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COMES IIOW KATHeRINE FERNANDEZ RUNDLE, Slate AttQmey of the Et.vl;)nth JUdlolod
Clroult of !florida, by Alld thl'OlJgh thtt underllgnecl A88l6tant Btatfil Attomey. and fllea this Amendtlld
Olacovery exhibit, Ind... Florida Rulu of Criminal Procedure 3.220. $$ foIlowe:
1. Mt Idloal Examlne"$ Autopsy Protocol
2. Mudloal ~lner'& Taxleology Report
3. Mlldlcul ExIlmlner'a Autopey Sketch
4. tAl Jdloal eca."lner'a Autopey Diot.tlon
5. Mlldkml examiner'_ InveIltIption Report
8. M4 <Ileal examiner's Prellmlrwy Pollee Oeath Inllfitiga1!ve Report
ReaPGOtfugy aUbmItttod
CI!JtTIPfCATE OF 'ERvtC!
I HEREBY :eRTIFY IhIIt II true and 8XIICt copy of th(l above wa$ fumllhed to WUbul' C. Smith,
Ill, Esquire, PO Bell( Drawer 8, Suite 100, Ft. My.",. FlorIda 3$002, Landon e. Miller. Etlqulre, Lake
Avalon Cen... 428) E. Tamiaml Tr1aI, Suite 204, N,plee, Florida 34112. Dwld Br&ner, Eaqul~, 2133
M&iln snet, Ft. My( 1$. florida S3Q01, MIcf'lMI Hamung~Ire'16011 New Hamptllre Court. Ft. MY8I'fl1.
Florida 33908, on tllll4thh day of February, 2008. ~
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MEDICAL EXAMINER DEPARTMENT
Number Ori. on Sob Hope Road .
. Miami, FL 33136
Phone (305) 545·2400 Fax{305) 545·2439 ,
AUTOPSY PROTOCOL
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MEDICAL EXAMINER DEP-ARTMENT
TOXICOLOGY DEPARTMENT
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Miami, FL33136
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an) fFee of InJUliae or Ie slon8. The linus Is unAtmarkab\e. A blue tag around the right wr1st has the
number M87259.~
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EVIDENCE OF MEDIC~ ,L IHT!RVENTION:
An Intubation tutu Is In the ora1:oovlty is appropriately plaoad. A gastric tube is In the rtght nostril
and Is appropriately pJa.:t. A triple lull*'l catheter is In the rtght 6ubclaviQn area and Wt groin. An
Intravenous Jln& js in tt e ,right amecubUal fous. •A urinary catheter Is In the penile urethra and is
appro.prfstely p1l108d. A 'approximately 40 cantlmeter hOrizontal thOraeotomy is just beloW the nipple.
The pericardiaJ sac hilS been Indeed. A cheat tube Is In the left side. A clear yellow plastic matened Is
owr the abdomen. The small and ISrYe bowe/8 and stomach ara exposed and are AKf to dark gillen; the
bowels are exposed b~ an apprOximately 45 centimeter vertlCtlI midline Incision of the abdomen.
DraInage tubes are In th e rtght and left abdomen. Bloody ga~ Is over the right groin and a drainage
·tubs is al80 in the right gl ofn. Asuction drainage apparatus ts on the left side of the chest. Btood soa~
gauze is around the rigt It shin. The hateral and medial Bspects of the right shin have VQrtlcallncised
wounds that are 21 centimeters and 26 oontifl"Mitt8r$, raspactlvely. .
EVIDENce OF INJURY:
The right groin hf 18 8n Inols9d wOund that 18 atltchQ(( and stapled In 8 V-shaped 'configuration.
Along the edge, of the In ::i$Ion Is an area thatls abraded. ThIs abraded 8J:8B Is approXimately 38 inches
above the bottom of the right heel. Probing the exit wound. the probe extends to this abraded area of the
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Soot and sttppllng are not vlslble I'n the abraded ar98.
The projectile perfurates tho soft tlssu., and muscles of the rlght groin, the right femoral artolY,
muscles of the right I JpPlir thigh, and exits the medlaVposteromadlal right upper thigh 35 Inches
the bottom ofthe rillht heel The exit wound 181.6 x 0.9 centlmeter$ and has no abrasions, soot or
.::._~lllg . Skin tags 8l'9 iii' . the 5 o'clock and 90'dock posltlons.
The projectile conti 1UB9 and enters the medial left upperthlgh 34 Inches above the bottom of the
11ft heel. The re$ntry w( tUnd Is 1.3 x 1.2 centimeters and has a 0,2 centimeter In width brown-red
abrasions at tho 12 olclock. 5 o'clock and 80'010'* positions. Soot and $tippling are not visible. The
projectile perforates the $( tft tiSsues and muscles of the postarfor mid to lower left thigh and a projectile Is
recovered under the skin I If the posterior lower left thigh. The projectile Is fairly intact and is reoovered
approximately 24 Inches ~ lhove the bottom of the left heel. The'projectile Is placed In an appropriately
labeled evidence envelopl).
Associated wtth the wound pathway 1$ hemorrhage 11'1 the muscUlllture of bOth thighs. The right
femoral artery has a graft hat 18 Intact and patent. The r1gh11emoral vein Is not disrupted.
The wound pathwa" with the body in the nonnal ana_m1e positJon, Is right to left, front to back
and downward.
OTHER INJURIES:
A 2 x 1 centimeter.! :uperflCial ovoId abrasIOn is on the anteromedlal right mid bicep.
INTERNAL !XAMIHATlOI~:
Theehest and abd( ,mlnal wall musculature has focal areas of hemorrhage as6Od~ with the
modical Interventions. Thn organs are In their normal anatomic posltion._ The ribs and da'lk;les are
intact. The· left pfeural .Cl:lvIty has approximately 2260 coble oentimetel'8 of blood, blood ·cIot. and
flbrinous material. The rIgt It chest cavity ha9 approximately 100 cubic centimeters of serous fluid. The
right pleural cavity has nc adhetlons. The left pleural cavity has loose flblfnous adhesions. The
abdominal cavity has looSt flblfnou8 adhesions between the loops of bowet The strap muscles of the
neck. have no hemorrhage Dr Injury.
The heart il 580 oral ns and has an Intact eplcan:tium that has patchy areas offibrinOl,ls.adheslons.
The apgx'8 sharp. The COR InQry 08t1a am patent and.normally situated. The coronlilry clrculatlon Is light
domlmmt and has minImal atherosclerotic dlseaSC!l. The myocardium Is tan·browo, flnn, and has no
necrosIs or acans. The pa plHary muscles are ·tanNbrown and finn. The chordae tendlneae are thin,
dallcme and separate. All f JUt cardiac valV88 are normally formed and are free of vegetatJon9, injuries,
or ballooning changes. Thl. tofisa ovatls is fu9Gd. The aortllilspment and has minimal atherosclerotic
disease consisting of fatty !:treakS and uncomplicated pJaqUfJ8.
The lfght and laft lur 9s are 11 00 grams and 880 grams, reePectJvely. The pleural surfacaa are
light purple and haw very minimal anthracotic plgmentatlon. The pamnchyma is d$ep red-brown,
rubbary and has no neopla~ m,nodutes or necrosIs. Clear fluid Is expressed from the lung pamnehymll.
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tracheobronc::hial tree: and pulmonary vascular tree tlrbo~ In a normal pattem and are free of
uoous plugs and thromt oembotl, respectively. The 18ryrtX and trachea are lined by pink-tan mucosa
" without neoplasm or dope slts~ The hyoid bone and thyroid cartilage 8rlt Intact.
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The tongue is Uhn;I markabJe. The esophageal mucosa Is light tan and has no neoplasm. The
stomach contains approxh nately 500 cubic centimeters of dark brown fluid and partially digested rice and
beans. The stomach sen:U3 Is smooth and the mucosa has no neoplasm or ulcers. The smaU and large
intestines have serosas as prevlouslydescrlbed and have no palpabl4t neoplasm or diverticula, The
appendix Is nonnat The I ectum Is filled with b\'Qwn liquid stool.
The liver Is 2770 gnms and haB a smooth, glistenIng. Intact capsule. The parenchyma 16 mildly
firm, and has no neopla$n I, nodules or necrosis. The lobules have an altematlng red and tan pattern.
Thet gallbladder has a amc oth seroS8, a normal. velvety. green mucosa and contains approximately 15
cubic centimeters of vtscIc • amber bile.
The spleen is 260 ~rams and Its parenchyma Is finn and has no Infarcts. The white pulp Is
IJnremaT1<able. ' A 2.5 x 2 ,2 x 1.6 oontimetor well ciloomscribed tan-brown smooth lesion is In the
parenchyma just below ttM capsule.
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The right and I~ft kic !neye are 260 grams and 270 grams, respeCtively_ The «Jrticat surfaces are
smooth, red-brown and glif tenlng. The pamnchyma Is rad-blOwn, has distinct corticomedullary.junctiOns
and no neoplasms. nodule 8 or necrosis. The ureters are normal in course and caliber to the bladder.
The bladder is lined by whi te-tan, smooth muco~ and contains no ur1l"1a.
The prostate gland is not enlarged and has a homogenous. symmetric, tan-gray psr;anchyma
wtthout neoplasm or nodul* 18. The testicles am covered by smooth. white tunica Ilnd have homogenous.
tan parenchyma.
The scalp /s unlnJund. The calvarium Is Intact. The brain Is 1470 grams and Is not edematous.
The gyri are of normal ca.lber and the SUlci are unremarkable. No hemontJage Is in the epidural,
subdural and 8ubarachnoli1 spaces. The cerebral hemispheres are symmetric. The gray mauer Is
unmmarkable. tree of contl sions, and Is cteany delineated from the white matter. The ventricles aN not
dilated and have a nOfTnlll chOroid plexus. The baeal ganglia, th8Iaml, hippocampi, amygdalae,
substantia nigra. and man Immary bodies are symmetric and normally funned. The cerebellum and
bralnstem. have no external or Intemalabnormalltles. The vessals of the circle of Willis are patent and are
free of atherosclerosis or "bnormaltty. The anterior, middle and poetertor cranial fossae are free of
fractures. llle pituitary gisiid appes,.,normal within the sella turcica. The vertebral column and spInal
cord are unlnju~d; the splr al cord has no 1.,lons.
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MEDICAL EXAMINER DEPARTMENT
Number One on Bob Hope ~Road
Miami, FL 33136 .-
Phones (305) S45-2400 Fax (305) 54S-2418
INVESTIGATION REPORT
M.E. C••6"t: 2007.02963
DATE: 11/2712007
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PLACE OF DEATH: Jaek~on \I1elTloriai Hospital
TIME OF DeATH: 27--NOV-2007 S:3!) AM
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