The Winnipeg Sun from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada • 4

4 Winnipeg Sun Thursday November 23 2000 After Iran Crellin died on Jan 28 die Medical Examiner's Officer removed her brain Her husband wants it back GREGMCRESCE Police Reporter Aaron Crellln wants his dead wife's brain back Yesterday the Medical Examiner's Office promised to return the brain they removed from Teresa Irene Crellin's body some 10 months ago after she was found dead at home But the and husband said he isn't holding his breath adding promised to give it to me before and I haven't seen anything Crellin said his 40-year-old wife died in bed on Jan 28 The night before he said she had been out drinking with girlfriends I found her early in the morning she was lying at the bottom of the stairs with puke all over her face I took her up to bed wiped her face put her on her side and went to get her a drink of water Crellin said I returned she was lying face up and was all blue She was he said Teresa's friends and a son from an earlier marriage told police they thought that he killed her Crellin said said I might nave poisoned her What do I know about the retired 54-yearold construction worker said Police declared the West End home a crime scene and the body as evidence was taken by the Medical Office Shortly after that a pathologist performed an autopsy and removed the brain Crellin said he was told they find any alcohol in her system can that be? I know she was drinking I know she said in cases where the death is suspicious may be retained for the purpose of She added the situation may be complicated frirther if a family member is suspected in the death can sort of understand that But this is 10 months later and I feel been cleared They never told me they were holding onto her brain And the only reason I found out was because they never could tell me why she died and I kept pressing for Crellin said In October he learned from a University of Manitoba pathology professor the medical examiner still had his wife's brain thought Why had they kept it? Why they return it? Why they tell me? I was devastated and dumbfounded and continue to be It seemed to me inhuman and he said bought boom the night of her he said On Jan 31 remains without her brain were returned to the family for burial never told us she was incomplete We went through with the cremation and the foneral then and now it looki like we will have to go through it the husband said Police said yesterday their investigation find any evidence to indicate that the death was suspicious just like any investigation if any new information were to come to light from the medical examiner or elsewhere take a second Sgt Bill VanderGraaf said The Medical Examiner Office refused to discuss case with The Sun Director Johanna Abbott Tax cDneatt Staff Reporter 4 chological assessment ordered by anotb- Gi judge That assessment determined Rosenberg and co-accused Lawrence Friesen are fit to stand trial on charges of perjury and public mischief The pair claimed sheriff's officers stole $200 while confiscating her possessions from their home last August away as Wyoming Rosenberg who is defending herself told court one wanted American David-Wynn Miller the developer of language to take the stand and explain it court Miller explained that his is a mathematical interface of all 5JIOO languages designed to trans-ding to th late court word! The bizarre court case of Denise Rosenberg has taken another strange twist This time the convicted tax cheat is demanding the courts use language to make legal jargon understandable to ordinary people' -Rosenberg says the language used by judges and lawyers in court and in legal documents amounts to fiction because nouns have been changed to verbs isfy Rosenberg you do not hear him speak you will' not understand why you are making the' decisions you -are said Rosenberg who was dressed in a black business suit bearing a name tag with an American flag and a postage stamp on it' Rosenberg said the name tag designat- ed her as a post-master and therefore allowed her to file any legal documents she wants it has a flag on it and a stamp it supersedes any document of the die said Giesbrecht told Rosenberg to consider getting a lawyer to help her understand court procedures The case was remanded to January9 court is afraid of this technolc because it shows that all court proceedings are 200 he said surrounded appears based on reports and analy- by about 30 followers at least one of sis their behaviour is wilnil and deliber- whom had driven up from Wyoming Crown attorney Christina Kopynsky Giesbrecht denied Rosenberg's said before a packed courtroom indud- request but told her she could file more ing Rosenberg supporters from as for documents with the court That sat- jpearance Court Judge Linda Giesbrecht The hearing was held to review a psy- TYSON FUTON GROUP YOU GANT BEAT THIS! yourl-stop bedroom shoppy MattiwiwM Altana Fumttur Watart Nunmnarr Support yn aaitraat triiek irtSow lop ho so mg vvitti itoif hjfce ctfisitiictai y-'-'i wh vji'My iam nviK sirrpviiirmm nul iv Ml 4 III.