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Ruling: Woman's head to go into cryonic storage
March 1, 2010 11:27 AM
A Colorado Springs family has lost a battle with an Arizona cryonics company over the head and brain of their family member. Judge Barbara Hughes ruled Monday morning that a contract signed by Mary Robbins remains in effect. This means that Alcor, which has packed Robbins' head in dry ice... more » -
UPDATE 5:52 Ruling will happen Monday
February 26, 2010 7:44 PM
UPDATE 5:52 The judge will give her ruling Monday at 9am. News First 5 will be there to bring you the latest information. UPDATE 5:32 Closing arguments are underway in this case. One one side Alcor wishes to fulfill its 2006 contract with Mary Robbins. That would require the... more » -
UPDATE 4:06 Friend witnessed change of beneficiary signature
February 26, 2010 6:15 PM
UPDATE 4:06 Friend Mary Jo Meade said she witnessed change of beneficiary before Mary's death. She told the court Mary had some "motor skill problems" so her signature appears shaky on the document. Also testifying this afternoon. Dr. William Timmins of Pikes Peak Hospice. He said he never got... more » -
UPDATE: Alcor representative says she didn't see written revocation
February 26, 2010 12:59 PM
UPDATE: 10:50 a.m. An Alcor employee Jennifer Chapman is now testifying by phone. She says that she didn't see a document revoking Alcor membership in her file for Mary Robbins. Chapman says she and another employee spoke to daughter Darlene Robbins on February 8, a week before Mary Robbins... more » -
Dead woman's head stays on ice pending hearing
February 19, 2010 6:59 PM
A woman who died last week remains in a local mortuary -- her head packed each day in dry ice, in an unusual battle pitting her family against a cryonics organization in Arizona. Lawyers representing the family of Mary Robbins met with lawyers representing Alcor Life Extension Foundation before a... more »
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