entire episode might have been a ploy for pignataro to get his medical license back. he gave debbie poison. she developed gastric symptoms. he then tried to convince her doctors to perform gallbladder surgery that she wouldn t survive. had debbie died during surgery, tony could argue, as he did in sarah smith s case, that people occasionally die in surgery and that he shouldn t have been singled out. and in tony s eyes, that would have vindicated him. see, my own wife died under a doctor s care in a hospital while having surgery, and that s what we felt was his prime motivation. but why didn t she die from the massive dose of arsenic? medical experts say this was miscalculation. when tony gave his wife smaller doses of poison, she developed a tolerance for it, so the higher
medical license back. he gave debbie poison. she developed gastric symptoms. he then tried to convince her doctors to perform gallbladder surgery that she wouldn t survive. had debbie died during surgery, tony could argue, as he did in sarah smith s case, that people occasionally die in surgery and that he shouldn t have been singled out. and in tony s eyes that would have vindicated him. see, my own wife died under a doctor s care in a hospital while having surgery, and that s what we felt was his prime motivation. but why didn t she die from the massive dose of arsenic? medical experts say this was miscalculation. when tony gave his wife smaller doses of poison, she developed a tolerance for it, so the higher doses later had less of an
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medical license back. he gave debbie poison. she developed gastric symptoms. he then tried to convince her doctors to perform gallbladder surgery that she wouldn t survive. had debbie died during surgery, tony could argue, as he did in sarah smith s case, that people occasionally die in surgery and that he shouldn t have been singled out. and in tony s eyes, that would have vindicated him. see, my own wife died under a doctor s care in a hospital while having surgery, and that s what we felt was his prime motivation. but why didn t she die from the massive dose of arsenic? medical experts say this was miscalculation. when tony gave his wife smaller doses of poison, she developed a tolerance for it, so the higher doses later had less of an effect. i m sure he was thinking, i can t believe she s still alive.
twice, and i couldn t believe my eyes. it looked like something that i remember reading about in medical school. debbie s red blood cells had degenerated, a condition known as karyorrhexis. i ran down to the library and i got out a book on toxicology and i also went on to something called medline on the computer. the medical literature described some possible causes. when her doctor factored in her other symptoms numbness of her hands and legs, disorientation and nausea, the answer became clear. i was able to complete the description of arsenic in my mind, and it fit her perfectly. arsenic is a heavy metal poison and not one you normally encounter. further testing indicated debbie