death with a baseball bat and an axe. the victim was to the front part of the head and the face and they re consistent with the use of an axe and a small baseball bat. the day after the murder rowan survived a suicide attempt. he later claimed he was depressed and the depression made him kill his wife and the emotional state was surrounded by connor s death at olympic memorial hospital. i can only imagine what must have been going through. it must have been a disturbing event. rowan was found not guilty by first-degree murder and committed to western state mental hospital for an indefinite amount of time. once again, troubling events related to little connor s death had gripped the town. a pall was cast over the city of port angeles. for dr. turner, his life time of
dr. turner tried one more treatment. wrapping the baby in cold towels. there was no response. then shortly before midnight after almost four hours of trying to revive him, dr. turner asked to be left alone with the infant. according to nurse boucher, when she returned to the treatment room he had his hand over the baby s mouth and pinching his nose closed. dr. turner said he could not stand to watch this go on any longer, but what exactly did he mean by this? only then did connor stop breathing. his heart ceased to beat. his body was taken to the morgue. you went home believing your son had died. when did you find out that had not been the case? a few days later. on january 15th, three days after connor s death dr. turner asked marty and michelle to meet
why not simply let nature take his course instead of putting his hand over connor s face and most important why hadn t dr. turner or anyone else at the hospital called them so they can make the choice about connor s treatment and be with him? the mcnerneys filed a claim against the hospital. some people in town called them greedy, but their attorney said there was a principle at stake. there are some people who will look at michelle and marty say these people are in it for the money. sue the doctor, sue the hospital and see what they can get. that s so wrong. marty and michelle have suffered a horrible tragedy. they lost connor, and they lost more than that. they had their basic human right, their right to make decisions about their child s welfare taken from them by a doctor who decided on his own to
in 1999, the day after 3-year-old connor died of unnatural causes, the washington state quality commission charged his pediatrician, dr. turner, with unprofessional conduct. the baby still had respiration and circulation, so it was determined under washington state law that connor was not legally dead at the time dr. turner blocked his airway. dr. craig jackson was asked to testify at dr. turner s hearing with the commission. i think it s an incredible story about a doctor trying to do the best he could. he had enormous compassion for the family and patient. unfortunately, he made several errors of medical adjustment. according to dr. jack son, the diagnose of brain death was not accurate. connor was clearly not brain dead when he arrived. brain death is defined as lack of any activity of the brain including the brain stem. when he was resuscitated, he had
msnbc now. i m lori wilson. italian officials say claeshs between roman police and protesters who are upset with the economy are some of the worst violence the city has seen in years. peaceful protests arne the globe today have sprung up to show solidarity with the occupy wall street movement. thousands turned out for a march led by reverend al sharpton in d.c. that rally intended to garner support for obama s job plan. more news later, now back to unnatural death. in august, 1998, the town of port angeles, washington, was in a collective state of shock. connor mcnerney, a 3 day old baby boy was dead and dr. eugene turner, a beloved peat pediatrician who had been practicing in the town for decade his been charged with his killing, but the doctor s defense team claimed that the baby was already dead when dr.