Woman Accused of Helping 86-year-old WWII Vet Commit Suicide

Woman Accused of Helping 86-year-old Vet Commit Suicide

KTLA News
March 28, 2012

LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif. (KTLA) -- Orange County sheriff's deputies have arrested a woman for allegedly helping an 86-year-old Laguna Niguel man commit suicide.

Elizabeth Barrett, 65, is accused of helping Jack Koency, a World War II veteran, kill himself with a cocktail of drugs on Sept. 30, 2011.

Koency's death at a senior living complex in Laguna Niguel was reported by Barret, a self-described social worker.

But, investigators say what may have initially seemed like a natural death turned out to be anything but natural.

The first sign of foul play came when sheriff's deputies found a motion-activated video camera that Koency had hidden in his apartment.

"He was part of the greatest generation," Deputy District Atty. Ebrahim Baytieh said about Koency.

"He fought in World War II, and unfortunately he came back and he suffered from depression, he suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder. He was paranoid."
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