The Untold Truth Of Dr. Death

Saul Elbein writes in the Texas Observer that Dr. Henderson sent him a recording of his complaint to the Texas Medical Board. In it, he is yelling at Maria Lopez, the medical board investigator assigned to Duntsch's case in January 2013, demanding to know why he was still practicing. Lopez answers Henderson's frustration in a somber tone, saying that while you may know a doctor is bad, gathering evidence takes time. 

Duntsch's license was finally revoked in June 2013, after he had killed two patients and maimed 31 others. His license gone, Duntsch went off the rails. A string of arrests for DWI, shoplifting, and more followed. By this time his wife and he had separated and he also filed for bankruptcy.

In July 2015, indictments came through. Duntsch landed in jail on a $600,000 bond and waited for the trial to begin. Toby Shook, a Dallas defense attorney, gave a statement to Dallas Magazine: "I cannot recall a physician being indicted for aggravated assault for acts committed during surgery. And not just Dallas County, I don't recall hearing about it anywhere." The life in prison sentence was a deathblow to Duntsch, who, according to his father, was now a humbled man who had lost everything. According to his lawyer, Duntsch was a scapegoat. But for his victims, the judgment was a big relief. 

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