Sure. But he could have manipulated it, couldn't he? He plays Mr. Nice Guy and encourages the nursing staffs to pamper Terri and indulge her wishes for food and drink, within reason. He is generous, he is full of smiles. Soon, if the ME is right, Terri would have had her glorious death experience, courtesy of a misdirected chocolate chip or something.
Of course, the ME might have overstated the risk. That was my decidedly sarcastic point in the first place.
I think you seen to many Alfred Hitchcock episodes. : ) He was not just not brilliant nor would he give up that much control. Right?