StolenReport VT0504 Research by Mark Buckle 2013

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Case Number: W 0510410'l

---r-Reporting fficenConstable RanjitSingh Date of RSorE 10 May2012

At about 1040 hoUrs on 10th May 2012,the body of Rowan Maher was discovered by neighbours

inside of his apartmenl $eeEutppsy report for detai$i.

// I nvestigation i ntdta se w'05 lontinues witttI pinimal progress. Ir 9mm pistol. One 401Evidence collected consisted of one browning pistol. One 408 rifle and

Hellraiser "puzzle bof and 4 photographs depicting a second box (missing)

Evidence in the autopsy directs police attention to the retrieval of the missing box and any

addtional photographs.

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Office of thef! County Coroner

DATE and HOURAUTOPSY PERFORMED:1 1 lO4l2O1 0; 8:30 A.M, by

Manish Agarwal, M.D.555 Jackson AvenueOxford, MS 38655662-234-XXXX (FAX 662-234-m0q

Assistant:VrdoriaWitre, M.D.

Full Autopsy Performed

SUM]VIARY REPORT'OF AUTOPSY

Name:MAHER, Rowan

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Race:Whlte /Sex:Male

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lnvestigative Agency:

Elcou nty sheritrs Depadnent

EVIDENCE OFTREATMENT:

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EXTERNAL D(AMINATION:

Theautopsyisbegunat8:30A.M.onts}hebodyispresenbdinablackbodybag.Thevic1imiswearingawhitesleeveless turtleneck shirt and navy blue sweabants. J

The body is that of a nomally developed wlrite mde meeuring 67 inches and weighing 118 pounds, and appearing generallyconsistent with the stated age of twenty-six years. The body b cold arid unembalmed. Lividity is fixed in the distal portions ofthe limbs. Itmeye are.ryl The irises are brown and comeas are cloudy. Petechial hemonhaging is present in theconjuctival surfaces of the eyes. The pupils measurc 0.3 cnr. The hair is dark blonde and approximately 3 inches in length atthe longest point.

Removal of the shirt revealed a ligature mark (known throughout this report as Ligature A) on the chest. Ligature A isapproximately 7 inches wide and encircles the right breast in the form of a'V'on the breast plate and an inverted'V'on theposterior of the neck, consistent with deep hceration effecb. Major abrasions are present in the area of Ligature A.Haemonhage sunounding Ligature A indicates this injury to be post+nortem.

Upon removal of the victims clothing, an odor of vanilla was detec{ed. Areas of the body urere swabbed and submifted fordetec{ion of hypochlorite. Following removal of the shirt, a second ligature mark (known lhroughout this report as Ligature B)

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was observed on the victims neck. The mark is dark red ligature andneck just below the laryngeal prominence. The width of the maft

neck, crossing the anterior midline of the

The skin of the anterior neck above and below the ligature mark shows*,rnrllllEugaru re A. Tne aosence.or aorElsrtrns LiFture B, along with the variations in the widthof the ligature mark, are consistent with a soft ligature, suc*r trace evidence was rccovered fromLigature B that might assist in identification of thelll us€d.

The genitalia are that otln aAut male and therg is evidence of iniury. Pubic hair has been shaved in iE entirety within six hoursof death. Limbs are equ-gl, symmetrically develdped and show evidence of injury. The fingemails are medium length andfingemail beds are blue hnd cofltain trac6 ofblass filings. There are no residual scars, markings or tattoos.

INTERNAL EXAMINATION:

HEAD-CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM: Subsequent autopsy shows a brckeo thyroid bone. Haemonhaging frorn Ligature Bpenetrates the skin and sub dermal tissues of the neck. The brain uieighs 1 ,303 grarns and within normal limits aEhoughstrangely sd6ms to.be charged with a kind of siatic electricity when touched,

SKELETAL SYSTEM: The thyroid bone is fractured.-Evibnce of contusbn with a hqe cube shaped objed pcsiblyembossed, traces of brass can be found on the skin at thb pcition.

RESPIRATORY SYSTEM-THROAT STRUCTURES: The oral cavity shows efreme laceration. Petecfihl henronhagirq bpresent in the mucosa of the lips and the interior of tte rnouth. Othenarise, the muoosa is intact and injudes to the Er, be$ andgums are detaibd in report VS22(}2991 conceming the foreign wires and small c*rains attached to the tesh of tre yidin at thispq$litn.

There is no obstruction of the airway. The mucca of the epigloilb, gloftis, piriform sinuses, trachea dnd major bronchi areanatomic. No injuries are seen and there ale no mucosal lesixrs. The hyoid bone, the thyroid, and the cricoid cartilages arefractured.

The lungs weigh: right, 355 grams; left 362 grams. The lulqs are 20% flled with a yet 6 yet ur*noun blue lkluiri. (See diagramAG)

CARDIOVASCUISR SYSTEM: The heart weighs 253 grams, and lrc a normal size arrd @nfiguration. No evidence ofatherosclerosis is present.

GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM: The mucosa and wall of the esophagus are i#ad andgray-pink, without lesions or injuries,The gastric mucosa is intact and pink without injury. Approxiln-dely 125 ml d partially digested semisolid food is found in thestomach. The mucosa of the duodenum, jejunumrjletm, colon and rectum ale intad.

--/URINARY SYSTEM: The kidneys weigh: let, 1 '15 grams; right, 1l3grams. The kidneys are anatomic in size, shape andlocation and are without lesions.

TOXICOLOGY: Sampld of right pleural blood and bile are submitbd for toxicological analysis, Stonrdr contents are saved.

SEROLOGY: A sample of right pleural blood is submitted in the EDTA tube. Routine toxicobgi:al studies were ordered.

LABORATORY DATA

Cerebrospinal llui, cafure ard sensitivity:..

Gram stain: Unremarkabb 1:

Cufture: extrcme growth afier7?6ours (investigation ordered by MD)

Hemophilus influenza B: NegativeStreptococcus pneumoniae: NegatineN. Meningitidis: NegativeNeiserria meningitidis BlE. Coli K1: Negative

Drug Screen Results:

Urine screen {lmmunoaspay} wasNEGATlVE.Ethanol: 0 gm/dl, Blood (P{eart)

Ethanol: 0 gnr/dl, Vitreous' \...

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haemorrhaging.'Ligature B is not consistent

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Millicent Schmid, Ph.D.Chief ToxicologistMay 25, 2004

EVIDENCE COLLECTED:3... '* t

1. One (1) white turtleneck sleewless shirt, size Small.

2. One (1) pair navy blue srveatpants, sire Small.

+.E-5. Samples of Eood (type O+), Bile, and Tssue (heart, lung, brain, kirlney, liver, spleen).

6. Fifteen (15) srrebs frorn various body locatftrns, to be b#d for presen@ of hypochlorite..n'

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8. One postmortem CT scan.

9. One postmortem MRl.

OPINION

Time of lleath: Body terperature, rigor and livor mortis, and silornach contents ryroximate the time of death between 7:30and 9:30 P.M. on 512212q]/..

lmmediate Cause of Death: Laenation and body modiHixt I{eavy inpact oltigci to the skull and crEst arEa, pGsably the"Wzzb bof found in crime scene photographs.Asphyxia due to ligatue strargulation (Ligature B). Llafure A b made post-mortem.

Manner of Death: lbrnickle

Rema*s: Deedent odginally presenbd to this office as a torfure vii$m-, Presence of the post-mortem ligature mark suggeststhat suicide in this case is hQhly implobable. YCSD detectives were notified of this finding immediately upon conclusion ofexamination.

//Manish Aoarwal- M-D.

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