1. What string of events in 2009 suggests that, if Skloot had not begun researching Henrietta's story a decade earlier, it may have been lost forever?

The town of Clover was gone the year 2009. Gary has died of stoke and Cootie has commited himself to death. Deborah is also dead moreover, valuable information has been taken has been taken from all of these soueces. These string of events suggests that, if Skloot had not begun researching Henrietta's story a decade earlier, it may have been lost forever.