Not a Medical Examiner Case
August 17th, 2012 @ 6:45 am

I called the office of the Volusia County Medical Examiner this morning since I did not hear from anyone there yesterday. 1 I asked for Bob Burch and was told that he has the day off today. I asked for Dr. Hermann and the person who had answered the phone asked me, “What case is […]

Calling the Medical Examiner’s Office
August 15th, 2012 @ 1:03 pm

I called 1 the office of the Volusia County Medical Examiner to see if I could get an update on whether they had decided to do an autopsy on my mother’s body. I asked the woman who answered the phone if I could speak to Mr. Burch. She said, “Can I tell him who’s calling?” […]

Called Dr. Hermann
August 15th, 2012 @ 1:02 pm

I called 1 the cell phone number for Dr. Marie Hermann, the chief medical examiner of Volusia County, because it was four o’clock in the afternoon 2 and — as far as I know — they have not yet made a decision as to whether they’re going to perform an autopsy on my mother’s body. […]

The Law Offices of Michael Bard
August 15th, 2012 @ 12:40 pm

A couple of days after mom died, I called 1 the Law Offices of Michael Bard at (800) 516-2132 and spoke to a woman named Laurie, who answered the phone there. She asked me to explain what sort of problem I was facing and I explained — quickly — the events of the last week. […]

A Call from Dr. Hermann
August 14th, 2012 @ 2:35 pm

I received a phone call 1 from Dr. Marie Hermann, the chief medical examiner of Volusia County. I quickly — quickly — gave her a summary of the events of the last week and told her that I couldn’t understand why Bob Burch would be so adamant that her office would not perform an autopsy. […]

Trying to Get an Autopsy Performed
August 14th, 2012 @ 1:11 pm

I called the office of the Volusia County Medical Examiner at (386) 258-4060 1 and the phone was answered by Lis. 2 She was listening and seemed interested as I began explaining to her that I was attempting to get more information about what I needed to do to get them to perform an autopsy […]

An Email to Cusack Mortuary
August 14th, 2012 @ 11:58 am

I sent this email 1 to Dr. Allen Cusack, the manager of J.E. Cusack Mortuary, where my mother’s body is currently being held: Dear Mr. Cusack, Here is some additional information about my mother. Please do not hesitate to ask — via email or telephone — if there is any other information I can give […]

Contact with Dr. Peele
August 14th, 2012 @ 8:27 am

I called the cell phone number I have for Dr. Peele. 1 I did not expect him to answer, but he did. I said that I was Kathie Gagne’s son and that both a nurse at Fish Memorial Hospital and Dr. Allen Cusack, the manager of the mortuary where my mother’s body is currently located, […]

Warner and Warner
August 14th, 2012 @ 7:30 am

Two days after my mother died, I had a very long phone call with a nurse paralegal named Charlene Sorensen from the law firm of Warner & Warner. She told me that I needed to get in touch with Dr. Peele regarding the autopsy. She said the smartest thing to do would be to send […]

Top Men
August 13th, 2012 @ 6:45 pm

I received an email from lisa Slagter 1 <autopsyexperts@gmail.com> The (very long) subject line of the email was “Regarding comprehensive Autopsy Mrs. Kathleen Gagne to obtain CAUSE OF DEATH $3200.00”. The text of the email read: Dear David, Upon three conversations with three top Pathologist, it was verified by all three that just doing a […]