After receiving a complaint about several recent “cause of death” rulings, the Washington State Department of Health has confirmed that they are launching a probe into Drs. John Howard and Sally Aiken of the Spokane County Medical Examiner’s Office.
- The Medical Examiner’s office ruled VA surgeon John Marshall, who was found dead in the Spokane River, an accident. His wife Dr. Suzan Marshall disagrees because of the evidence found at the scene and during the autopsy.
- The ME also ruled Brenda Thurman, who was shot and killed by her husband Dwayne Thurman, an accident- something her daughter, who has filed a wrongful death lawsuit, disputes
- Lastly, is Kala Williams who was found dead in a wooded area in 2012. Despite some “gruesome” details surrounding her death, the ME’s Office ruled her death undetermined.
Dr. Suzan Marshall has said, “We have proven he was not in that shallow eddy for a significant period of time and that was never even addressed. I would like to eventually see an audit of the cases that are accident, suicide, or indeterminate because that’s where things seem to stop.”
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Marshall apparently tried to get her husband’s ruling changed but outside of what’s happening now, there is no other avenue to challenge an ME’s ruling.
We will update you as more info becomes available.
Source: KREM
