he pulls a knife out that he has concealed and attempts to kill himself. rob stafford: though weinberger managed to inflict a superficial cut on his neck, police officers were able to stop him before he did serious damage. buzz: some say he was trying to attempt suicide, so he would get placed in a prison hospital. i don't think he was thinking that far ahead. i think he was trying to kill himself. rob stafford: days later, while recovering in a hospital, he tried again, this time by putting a plastic bag over his head. buzz: he did not want to go back. there was too much a trail of devastation. rob stafford: within a week, news of mark weinberger's arrest was everywhere. in merrillville, indiana, former patients woke to find their nose doctor on the front page. in alabama, michelle kramer, the wife he'd abandoned, was just wrapping up another long day as a psychology intern when she heard the news.