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Do you know what method? >> he slit his wrists. he's unconscious. >> we got a call from a neighbor that an ambulance was outside kathy's home and they were wheeling chaz away. >> chaz higgs left a suicide note, saying he couldn't live without his wife, kathy. he blamed her political enemies for her death. >> thank you for taking my wife away from me. she was fighting for her life, a life that was taken away by non-caring politicians. my wife's career was ruined by you. i want to be buried beside my wife so we can hold hands in the sunshine. >> fortunately, chaz received medical attention in ti...

>> she was one of the top five elected officials in the state. some people thought she was not very nice and some people thought she was the greatest thing since cupcakes. >> two years later, kathy augustine ran again for state treasurer, but in the middle of that campaign, kathy fell ill. >> something is wrong with my wife. she's not breathing. >> she's not breathing at all? >> not breathing at all. i need some help. >> when paramedics arrived, kathy was barely alive. >> they gave her two drugs to assist her, kind of jolted her back into business, and then they loaded her into the ambulance a...

There really was no chance of her recovering and living. >> after three days, the family had to make a difficult choice. >> we made the decision to withdraw life support. it was a tough decision, but it was a decision that was made a little easier by the fact that kathy had clearly expressed that in her will. >> after kathy's death, her husband, chaz, was able to provide some important details. he said he awoke early that morning, got up, did some chores, and when he returned to the bedroom, realized kathy was unresponsive. >> i just checked her out. she wasn't breathing. she had no pulse, so ...

Higgs. when charles augustine died in the hospital, as his wife, kathy was the beneficiary of his $1 million life insurance policy. three weeks later, she married chaz higgs. in 2007, charles augustine's body was exhumed and tested for succinylcholine. >> they did find the metabolite of succinylcholine. succinylmonocholine. >> a metabolite means it's a by-product of succinylcholine. >> if you don't look for it, you don't find it. that's not a condescending answer. that is the truth. >> there has never been a documented case of succinylmonocholine being produced as a result of embalming fluid. ...

The most colorful politicians in nevada state politics. she was the state's first female comptroller, and she was on president bush's short list to become the secretary of the treasury. >> whether you agreed with her politics or not, you could not doubt that this woman was a force of nature. >> but augustine's star fell as quickly as it rose. >> not guilty, madam president. >> in 2004, her political enemies accused her of violating election laws, and her case was brought before the state legislature. >> i think that we can finally get a fair and nonpartisan trial in the state senate. >> but th...