A 19-yr-old woman suspect of a suicidal drug intoxication was exhumed after a 10-month earth-grave, because the police were accused of manslaughter & neglected help by the relatives of the deceased. Toxicologic analysis revealed as the cause of death an acute chloroquine intoxication. Taking into account all evidence the woman was probably already dead at or prior to the arrival of the police (110 min after ingestion). Chloroquine has to be considered to be useful for fatal poisoning, which is also recommended in some publications on methods to commit suicide. (41 refs)