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this time in medical annals, it is possible that under certain circumstances, such a death might occur."
A study of Miss Rappe's internal organs (embalmed) by many specialists proved nothing at all. One such specialist said, "There appears to be severe inflammation in the bladder regions, but that could have been caused by peritonitis.''
No doctor was definite about anything. (Author's note: Having read through all this conflicting and confusing medical testimony, I couldn't help wondering what the opinion would be today, with forty more years of experience under the belt of the medical profession. To find out, I asked doctors for their opinion.
(As an indication of the difficulties of the case, one gynecologist, a noted Beverly Hills physician, had this to say: "I have never heard of death or even serious injury to a woman caused by the act of intercourse. I have never read of such a case in medical annals. In the incident you mention, a bladder is said to have been ruptured. The bladder is well-insulated behind the pubic bone and cannot possibly be reached by the penis. Anything is possible but I would be skeptical about such an injury caused merely by intercourse."
(On the other hand, the well-known Los Angeles Urologist, Allan Tauber, had this to say: "Even in the throes of heated passion and rough treatment I have never heard of a serious injury being inflicted on a woman during intercourse. Yet I do feel that if a woman had been drinking heavily, had a distended bladder and was thrust down upon heavily by a fat man, the bladder could be ripped. I might add here that a torn bladder is one of the most painful of all injuries.")
The question of whether any foreign object could have been inserted into Miss Rappe's vaginal tract was good for a day of pro's and con's.
As one physician testified, "There certainly was no proof of a foreign object causing internal damage. There were no scratches, sores, remnants of foreign objects or cuts. That does not mean there couldn't have been any
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