Preliminary Coroner's Report
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DATE and HOUR AUTOPSY PERFORMED: Manish Agarwal, M.D.
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Assistant: Victoria Witte, M.D. ***RUSH*** Full Autopsy Performed |
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EVIDENCE OF TREATMENT N/A
EXTERNAL EXAMINATION - SUMMARY The autopsy is begun at 2:00 p.m. on March 13, 2024. The body is presented in a black body bag. At the time of examination, the body is clothed in a black medium to heavyweight coat, a white cotton t-shirt, black denim jeans, and black shoes. Wire-rimmed prescription eyeglasses are also present, hooked over the left ear but otherwise displaced. The body is that of a normally developed, well-nourished Caucasian male measuring 69½ inches in length, weighing 180 pounds, and appearing generally consistent with the stated age of thirty-seven years. The body is cold and unembalmed with pronounced rigor and posterior fixed lividity. The scalp is covered by short, 1/8" long, brown hair. The skull is symmetric and intact. The eyes are open, and the irises are blue. The teeth are natural and well-maintained. The anterior chest is of normal contour and is intact. The abdomen is protuberant, and the pelvis is intact. The external genitalia is male and unremarkable. The back is symmetrical and intact. The body hair is male and average. The upper and lower extremities are symmetric, normally developed, and intact. The hands and nails are clean and evidence no injury. There is a tattoo on the upper right arm reading "Liebster Elena." There are no other residual scars, markings, or tattoos. INTERNAL EXAMINATION - SUMMARY All organs are within normal limits. No underlying pathological disease conditions or congenital anomalies were observed. Approximately 100 ml of partially digested semisolid food is found in the stomach, including fragments of light-colored bread or pastry-like material consistent with doughnuts. Additional details will be available in the final report. DESCRIPTION OF INJURIES - SUMMARY One sharp-force penetrating wound to the head, resulting in craniocerebral injury. The blow was administered to the left side of the head, approximately 1.75 inches superior to the left orbit. Depth of penetration is approximately 3 inches into the scalp, skull, and brain tissue of the frontal lobe with associated hemorrhages. The size of the entry wound is approximately 3/4-inch in diameter and is tapered or pointed at approximately 30 degrees to a 1/8-inch diameter at the base. Opinion: This is a fatal injury. TOXICOLOGIC STUDIES Additional analysis is ongoing. Drug Screen Results: Blood Ethanol: None Millicent Schmid, Ph.D. EVIDENCE COLLECTED 1. Samples of hair, blood (type A+), urine, bile, and tissue (heart, lung, brain, kidney, liver, spleen) 2. Thirteen (13) autopsy photographs 3. Two (2) postmortem x-rays 4. Two (2) standard fingerprint cards 5. One (1) men's coat, black 6. One (1) pair of men's denim jeans, blue 7. One (1) men's shirt, long-sleeved, white 8. One (1) pair of men's boxer-style underwear, plaid 8. One (1) pair of men's shoes, black 9. One (1) pair of wire-rim prescription eyeglasses Clothing, eyeglasses, hair sample, blood sample, urine sample, and one of the fingerprint cards transferred to Crime Lab for further analysis and comparison.
OPINION Time of Death: Body temperature, rigor and livor mortis, and other factors approximate the time of death between approximately 9:00 and 10:00 a.m. on 3/13/2024. Cause of Death: Sharp force, penetrating cranial trauma Manner of Death: Homicide
//Manish Agarwal, M.D.
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