![]() ![]() Aquino was:Īs one of the pathologists conducting the autopsy had personally observed the body at the Leakin Park crime scene, he was able to personally assess and report the positioning of the body. ![]() Korell had not been present at the crime scene, Dr. The autopsy was performed by two pathologists: Dr. However, there is no reason to think that this part of the report was in error. Korell correct that the body had been buried on its right side? The autopsy report concluded that it was, but because the State had never permitted the defense to obtain copies of the crime scene photos, we could not independently confirm this. All found that the lividity was anterior and even on both sides, meaning that the body was laid out flat, not leaned to one side or the other, at the time lividity fixed. Korell was correct in finding anterior lividity. Korell correct about the anterior lividity? The autopsy photographs were in black and white, which is far from ideal, but multiple forensic pathologists were able to conclude, after reviewing the photographs and autopsy report together, that Dr. Korell, which means that Jay’s story is dramatically and provably false with respect to the events of January 13, 1999.Īlthough the 7:00pm burial story would be disproven if looking solely at the autopsy report, two critical questions remained about the report’s validity.įirst, was Dr. If the body were buried on its right side sometime during the 7:00pm hour, this would preclude the anterior lividity described by Dr. ĬG: And that wouldn’t happen if the body post-death were on its side.ĭr. Because that would mean the blood would pool on the front of the body. She testified to these same facts at trial:ĬG: So that, that would tell you that the body was face down when the livor was fixed.ĬG: Okay. Korell’s autopsy report concluded that Hae’s body had fixed anterior (frontal) lividity, and that she had been buried on her right side. Previously, on both Undisclosed and our blogs, Colin, Rabia, and I have discussed the significance of the medical examiner’s findings concerning livor mortis. ![]()
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