Jack Kevorkian “Dr. Death” Abby armstrong Pd. 8

Background Born in Pontiac, Michigan to American Immigrants Father left the Ottoman Empire and came to Pontiac in 1912 Mother fled the Armenian Genocide of 1915 Has 1 older sister and 1 younger sister High School: Pontiac Central High School College: University of Michigan Medical School Worked at Henry Ford Hospital, University of Michigan Medical Center, Saratoga General Hospital Specialized in Euthanasia medicine Over a period of decades he developed several controversial ideas related to death Had the idea of using death row inmates for medical purposes after the Supreme Court re-instituted the death penalty As a pathologist he experimented with transfusing blood from the recently deceased into live patients Started advertising in a Detroit newspaper as a physician consultant for “death counseling” Was also a jazz musician and composer Def: the practice of intentionally ending a life in order to relieve pain and suffering. Def: introduce again

Crimes Accused on Committing Date Victim(s) Punishment Assisted suicide 1990 Janet Adkins Charged w/ murder *case was dropped Murder through assisted suicide 1991 -Marjorie Wantz -Sherry Miller Cases were dismissed Resisting arrest & Obstructing justice November 1998 N/A Paid $900 fine Second-degree murder & Illegal delivery of a controlled substance **Medical license was revoked 8 years prior March 26, 1999 Thomas Youk 25 years w/ possibility of parole *Acted as his own lawyer **Got out after 8 years 3 months on good behavior

Most Recent Crime In September of 1998 he videotaped himself injecting Thomas Youk, who suffered from Lou Gehrig’s disease with a dose of lethal drugs. Interviewed on 60 Minutes

Evidence Brought Against Criminal The video he recorded of himself committing the crime Admitted that he thought nothing was wrong with what he did when being interviewed on 60 Minutes

Sentence Kevorkian was sentenced to 25 years with the possibility of parole Got out after 8 years and 3 months on good behavior

Theory That Explains Deviant Behavior

Cultural References HBO movie “You Don’t Know Jack” Played by Al Pacino