Bogus Records Raise More Fears in Tissue Trade
Alistair Cooke, the longtime host of "Masterpiece Theatre" on U.S. television and known around the world for his "Letter from America" shows on the BBC, died from cancer in 2004 at age 95 in New York.Image source: The BBC / AP
An AP newswire article, via MSNBC, reports that:
The medical records that accompanied the body of “Masterpiece Theatre” host Alistair Cooke were wrong in just about every possible way.More here.
His name was misspelled. His birthdate was off by 10 years. His Social Security number wasn’t even close. Also wrong were the name of his doctor and the time and cause of his death.
There was even a bogus name and phone number for a family member who supposedly agreed to donate the 95-year-old celebrity’s body parts for tissue transplants.
posted by Fergie @ 9/18/2006 04:04:00 PM
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