Marjorie Nighbert: if this really occurred as reported, it was a crime. I'm unfortunately unable to confirm this because the story only appears in pro-life sources and varies in significant details from source to source (Was she 76? 83? Did she die in '95? 96? Was she unconscious and then woke up or conscious all the way through?)
Dehydration cracks every single cell in the body and organs turn to rocks. It's a barbaric thing and it's painful.