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Possibility of Exhumation

I have thought about if this would add any evidence.  My forensic background is in chemistry, but I would think there wouldn't be much to gain by exhumation.  X-rays can be taken if not taken at the ME's, but I would think that the most likely evidence that would have pointed to a homicide instead of an accident would be soft tissue damage/bruising. Noted in the ME's report is "left forehead laceration and left eye bruise" and "no c-spine fx/dislocation" (no broken neck).  No injuries are drawn at all on the body diagrams in the ME report. Sheriff: Body of NC murder suspect's 1st wife could be exhumed

Medical Examiner's Report

Here is a copy of the medical examiner's report that I requested.  I will post full comments later.  My initial impression is that there's not much here.  There's not even any drawings of the injuries. So here below, the ME says: "c-spine did not show fx/dislocation" in reference to a break of the neck.  Interpreted as cervical spine showed no effects or dislocation. What gets me  is there is no description of the injuries to the head.  This seems the ideal place to describe the injury or injuries to the head, but more time is spent describing jewelry and after effects of EMT work.  If this is routine ME procedure, it doesn't seem a very scientific approach to accident investigation.