Ava Janus of Troy, Mich., the sole surviving heir of Dr. Jack Kevorkian, poses with his “Thanatron” machine, and its carry box, left, in New York Thursday Oct. 27, 2011. It is scheduled to be auctioned as part of his estate, Friday Oct. 28, 2011. Kevorkian’s estate is going ahead with plans to auction 17 of his paintings, including one he did with a pint of his blood, even though a suburban Boston museum is refusing to give them up. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)