In five months, the infamous 'Dr. Death' will be released from prison and will be on probation for two years and expected to fulfill his promise to the court to not assist in any death.
January 2, 2007 (Press Release) --
For eight years, the 78-year-old retired pathologist has been imprisoned for his crimes in the Lakeland Correctional Facility in Coldwater, Michigan. According to prison authorities, his defiance and flagrantly vocal disregard for the law have changed and he no longer spouts contempt for society and the legal system. Kevorkian now says that he should have worked to change the system legally.
In April 1999, just prior to being convicted, Kevorkian told Jack Lessenberry, ombudsman for The Blade, "Now I've got them where I want them." His revolutionary statements to the public and media, and his obvious disdain for the laws have made his name synonymous with assisted suicide. At one time, he was one of the most famous US personalities.
Dr. Death's reign began in June 1990 with the assisted suicide of Janet Adkins, 54, who was suffering from Alzheimer's. She died after using an intravenous drug machine. Kevorkian was charged in December with first-degree murder, but the charges were later dismissed since there were no assisted suicide laws in Michigan.
In October 1991, Marjorie Wantz, 58, who suffered from chronic pelvic pain, died of lethal injection. Her death was followed by Sherry Miller, 44, a multiple sclerosis patient who died from carbon monoxide poisoning. The following month, Kevorkian's medical license was suspended. In February 1992, he was charged with the murders of Wantz and Miller. In 1996, he was acquitted of these murders.
Over a nine-year span, Kevorkian assisted in the deaths of people suffering from various diseases and painful conditions, including terminal cancer, Lou Gehrig's disease, heart disease, breast cancer, multiple sclerosis, emphysema, intestinal disease, arthritis and other forms of cancer. Two of the youngest people recorded were Nicholas Loving, 27, who suffered from ALS and died from carbon monoxide poisoning, and Roosevelt Dawson, 21, who was paralyzed from the neck down and died from lethal injection. Kevorkian's suicide methods included intravenous drugs, lethal injections and most commonly, the inhalation of carbon monoxide.
Perhaps the most prominent case is that of Thomas Youk, a 52-year-old man with advanced...
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Cheryl Kaye Tardif is a freelance journalist, book reviewer and editor. She is also the author of three mystery novels set in Canada, including the highly anticipated ‘assisted suicide novel’ Whale Song, which will release in April 2007 by provocative publisher Kunati Books. http://www.kunati.com/catalog_whale_song
In April 1999, just prior to being convicted, Kevorkian told Jack Lessenberry, ombudsman for The Blade, "Now I've got them where I want them." His revolutionary statements to the public and media, and his obvious disdain for the laws have made his name synonymous with assisted suicide. At one time, he was one of the most famous US personalities.
Dr. Death's reign began in June 1990 with the assisted suicide of Janet Adkins, 54, who was suffering from Alzheimer's. She died after using an intravenous drug machine. Kevorkian was charged in December with first-degree murder, but the charges were later dismissed since there were no assisted suicide laws in Michigan.
In October 1991, Marjorie Wantz, 58, who suffered from chronic pelvic pain, died of lethal injection. Her death was followed by Sherry Miller, 44, a multiple sclerosis patient who died from carbon monoxide poisoning. The following month, Kevorkian's medical license was suspended. In February 1992, he was charged with the murders of Wantz and Miller. In 1996, he was acquitted of these murders.
Over a nine-year span, Kevorkian assisted in the deaths of people suffering from various diseases and painful conditions, including terminal cancer, Lou Gehrig's disease, heart disease, breast cancer, multiple sclerosis, emphysema, intestinal disease, arthritis and other forms of cancer. Two of the youngest people recorded were Nicholas Loving, 27, who suffered from ALS and died from carbon monoxide poisoning, and Roosevelt Dawson, 21, who was paralyzed from the neck down and died from lethal injection. Kevorkian's suicide methods included intravenous drugs, lethal injections and most commonly, the inhalation of carbon monoxide.
Perhaps the most prominent case is that of Thomas Youk, a 52-year-old man with advanced...
Read the rest of this release at
http://www.24-7pressrelease.com/view_press_release.php?rID=22335&tf7sid=079ff989e2a98f4c29feb50273616452
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Cheryl Kaye Tardif is a freelance journalist, book reviewer and editor. She is also the author of three mystery novels set in Canada, including the highly anticipated ‘assisted suicide novel’ Whale Song, which will release in April 2007 by provocative publisher Kunati Books. http://www.kunati.com/catalog_whale_song
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