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Jan 2022
46m 35s

Autopsy: The Last Hours of…Lucille Ball

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America’s first lady of comedy had delighted audiences with a glittering career that spanned over half a century: but it was her television show, ‘I Love Lucy,’ that had transformed television and turned the actress into the most famous face on the planet. The 77 year old would die of a rupture of the aorta - a life-ending tear of the largest artery in the human body. This is rare, and even more since she was in great shape just weeks before her death. So what was going on inside Lucille Ball’s body that led to this catastrophic event? Could a mysterious teenage illness have played a part? World renowned forensic pathologist, Dr. Michael Hunter investigates Lucille’s life in forensic detail to piece together what really happened to Lucille Ball. 

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