suicide. that led some people to call him nothing more than a serial killer. others argued he was a compassionate man trying to help people in pain. trace gallagher live in our west coast news hub. trace? >> jon, jack kevorkian published author jazz musician and composer. he released a limited jazz cd that sold 5,000 copies. those who knew him say it's sad that jack can kevorkian will ner be remembered for his love of life. >> i call it the medical service. >> he had a fascination with death. as a pathologist he studied it as a suicide advocate, he enabled it kevorkian claimed between 1990 and 1999, he helped 130 ailing people end their lives. >> do you think i'm a criminal? >> he began by using a homemade suicide machine in a rusted volkswagen van to inject drugs into an alzheimer's patient who sought his help. time and again the law went after him.