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| Doctor behind executions speaks out |
| By The Associated Press |
| Published: 08/15/2008 |
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MISSOURI - He owns three Harleys, is a self-described staunch Roman Catholic — and has helped kill dozens of men. Dr. Alan Doerhoff calls himself the "world's authority on lethal injection." The 64-year-old Missouri surgeon estimates he's presided over about 40 executions, and said he assisted Missouri, Arizona and the federal government modernize their execution procedures. "Nobody will ever do as many as I have," Doerhoff said in an exclusive interview with The Associated Press. But he also has been banned from participating in Missouri executions by a judge concerned about Doerhoff's admission of dyslexia, which caused him to transpose numbers and make mistakes, though not "medically crucial" errors when mixing the lethal drugs. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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