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is a member of the church who she can trust. And that’s how we told her so that she’d come with us.
Det. Sudler:
And who was that? -
Johnson:
Dr. Minkoff. -
Det. Sudler: -
Dr. Minkoff. . .okay. Had she been a patient of his
before?
Johnson:
I don’t think so. He’s a.. .he’s an emergency room
physician. But you see, he has. . .his specialty
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training is in infectious diseases. So it was like
it was perfect.. .you know. . .someone that she would trust that had the training to handle whatever...
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- whatever infection she had.
Det. Carrasq:
She knew him when you mentioned him by name?
Johnson:
I don’t think so. I.. .we ‘didn’t really mention him
by name.. .just that. . .you know.. .how would you feel about. . .you know. . .would it be Okay with you to go to a doctor. . .you know. . . that was just in an emergency
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- room.. .you know. .that. . .that is a member of the church
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and that we know and that we know is.. .you know.. .is...
is kind and gentle and there’d be no. . .you know... whatever.. .1 don’t know.. .whatever bad experience she had before. . .you know.. .somebody didn’t treat her right.
Det. Carrasq:
What was her response?
Johnson:
- She wasn’t happy about it but she was okay with it...
- -
you know. . .she agreed to. . . to come with.. .we helped
her get dressed.. .you know. . it was like. . .1 can tell you that, without getting an agreement from her, it
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would’ve been a kicking screaming battle and. . .you
know.. .and. . .you know.. .there’s no way.. .no way I’d
do that. - - -
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- Det. Sudler: - Helped her get dressed.. .did.. .did she need help
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getting dressed or did you just get her clothes for
her? - -

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