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Official Report
Division of Forensie Sciences. jonal Lab
‘Georgia Bureau of Investigation 2013-4000101
‘State of Georgia 0810212013
Deputy Director
‘George nerin Jr. PRO, “NAVE Aesedted* ill
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Requested Service: Autopsy
Agency: Lowndes Co. Coroner
‘Agency Rett
Requested by: 8. Watson
(Case Individuals:
‘Vitim (Juz): KENDRICK JOHNSON.
Evidence:
2013.4090101-001, Decedent
Results and Conclusions:
Evidence Submission: 001
In accordance with tie Georgia Death Investigation Act, an autopsy is performed on the body
‘of Kendrick Johnson at the Georga Bureau of Investigation, Central Regional Necical
Examiner's Otfce on 01/14/13. The autopsy is begun at 0940 and the prosector is Dr.
Maryanne Gatiney-Kratt.
‘Cause of Death
Positonal sephyxia
Pathologic Diagnoses:
Wel-developed and wellnourished black teenage male
‘Congestve-decompositon changes of the head, neck, to'so and upper extremities
No significant juries identified
Presentation of Body’
‘The body is received in 2 body bag ying on and party wrepped in a white sheet; the portion
‘of the sheet corresponding to the upper Dady snows varying amounts of decompostion fia
‘oiling predominantly centered on the nead. The body shows congestve-decompositon
‘changes ofthe head, neck, torso and bilateral uoper extremities: purge fui drains from the
ose and mouth. Body identficaton consists of identification tags on the right foot and body
bag, The body is clothed in white socks, denim jeans which are unouttoned and unzipped, a
‘white with dark-color striped clothimeterial be with a white metal buck which is unbuckled,
black sports shorts, lue-tone boxer underwear, a whte T:shit, a yellow-orenge sleeveless
T-shirt and a white sleeveless tank to; the front pockets of the jeans are parially pulled out,
the dothing shows varying amounts of decomposition fud/purge soiling predominantly
invclving the shits, no obvious foreign body material or acute damage is present
‘Accompanying the bed, Wing on and acrose the upper chests a