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EVIDENCE OF TREATMENT:
N/A
EXTERNAL EXAMINATION:
The autopsy is begun at 9:30 P.M. on October 28 th , 2007. The body is presented in a black body bag. The victim is wearing a white terrycloth robe with blue pin stripes, blue pajama top, blue pajama bottoms, white boxer shorts, size 11 brown men's slippers. Jewelry includes a wristwatch.
The body is that of a normally developed white male measuring 69 inches and weighing 183 pounds, and appearing generally consistent with the stated age of forty-eight years. The body is cold and unembalmed. Lividity is fixed in the distal portions of the limbs. The eyes are open. The irises are brown and corneas are cloudy. . The pupils measure 0.4 cm. The hair is brown and approximately 3 inches in length at the longest point.
Bruise found on neck is approximately 2 inches long and 1 inch in width.
Upon removal of the victim's clothing, areas of the body were swabbed and submitted for detection of hypochlorite.
The genitalia are that of an adult male and there is no evidence of injury. Limbs are equal, symmetrically developed and show no evidence of injury. The fingernails are short in length and fingernail beds are blue. There are no residual scars, markings or tattoos.
INTERNAL EXAMINATION:
HEAD--CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM: There is a bruise on neck 2 inches long and 1 inch wide. The brain weighs 1,425 grams and within normal limits.
SKELETAL SYSTEM: There are no broken bones present.
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM--THROAT STRUCTURES: The oral cavity shows no lesions. Otherwise, the mucosa is intact and there are no injuries to the lips, teeth or gums.
There is no obstruction of the airway. The mucosa of the epiglottis, glottis, piriform sinuses, trachea and major bronchi are anatomic. No injuries are seen and there are no mucosal lesions.
The lungs weigh: right, 353 grams; left 362 grams. The lungs are unremarkable.
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM: The heart weighs 300 grams, and has a puncture wound in the left ventricle causing bleeding.
GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM: The mucosa and wall of the esophagus are intact and gray-pink, without lesions or injuries. The gastric mucosa is intact and pink without injury. Approximately 145 ml of partially digested semisolid food is found in the stomach. The mucosa of the duodenum, jejunum, ileum, colon and rectum are intact.
URINARY SYSTEM: The kidneys weigh: left, 145 grams; right, 150 grams. The kidneys are anatomic in size, shape and location and are without lesions.
MALE GENITAL SYSTEM: The structures are within normal limits.
TOXICOLOGY: Sample of right pleural blood and bile are submitted for toxicologic analysis. Stomach contents are saved.
SEROLOGY: A sample of right pleural blood is submitted in the EDTA tube. Routine toxicologic studies were ordered.
LABORATORY DATA
Cerebrospinal fluid culture and sensitivity:
Gram stain: Unremarkable
Culture: No growth after 72 hours
Cerebrospinal fluid bacterial antigens:
Hemophilus influenza B: Negative
Streptococcus pneumoniae: Negative
N. Meningitidis: Negative
Neiserria meningitidis B/E. Coli K1: Negative
Drug Screen Results:
Urine screen {Immunoassay} was NEGATIVE.
Ethanol: 0 gm/dl, Blood (Heart)
Ethanol: 0 gm/dl, Vitreous
Millicent Schmid, Ph.D.
Chief Toxicologist
May 25, 2004
EVIDENCE COLLECTED:
1. One (1) Terrycloth Robe with Blue Pinstripes Size Mens Large
2. One (1) pair Blue Pajama Bottoms Size Mens Large.
3. One (1) Blue Pajama Top Size Mens Large
4. One (1) pair of white boxer underwear size Large
5. One (1) pair brown mens slippers size 11
6. One (1) Seiko brand wristwatch
7. One (1) Broken knife blade measuring 4 inches long and 1 inch in width
8. Samples of Blood (type A+), Bile, and Tissue (heart, lung, brain, kidney, liver, spleen).
9. Fifteen (15) swabs from various body locations, to be tested for presence of hypochlorite.
10. Eleven (12) autopsy photographs.
11. One postmortem CT scan.
12. One postmortem MRI.
OPINION
Time of Death: Body temperature, rigor and livor mortis, and stomach contents approximate the time of death between 5:00 P.M. and 5:30 P.M. on October 28 th , 2007
Immediate Cause of Death: Puncture wound to left ventricle causing massive bleeding.
Manner of Death: Undetermined
Remarks: Manner of death listed as possibly accidental, pending further evidence analysis.
//Manish Agarwal, M.D.
Yoknapatawpha County Coroner's Office
October 28 th , 2007 |
