her sorority house in a daze, feeling bruises starting to ache on her body. When her sorority sisters asked what had happened, she remembered responding with one word: "Ketamine."

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