Out-of-place details, and discrepancies, are the life's blood of conspiracy theories. A few exist regarding the death of Kilgallen. She was found in the master bedroom-- Sinclaire made much of the fact that he found Kilgallen in the master bedroom. Strange since it was well known with her staff that she usually slept in a different room, on the fifth floor. It was said that Kilgallen had once caught her unfaithful husband committing adultery with another woman in that very bed in that same room. Sinclaire found his client and long-time friend in a strange state. Dorothy was made up (makeup) and wearing a robe (not something she normally wore to bed). Further, she was wearing the false eyelashes she wore on the town (along with the makeup Sinclaire usually did for her). She was sitting up in bed. An ominous phone call-- A managing editor of two small movie magazines, Mary Brannum, received a call the morning of Kilgallen's death, saying simply that Dorothy Kilgallen had been murdered--the caller then hung up. (it's also said that the call came before official word had been made). Then there's the slightly strange behavior from the medical examiner: The medical examiner at the scene was Dr. James Luke. Luke was with her for forty-five minutes, though some reports state an hour and fifteen minutes. He added the word "undetermined" to his conclusion that alcohol and barbiturates were the cause. When asked in what form she'd taken the barbiturates, he answered, "we don't want to give that out because...well, just because." What adds to the slight strangeness on the medical front is that the death certificate was not signed by Luke, but by a Dr. Dominick DiMaio, who would later tell Midwest Today he doesn't believe he signed the certificate and says he was in Brooklyn at the time. Further, Dr. Charles Umberger, toxicology director at the New York City Medical Examiner's office, later said he privately suspected a murder.