One thing was certain about Abbie Borroto in the last months of 1949. She was not long for this world. The 59-year-old New Hampshire wife and mother had been battling an inoperable cancer for over a year. Tumors had invaded most of her body, which had withered from her healthy weight of 140 pounds to 80. Even intravenous nourishment was nearly impossible because most of her veins had collapsed. Worst of all, pain medications were no longer working. It was clear she was about to die. But unsettling questions arose after she took her last breath on Dec. 4, 1949....