A Plea
August 17th, 2012 @ 7:18 am

I called Dr. Hermann, the chief medical examiner of Volusia County, with the intent of begging her to reconsider or at least to explain how her office could so absurdly claim that my mother died of natural causes and therefore her death did not warrant an autopsy. She didn’t answer her phone, of course. I […]

Calling Steve
August 17th, 2012 @ 7:10 am

Around ten o’clock in the morning on August 17th, 2012, I called Steve Phillips to let him know about my conversation with the medical examiner, but he didn’t answer his phone. I left him a voice mail message asking him to return my call.

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 […]

Looking for an Update
August 16th, 2012 @ 8:10 am

I called Detective Whittier of the Deland Police Department to see if he had any update. I know that he had said he was going to go to Woodland Terrace this morning to attempt to talk to Dr. Peele in person. He did not answer, so I left him a voice mail.

Steve Phillips Returns My Call
August 15th, 2012 @ 2:22 pm

A little after five o’clock in the afternoon of August 15th, just a few days after mom died, attorney Steve Phillips returned my call. I explained to him the events of the last week and quickly gave him an overview of everything that has happened over the last nine months. Mr. Phillips told me that […]

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. […]

Steve Phillips
August 15th, 2012 @ 10:47 am

A little after lunch on August 15th, 2012, I called Steve Phillips, an attorney who is an acquaintance of my father-in-law’s best friend. He did not answer, so I left him a very brief message asking him to return my call and telling him how I’d been referred to him.

An Update from Detective Whittier
August 15th, 2012 @ 6:20 am

Detective Whittier of the Deland Police Department called me at 9:20 AM EDT. We had a very long phone call in which I updated him on all of the phone calls I had yesterday. He told me that he was planning on going to visit Woodland Terrace tomorrow to attempt to talk to Dr. Peele […]