This celebrity goo was created by player Steve West.
Scott Hardie replaced the category and difficulty provided by Steve.

publication date: Sunday, January 10, 2021 (part of Winter 2021)

category: Accidents

clue: Before using a scalpel, it's probably a good idea to be sure the corpse is a corpse, of course.

explanation: Carlos Camejo was declared dead after an auto accident. He awoke during his autopsy in excruciating pain from a surgical incision. more…

intended difficulty: hard

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Denise Sawicki, and Erik Bates


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