▁her ▁b oss , ▁Dr . ▁Michael ▁Robert son . ▁ ▁Mur der ▁In ▁late ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁de ▁Vill ers ▁had ▁learned ▁about ▁both ▁the ▁affair ▁and ▁her ▁res umption ▁of ▁her ▁m eth ▁habit , ▁threaten ing ▁to ▁expose ▁both ▁to ▁the ▁medical ▁exam iner ▁if ▁she ▁did ▁not ▁quit ▁her ▁job . ▁Robert son , ▁who ▁also ▁knew ▁Ros sum ▁had ▁rela ps ed , ▁learned ▁of ▁this ▁threat ▁before ▁de ▁Vill ers ▁was ▁killed . ▁ ▁On ▁November ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁just ▁after ▁ 9 : 1 5   p . m ., ▁Ros sum ▁d ial led ▁ 9 - 1 - 1 ▁and ▁reported ▁that ▁de ▁Vill ers ▁had ▁committed ▁suic ide . ▁Par amed ics ▁found ▁him ▁lay ing ▁un respons ive ▁on ▁the ▁couple ' s ▁bed , ▁which ▁was ▁spr ink led ▁with ▁red ▁rose ▁pet als ; ▁he ▁was ▁pron ounced ▁dead ▁on ▁arrival ▁at ▁the ▁hospital . ▁His ▁wife ▁told ▁authorities ▁he ▁committed ▁suic ide . ▁Despite ▁her ▁claims , ▁de ▁Vill ers ' ▁family ▁– ▁particularly ▁his ▁brother ▁Jer ome ▁– ▁were ▁ad am ant ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁suic idal . ▁However , ▁San ▁Diego ▁police ▁were ▁initially ▁rel uct ant ▁to ▁open ▁an ▁investigation . ▁A ▁month ▁after ▁de ▁Vill ers ' ▁death , ▁Ros sum ▁and ▁Robert son ▁were ▁both ▁fired ▁from ▁the ▁medical ▁exam iner ' s ▁office ▁– ▁Ros sum ▁for ▁hiding ▁her ▁m eth ▁habit ,