Office of the Decatur County Coroner

Coroner's Case Number:

Incident Date:
September 25, 2014

2014-277

Coroner's Investigator at Incident:

Incident Address:
123 Sorority Road, Decatur, Georgia 11937

Luwinda Johnson

SUMMARY REPORT OF SCENE

Name:

Date of Birth:

Lila Stangard

Race:

July 25th 2014

Sex:

White

Date of Death:

Female

DCSD Case #:
001294-23E-2004

CORONER'S INSPECTOR'S NARRATIVE:

Coroner's Inspector arrived at the scene at 2:45 PM. Environmental conditions
at the scene: Ambient exterior temperature approximately 85F/24C, Relative
Humidity approximately 78%; Ambient interior temperature approximately
72F/22C, Relative Humidity approximately 83%.
C/I was directed through the sorority house up the stairs to the roof of the
building. C/I observed a lifeless human body, a female apparently in her early
twenties, floating on the surface of the water tank on the roof of the
bUILDING. The body was face down and her feet closest to the opening of the
water tank and her head pointing east. Her body was spread eagle like. Visual
inspection indicated the victim was wearing a white t-shirt and dark blue
denim pants. The victim had on brown shoes. The victim is 5' 7" tall. C/I
verified the victim had no signs of life including respiration and heartbeat
and pronounced the victim deceased at 2:57 PM.
C/I noted the presence of bruise marks on both sides of the upper neck of the
victim, consistent with the use of hands in manual strangulation. Visual
observation revealed no immediate indications of any other injuries. Rigor
mortis was well-established throughout the body.
Liver temperature at the scene was 86.2F/30.1C. Skin is waxy and cool to the
touch. Eyes are open and corneas are cloudy. Preliminary estimate is that

death occurred approximately 12 to 14 hours prior to examination, subject to

revision pending formal autopsy. Apparent cause of death is asphyxiation due
to manual strangulation.
Body was removed from the scene at 3:30 PM.

Apparent Manner of Death:

Homicide

Apparent Cause of Death:

Manual strangulation.

Estimated Time of Death:

Preliminary indicators, including body temperature, rigor mortis and other
factors, approximate the time of death between 9:30 P.M. 7/26/2014 and 2 A.M.
7/27/2014.
//Luwinda Johnson
Decatur County Coroner's Office
September 25, 2014