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Rep. Gillmor Died In Fall, Autopsy Suggests
CBS News ^ | Sept. 7 | Josephine Hearn

Posted on 09/07/2007 8:46:00 PM PDT by darkangel82

Rep. Gillmor Died In Fall, Autopsy Suggests By Josephine Hearn Sep 7, 2007

(The Politico) Although a heart attack was at first suspected in the death of Rep. Paul Gillmor, an autopsy revealed Friday that he in fact died of massive head and neck injuries sustained in a fall down the steps of his Arlington townhouse.

The cause of death was "blunt head and neck trauma," according to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for northern Virginia.

"The injuries sustained were consistent with a fall and the death appears to be accidental," said Det. Steve Gomez, a spokesman for the Arlington County Police Department. "We have no evidence of foul play."

It was unclear what precipitated the fall. The medical examiner performed toxicology tests as a part of the autopsy. The results of those tests were not released.

Two of Gillmor's aides discovered his body crumpled at the base of a flight of stairs in his home Wednesday morning after he failed to show up for work. The Ohio Republican was 68.


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; US: Ohio
KEYWORDS: 110th; gillmor
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1 posted on 09/07/2007 8:46:04 PM PDT by darkangel82
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To: darkangel82

Arkancide?


2 posted on 09/07/2007 8:47:05 PM PDT by Old Sarge (This tagline in memory of FReeper 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub)
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To: darkangel82; hole_n_one; TrueKnightGalahad; blackie; null and void
Re: The cause of death was "blunt head and neck trauma," according to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for northern Virginia. "The injuries sustained were consistent with a fall and the death appears to be accidental," said Det. Steve Gomez, a spokesman for the Arlington County Police Department. "We have no evidence of foul play."

Yeah, but... did he ever cross the Clintons?


3 posted on 09/07/2007 8:49:36 PM PDT by Bender2 ("I've got a twisted sense of humor, and everything amuses me." RAH Beyond this Horizon)
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To: darkangel82

Ugh. Poor man. :-(


4 posted on 09/07/2007 8:52:19 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (~~~Jihad Fever -- Catch It !~~~ (Backup tag: "Live Fred or Die"))
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To: Bender2

I’m not sure of the clinton connection, but here it is in the port clinton news. That’s 3nough for me.

http://www.portclintonnewsherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070906/NEWS01/709060301


5 posted on 09/07/2007 8:55:14 PM PDT by CJ Wolf
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To: darkangel82
This is really sad.

I had a bad fall about the time I turned 40 and quickly understood how easily a fall could become fatal.
6 posted on 09/07/2007 8:55:57 PM PDT by elizabetty (Ron Paul - Because Moonbats Need Choices Too!)
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To: darkangel82

Someone should propose legislation to ban stairs or install elevators in all residences of members of congress.


7 posted on 09/07/2007 8:57:57 PM PDT by OCC
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To: darkangel82
Can Mitch Rapp account for his whereabouts at the time of death?
8 posted on 09/07/2007 8:59:50 PM PDT by Radix (Nothing else to do but raise eyebrows and wreak havoc on FR.com)
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To: darkangel82

Arkancide


9 posted on 09/07/2007 9:00:24 PM PDT by Cinnamon
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To: elizabetty
I had a bad fall about the time I turned 40 and quickly understood how
easily a fall could become fatal.


Maybe a decade or so ago, I read a good journal article about
the care architects/designers put into stair design.
The article also listed a number of historical cases of
"death by stairs".

Mommy and Daddy weren't just joking when they said
"Watch your step".
10 posted on 09/07/2007 9:01:18 PM PDT by VOA
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” Rep. Gillmor Died In Fall “

Yea , but who pushed him ?


11 posted on 09/07/2007 9:01:52 PM PDT by sushiman
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To: darkangel82

No, he died in late Summer.


12 posted on 09/07/2007 9:03:57 PM PDT by LexBaird (Behold, thou hast drinken of the Aide of Kool, and are lost unto Men.)
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To: OCC

I’m waiting for the big plastic bubble the Government is going to provide me, free of charge of course, to keep me safe.

I’m not sure how they are going to get the keg in and out, but hey, that’s their problem!


13 posted on 09/07/2007 9:04:33 PM PDT by occamrzr06
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To: LexBaird
No, he died in late Summer.

Are you calling the people who performed the autopsy liars!?

14 posted on 09/07/2007 9:12:37 PM PDT by OCC
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To: Old Sarge

You’ve got it. I said immediately that the police should ALWAYS treat any “mysterious” death of a Congressman or Senator as a homicide until proven otherwise. Obviously now we have something that could have been a homicide. Blunt force trauma is what killed Michael Peterson’s wife (in Durham, NC) whose death he claimed was a result of her fall down their house steps.

After a lengthy trial, it was proven that instead Peterson beat his wife over the head - causing the blunt force trauma.

This Congressman rated very high on the conservative scale, voting “right” on all the major issues.

The Chinese communist agents are here - Mr. Hsu is one.

They are killers. And Hitlery’s goon squads are killers.

Nothing will come of this.....but if I were a Republican or conservative Congressman/Senator I would please for beefed up security for each and every one of the conservatives. The libs have nothing to fear unless they cross hitlery.


15 posted on 09/07/2007 9:38:14 PM PDT by Freedom'sWorthIt
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To: Freedom'sWorthIt

“plead” not “please” sheesh


16 posted on 09/07/2007 9:39:25 PM PDT by Freedom'sWorthIt
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To: darkangel82

Wonder who pushed him down the stairs?


17 posted on 09/07/2007 9:43:25 PM PDT by shield (A wise man's heart is at his RIGHT hand;but a fool's heart at his LEFT. Ecc 10:2)
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To: Freedom'sWorthIt
Waitaminnithere. Early reports found him dead IN HIS BED.

Of an apparent heart attack.

18 posted on 09/07/2007 9:46:12 PM PDT by txhurl (.)
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To: OCC
Are you calling the people who performed the autopsy liars!?

No, I'm calling the news headline writer incompetent. How much effort would it have been to write "A" before "Fall"?

19 posted on 09/07/2007 10:06:34 PM PDT by LexBaird (Behold, thou hast drinken of the Aide of Kool, and are lost unto Men.)
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To: Freedom'sWorthIt
A big, fat, hugh 68 year-old tub of goo nobody ever heard of, who, as far as I know never caused any problems for hilliary is found dead. Heart attack? Clumsy fall down stairs?

Nope, must be an Arkancide. Why? Get series.

Hilliary’s gang already controls US government, and according to all polls is set to firm up their control in the next election.

If they wanted to revert to form and kill somebody again, why would they not assassinate somebody that could actually slow down their agenda?

20 posted on 09/07/2007 10:08:36 PM PDT by tdscpa
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