As she spoke , her breaths emitted a small whistle from her tracheotomy tube , which protruded from a surgical opening in her neck . Face transplant recipient was shot in 2004 by her husband . In a recent interview she told an affiliate that she shot her husband . Doctors say Connie Culp fit criteria for ideal face transplant recipient .
Face transplant recipient was shot in 2004 by her husband . In a recent interview she told an affiliate that she shot her husband . Doctors say Connie Culp fit criteria for ideal face transplant recipient .