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Michigan suicide linked to Kevorkian
September 30, 1997
Web posted at: 11:24 p.m. EDT (0324 GMT)DETROIT (CNN)-- Dr. Jack Kevorkian's lawyer said Tuesday a Colorado woman with multiple sclerosis had died in a motel room in suburban Detroit. Geoffrey Fieger's office did not say if Kevorkian assisted in the death of Kari Miller, or when she died.
A preliminary report from the Macomb County, Michigan, medical examiner listed Miller's death as a suicide and said she died from an injection. Two fresh needle marks were on her arms, said the examiner, Werner Spitz. Many people who have died with Kevorkian's help have died from lethal injections.
Spitz had not determined if Miller, 54, suffered from multiple sclerosis, but he did say she suffered from a brain disorder.
The release from Fieger's office said the Englewood, Colorado, woman died "peacefully." Kevorkian's attorney also released a letter from Miller that said she could no longer live with intolerable pain.
"I no longer chose to live my life suffering with the constant pain or being so disabled. I could no longer sit. Or even lie down in bed. Sitting in my wheelchair or riding in my scooter was unbearable," the letter said.
The retired pathologist and assisted suicide advocate has been linked to five deaths since August 26, and has acknowledged attending 50 suicides since 1990.
Reuters contributed to this report.
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