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Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2010 18:40:34 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Larry Johnson's libels

Melody Maxim continues to defend Larry Johnson's scurrilous attacks on  
Alcor and cryonics, relying on his apparently  respectable record as a  
paramedic. As I and others have pointed out, he does not seem to offer any  

evidence of any criminal or seriously unethical behavior at Alcor, just drivel
such as calling a hammer a (gasp) surgical mallet.
 
One of the questions I asked Melody was why, if his more serious charges  
are backed by real evidence, have not the authorities taken action? The  
answer is below, with regard to one of his  serious charges, viz, that  Alcor 
deliberately hastened the death of a patient. The material  below is  taken 
from the Amazon web site. I think any reasonable person will conclude that  
the nurse, who calls Johnson a liar, is more credible than Johnson.
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The following is copied from Amazon.com  
44 of 58 people found the  following review helpful: 
1.0 out of 5 stars I WAS THE NURSE/I WAS THERE,  November 11, 2009 
By Ronald Hennes RN "CoastMedRN" (Los Angeles) - See all  my reviews 



This review is from: Frozen: My Journey into the  World of Cryonics, 
Deception, and Death (Hardcover) 
Very interesting book.  However, the part where it is claimed the death of 
the patient in North  Hollywood was "hastened" by an Alcor staff member is 
simply untrue. I was the RN  caring for the patient that night and he died of 
natural causes. His body was  turned over to Alcor per the prior 
arrangements (the patient and his partner  with Alcor) after I declared he had 

expired. At no time have I ever been a  member of Alcor nor been in their 
employ. 
And at no time did anyone other then  myself administer any medications to 
the patient that night that I am aware of  and I do not believe it possible 
that this could have been done. When I observed  and documented that he had no 
pulse, no respirations, and no heartbeat I  concluded he had expired. The 
authors of the book never contacted me. I was  interviewed by detectives from 
the LAPD several years ago when these charges  were first made and I told 
them what I am writing in this review.  






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