Narrator in this case, the resulting waveform was measured against the waveform of a known sample of colchicine. Mary yoders blood was found to have unusually high concentrations of the drug. It certainly was a large amount compared to what we see in a clinical therapeutic application. Marraffa i received a phone call, and he said, youre never gonna believe it, but the Colchicine Level is through the roof. And i said, are you sure . And he said, yes, i have it right here. Narrator mary yoder had essentially overdosed on colchicine. Was her death an accident, a suicide . No one thought mary was suicidal. And there are a lot of easier and less painful ways to kill yourself than using an obscure gout medication. Phelps no one in the family has gout. No one they know has gout. Mary certainly didnt have gout. How did the colchicine get into her body and kill her
And this didnt appear like an ordinary bug. Phelps patients report shes running in and out of the bathroom, something she never did. Narrator once mary got home, things got worse and then spiraled steadily downward. The next day, she went to the hospital. Phelps shes in the e. R. , and she is severely ill. Her legs are swelling. Her skin is turning green, basically. They Cant Figure out whats going on. Narrator mary was known for taking a lot of supplements. Phelps she lives a kind of green lifestyle. She only puts healthy things in her body. Narrator could one of those supplements have caused her illness . Baffled doctors didnt think this was likely but couldnt be sure, and testing on those products could take time, which they didnt have. They do not have a Firm Grip on what has taken place with her. Narrator that night, mary rebounded, but not for long
Narrator mary certainly hadnt undergone chemotherapy. In fact, just a few days earlier, shed been in perfect health. Standard toxicology screens all came back negative. Marys case didnt make any sense to anyone. So, the medical Examiners Office is stuck. They dont know what killed this woman. Vannamee they were looking at every possible angle, and they just did not have a conclusion. Narrator one Test Result ultimately did provide the answer to what killed mary yoder. But that result also raised a host of shocking questions about how it happened and who might be responsible
Dowgar i believe she knew something was up when this perpetrator pulled up. Narrator the man pulled out a knife, grabbed mary from behind, and tried to drag her toward his truck. He didnt appear to see the child. He had something in mind for mary risinger, and nothing was going to prevent him from doing that. Narrator he tried to force mary into his truck, but she wasnt going anywhere, especially with a toddler to protect. Burro that woman fought like a demon, and im convinced that it was less to do with saving her own life than her daughters. Narrator mary, unarmed and outmatched, didnt stand a chance. Her throat was slashed, and she was dead within minutes. A lot of lives changed forever that night. Dusty dowgar, an officer with the Walker County sheriffs department, was trickortreating with his family very near the Car Wash when he heard what happened