Killer in the Herds

Todd Heisler

Rocky Mountain News

Tracie McEwen-Watts with her daughter Rilee, 6. 'My little girls have just been through hell,' says Tracie, whose husband Doug McEwen died in 1999 from Creutzfeld-Jakob Disease. Tracie’s husband, Doug McEwen, died in 1999 at the age of 30, apparently from Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease. His death raised concerns among his family and doctors because of his age. The mean ageof CJD victims in the U.S. is 68. Tracie questions whether eating venison may have contributed to his disease.

Todd Heisler, "Killer in the Herds," in POYi Archive, Item #32736, http://archive.poy.org/items/show/32736 (accessed November 23, 2024).