MI v. KEVORKIAN (1999)

Dr. Jack Kevorkian, dubbed ‘Dr. Death,’ is on trial for the assisted suicide of 52-year-old Thomas Youk. Kevorkian videotaped himself injecting Youk with a fatal dose of chemicals at his consent. Youk was in the advance stages of Lou Gehrig’s disease, or ALS. Kevorkian is acting as his own lawyer.

MI v. Dr. Jack Kevorkian (1999): The Trials of Dr. Death