Kevorkian Aids in 27th Suicide, an MS Victim
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PONTIAC, Mich. — Dr. Jack Kevorkian took part in suicide No. 27, that of a 48-year-old woman with multiple sclerosis whose bathrobe-clad body was found in Kevorkian’s battered van outside the coroner’s office on Monday.
Linda Henslee, 48, a former computer engineer from Beloit, Wis., died of carbon monoxide poisoning, Medical Examiner L.J. Dragovic said.
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