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Rene lost his arm to bacteria and he never even got in the water. only handled shrimp for bait on a fishing trip. this man s left leg still twice its normal size a year after wading into water in biloxi, mississippi. it was the most painful thing. these people saved my leg. reporter: his heart goes out to the medical staff at memorial hospital in gulfport. and it s not just mississippi. it can happen to anyone anywhere. a few recent cases, louisiana, in georgia, michigan, idaho, oregon, in kansas, a brain-destroying amoeba dook the life of 9-year-old hally yust last week. the amoeba finds its way way back in our noses, then works its way into our central nervous system. reporter: jacksonville university recently tested six bodies of water near its florida campus for the flesh-eating ....
oh, absolutely it did. it was quite an exercise in creative writing really on the defense s part. why would they put anything in there that tends to point towards responsibility of their client? they re trying to paint a certain picture of her and actually put forrest hayes on trial as opposed to their suspect. they re trying to bring about you know, make her the victim in this case. she s not the victim. here s what s interesting is none of this affected alix tichelman. her behavior never changed after either the death of the man in milton, georgia, or the death of mr. hayes. she was still involved in prostitution activities, she was still introducing drugs into those situations. that s evidenced by the fact that when we arrested her, she showed is up with a needle full of heroin, and additional heroin ready to go. she was still prostituting. thought she was coming for a none of this has affected her ....
i certainly reviewed the video. i don t think that s been the most accurate representation in the media. reporter: tichelman s public defender says the scandalous image doesn t match the facts. tichelman is heroin addict. she was hayes prostitute, but that, they say, was it. this case is about two adults who were engaged in mutual, consensual drug usage in the context of a sexual encounter initiated and encouraged by mr. hayes. there was no intent to harm or injure much less kill mr. hayes. reporter: the attorneys say tichelman was also present when a previous boyfriend in georgia overdosed on heroin and died just a few months ago. but that, they say, is an unfortunate coincidence and the life of a heroin addict. birds of a feather fly together. and that s been my experience in this business. and i m sure that they were both engaged in some unhealthy high risk choices in lifestyle back there. reporter: in some court ....