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Murder In Moscow: The Autopsy Findings in the Murders of Madison, Kaylee, Xana and Ethan (Part 1) (8/12/26) · Beyond The Horizon

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  Speaker 1: What's up everyone, and welcome back to the program. So
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  Speaker 1: I'm not usually somebody that likes to dip into the
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  Speaker 1: morbid and get down to every granular detail of a
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  Speaker 1: crime scene. I think that that is a bit repetitive
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  Speaker 1: most times, and I think that it's unneeded. But when
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  Speaker 1: we're talking about Brian Colberger and the fact that he
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  Speaker 1: has filed this appeal, I think it's very important to
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  Speaker 1: understand and know just exactly what happened to these four kids.
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  Speaker 1: So in this episode, we're going to begin taking a
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  Speaker 1: look at the report from Bena Singh, who is the
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  Speaker 1: Spokane County Chief Medical Examiner and forensic pathologist, and she
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  Speaker 1: was the one responsible for the report and the post
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  Speaker 1: mortem examinations. And just a heads up before we dive in.
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  Speaker 1: This is graphic in nature and a lot of it
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  Speaker 1: is stomach turning. But again, I think it's very important
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  Speaker 1: that we understand the kind of person that we're dealing
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  Speaker 1: with when we're talking about Brian Colberger. So let's dive in.
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  Speaker 1: Exhibit S one State supplemental response to Request for Discovery
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  Speaker 1: regarding Penalty phase experts Venus Singh. The state is disclosed.
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  Speaker 1: Venus Singh, Spokane County Chief Medical Examiner and forensic Pathologist.
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  Speaker 1: In this supplemental discovery response, it's anticipated that the state
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  Speaker 1: will call doctor Singh to testify as an expert regarding
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  Speaker 1: the autopsies performed at Spokane County Medical Examiner's office on
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  Speaker 1: November sixteenth, twenty twenty two, on the following individuals, Ethan Chapin,
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  Speaker 1: Kaye Gonsalvis, Xana Kernodle, and Madison Mogen. This response serves
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  Speaker 1: to supplement the information in the autopsy reports for Ethan Chapin,
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  Speaker 1: Kali Gonsalvis, Xana Kernodle, and Madison Mogan attached as Exhibit
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  Speaker 1: S one A through d photographs and or video, and
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  Speaker 1: related to reports as previously discovered to defense. The below
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  Speaker 1: is a summary of doctor Singh's anticipated testimony, but does
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  Speaker 1: not repeat all specific findings that are detailed in her reports.
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  Speaker 1: Based on doctor Singh's education, training, and experience as Chief
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  Speaker 1: Medical Examiner and forensic pathologist, Doctor Singh will testify it
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  Speaker 1: or performing post mortem examinations on Ethan Chapin, Kaale Gon Solves,
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  Speaker 1: Xana Kernodle, and Madison Mogen. It's expected that doctor Singh
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  Speaker 1: will testify that kale gon solves, Xana Kernodle, and Madison
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  Speaker 1: Mogen endured a high degree of pain and or suffering
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  Speaker 1: prior to their death as a result of the injuries inflicted.
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  Speaker 1: It's expected that doctor Singh will testify that Ethan Chapin
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  Speaker 1: also experienced a high degree of pain and or suffering
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  Speaker 1: prior to his death as a result of the injuries inflicted,
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  Speaker 1: but to a lesser degree than the other decedents. Doctor
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  Speaker 1: Singh will testify regarding chain of custody, observations, examinations, evidence collected,
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  Speaker 1: test performed, and cause of death. It's doctor Singh's expert
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  Speaker 1: opinion that Ethan Chapin's cause of death is multiple sharp
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  Speaker 1: force injuries. Doctor Singh's post mortem examination showed a well
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  Speaker 1: developed adult male with stab and incised wounds of the scalp,
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  Speaker 1: face and neck, a stab wound of the upper chest,
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  Speaker 1: insize wounds of the upper extremities, stab and incised wounds
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  Speaker 1: of the lower extremities. Associated injuries to include perforations of
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  Speaker 1: the jugular vein, subclavian vein, and subclavian artery. Doctor Singh
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  Speaker 1: will testify that there was no evidence of natural disease
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  Speaker 1: that would have contributed to Chapin's death. Post mortem toxicology
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  Speaker 1: showed Chapin had a blood alcohol concentration of zero point
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  Speaker 1: one two two mls and an amphetamine level of two
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  Speaker 1: hundred and sixty and g mL. And just interject here
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  Speaker 1: my guess is adderall. In addition, doctor Singh will provide
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  Speaker 1: testimony regarding evidence that the knife used on Chapin showed
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  Speaker 1: indications that there was a blade guard. Doctor Singh will
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  Speaker 1: provide her opinion that Chapin's wounds are consistent with a
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  Speaker 1: single edged knife as the source of the wounds. Doctor
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  Speaker 1: Singh will provide her opinion that the use of the
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  Speaker 1: k bar knife US Marine Corps fighting knife is consistent
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  Speaker 1: with the injuries observed. It's doctor Singh's opinion that Kaylee
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  Speaker 1: Goan solve this cause of death is multiple sharp force injuries.
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  Speaker 1: In addition, blunt force injuries of the head and asphyxial
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  Speaker 1: injuries are a significant contributor to her death. Doctor Singh's
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  Speaker 1: post mortem examination showed a well developed adult female with
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  Speaker 1: stab and incised wounds of the scalp, face and neck,
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  Speaker 1: stab and incised wounds of the chest and stab and
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  Speaker 1: incized wounds of the upper extremities associated injuries that include
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  Speaker 1: punctures of the outer table of the skull, injuries to
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  Speaker 1: the teeth and tongue, perforations of the subclavian artery in vain,
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  Speaker 1: and hemorrhage into the chest cavity. Doctor Singh observed blunt
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  Speaker 1: force injuries including scalp lacerations, bleeding around the brain, and
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  Speaker 1: a nasal fracture, as well as scrapes on the nose
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  Speaker 1: and cheeks, bruising around the eyes, and patterned bruises extending
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  Speaker 1: across the lower face. Doctor Singh will testify that an
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  Speaker 1: unidentified object was pressed across Gonsalvus's mouth. Doctor Singh observed
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  Speaker 1: pateechual hemorrhages in the eyes and mouth. Doctor Singh will
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  Speaker 1: testify there was no evidence of natural disease and that
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  Speaker 1: would have caused or contributed to Gonsalvas's death. Post mortem
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  Speaker 1: toxicology showed gonsolvs had a blood alcohol concentration of point
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  Speaker 1: one zero seven. Doctor Singh will provide her opinion that
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  Speaker 1: Gonsalvas's wounds are consistent with a single edged or double
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  Speaker 1: edged knife being used as a source of the wounds.
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  Speaker 1: Doctor Singh will provide her opinion that the use of
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  Speaker 1: a k bar full size Marine Corps fighting knife is
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  Speaker 1: consistent with the injuries observed. It's doctor Singh's expert opinion
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  Speaker 1: that Xana Kernodle's cause of death was multiple sharp force injuries.
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  Speaker 1: Doctor Singh's post mortem examination showed a well developed adult
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  Speaker 1: female with stab and incised wounds of the scalp, face
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  Speaker 1: and neck, stab wounds of the chest and abdomen, incised puncture,
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  Speaker 1: wounds of the back, incised wound of the upper extremities,
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  Speaker 1: and wounds of the lower extremities. Doctor Singh also observed
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  Speaker 1: associated injuries including punctures of the outer table of the skull,
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  Speaker 1: perforations of the jugular vein, heart lungs and pulmonary blood vessels,
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  Speaker 1: hemorrhage into the chest, cavities, and wounds extending into the
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  Speaker 1: bones of the hand. Doctor Singh will testify that some
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  Speaker 1: of the injuries sustained are defensive injuries. In addition, Kernodle's
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  Speaker 1: injuries included scrapes and bruises on the face, torso, and extremities.
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  Speaker 1: There was no evidence that natural disease would have caused
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  Speaker 1: or contributed to Colonodle's death. Post mortem toxicology showed Kernodle
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  Speaker 1: had a blood alcohol concentration of zero point two two
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  Speaker 1: and an amphetamine level of twelve and G. Doctor Singh
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  Speaker 1: will provide her opinion that Kernodle's wounds are consistent with
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  Speaker 1: the single edged or double edged knife being the source
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  Speaker 1: of the wounds. In addition, the handle and or tip
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  Speaker 1: of the knife could account for the appearance of serration
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  Speaker 1: on some of Kernodle's face wounds. Doctor Singh will opine
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  Speaker 1: that the serration could be caused by Cernodle fighting and
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  Speaker 1: or holding touching the knife and or hand that is
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  Speaker 1: holding the knife causing the injury. Doctor Singh will provide
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  Speaker 1: her opinion that the use of the k bar full
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  Speaker 1: size US Marine Corps knife is consistent with the injuries observed.
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  Speaker 1: It's doctor Singh's expert apearinion that Madison Mogen's cause of
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  Speaker 1: death is multiple sharp force injuries. Doctor singh post mortem
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  Speaker 1: examination showed a well developed adult female with stab and
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  Speaker 1: incise wounds of the scalp and face and neck, stab
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  Speaker 1: wounds of the chest, and incise wounds of the upper extremities.
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  Speaker 1: Doctor Singh also observed associated injuries, including wounds of the
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  Speaker 1: lung and liver, as well as perforations of the subclavian vein,
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  Speaker 1: subclavian artery, and blood vessels of the chest wall. There
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  Speaker 1: was no evidence of natural disease that would have caused
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  Speaker 1: or contributed to Mogan's death. Post mortem toxicology testing showed
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  Speaker 1: Mogen had a blood alcohol concentration of point two eight.
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  Speaker 1: Doctor Singh will provide her opinion that Mogan's wounds are
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  Speaker 1: consistent with a single edged knife as the source of
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  Speaker 1: the wounds. Doctor Singh will provide her opinion that the
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  Speaker 1: use of a k bar full sized marine corps knife
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  Speaker 1: is consistent with the injuries observed. Doctor Singh will testify
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  Speaker 1: that a single large blade singular double edged knife could
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  Speaker 1: be responsible for all wounds observed on Chapin, Gonsalves, Kernodle,
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  Speaker 1: and Mogen. Doctor Singh's opinion and testimony will be based
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  Speaker 1: on her experience, education training as detailed in the Curriculum Vitae,
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  Speaker 1: which is included with the response as Exhibit S one E.
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  Speaker 1: Autopsy report Ethan Chapin opinion. Investigative reports indicate that this
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  Speaker 1: twenty year old mail Ethan Chapin was found deceased and
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  Speaker 1: his girlfriend shared home. Three other occupants of the home
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  Speaker 1: were also found deceased. Post Mortem examination showed a well
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  Speaker 1: developed adult male with stab and incise wounds of the scalp, face,
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  Speaker 1: and neck, a stab wound of the upper chest, incise
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  Speaker 1: wounds of the upper extremities six, and stab and incise
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  Speaker 1: wounds of the lower extremities six. Associated injuries included perforations
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  Speaker 1: of the jugular vein, subclavian vein, and subclavian artery. There
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  Speaker 1: was no evidence of natural disease that would have caused
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  Speaker 1: or contributed to the death. Post Mortem toxicology testing showed
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  Speaker 1: a blood alcohol concentration of point one two two and
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  Speaker 1: an amphatamine level of two hundred and sixty mL. The
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  Speaker 1: cause of death is multiple sharp force injuries. Background information Briefly,
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  Speaker 1: this twenty year old male was found deceased at his
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  Speaker 1: girlfriend's home. Three other occupants of the home were also
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  Speaker 1: found deceased. The Lesta County Coroner's Office requested an autopsy
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  Speaker 1: to further investigate the death. Initial observations. The body is
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  Speaker 1: found supine in a body bag sealed by tag numbers
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  Speaker 1: zero seven seven three zero seven eight. The name Ethan
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  Speaker 1: Chapin and the tag number are written on a piece
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  Speaker 1: of blue tape affixed to the outside of the body bag.
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  Speaker 1: A piece of green tape bears the medical legal case
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  Speaker 1: number and notation indicating the body has been X rayed.
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  Speaker 1: An identification band bearing the decedent's name, date of birth
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  Speaker 1: and death, and tag number encircles the right ankle. An
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  Speaker 1: identification band bearing the discedents first name and last initial
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  Speaker 1: encircles the left ankle. Clothing and personal effects, the body
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  Speaker 1: is received clad in a pair of white athletic style socks.
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  Speaker 1: A brown paper bag is secured over each hand by
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  Speaker 1: means of silver duct tape. Jewelry includes a white metal
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  Speaker 1: pendant on a black cord around the neck and a
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  Speaker 1: black bracelet on the left wrist. External examination, the body
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  Speaker 1: is that of a well developed, well nourished adult like
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  Speaker 1: complexed male who weighs two hundred and twenty eight pounds
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  Speaker 1: as received, measures approximately seventy five inches to length, and
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  Speaker 1: appears compatible with the reported age. The body has been
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  Speaker 1: refrigerated and is cool to the touch. Riga mortis is
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  Speaker 1: receding in the muscles of the jaw and extremities. Fixed.
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  Speaker 1: Dark pink liver mortise is present over the posterior and
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  Speaker 1: right side surfaces of the body, except in areas exposed
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  Speaker 1: to pressure. When first viewed, blood is kegged over the
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  Speaker 1: neck and in the left ear, and dried in smears
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  Speaker 1: and rivulets over the face, chest and arms, head and neck.
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  Speaker 1: The scalp pair is brown, wavy and measures up to
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  Speaker 1: approximately five inches in length. Over the crown, the erods
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  Speaker 1: appere hazel. The corneas are translucent, the sclera are white,
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  Speaker 1: and the conjunctivy are clear. No hemorrhages are identified on
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  Speaker 1: the sclera, conjunctivai, facial skin or oral mucosa. The nose
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  Speaker 1: and ears are normally formed. The anterior teeth are natural
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  Speaker 1: and in good condition. Facial hair includes a trim mustache
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  Speaker 1: and long stubble in the beard distribution. The neck is
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  Speaker 1: symmetrical without masses. The trachea is midline thorax and abdomen.
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  Speaker 1: The thorax is well developed then symmetrical. The chest is
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  Speaker 1: slightly concave, the abdomen and flat. The surface of the
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  Speaker 1: back is free of lesions. The external genitulia are those
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  Speaker 1: of a normal adult male. The penis is circumcised on
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  Speaker 1: the right shaft of the penis is an approximately one
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  Speaker 1: inch bloodless area of skin erosion extremities. The upper and
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  Speaker 1: lower extremities are well developed and symmetrical without absence of digits.
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  Speaker 1: The fingernails are short with smooth edges, and toenails range
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  Speaker 1: from short to medium length and are somewhat irregularly trimmed.
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  Speaker 1: Identifying marks and scars. Scars include an approximately one fourth
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  Speaker 1: inch diameter circular scar on the upper right chest evidence
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  Speaker 1: of injury, stab and incise wounds of head and neck
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  Speaker 1: for one entrance on the right scalp above the right
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  Speaker 1: ear is an approximately one or one in and a
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  Speaker 1: half to one in one fourth inch linear stab wound
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  Speaker 1: or inted from seven o'clock to one o'clock. The seven
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  Speaker 1: o'clock end is squared and the one o'clock end is
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  Speaker 1: sharp discontinuous. Sixteenth inch red marginal abrasion is present. Approximately
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  Speaker 1: one one and a half times up to half inch
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  Speaker 1: triangular abraided red contusion is present at the posterior and
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  Speaker 1: superior margins of the wound. At the seven o'clock end,
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  Speaker 1: a one eighth inch laceration extends inferiorly from the anterior
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  Speaker 1: corner of the wound path The hemorrhagic wound tracks travel
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  Speaker 1: along the skull, involving the scalp, subcutaneous tissue, temporalis muscle,
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  Speaker 1: and temper parallel galia associated findings. There's moderate associated subscalpular,
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  Speaker 1: sub galilele and temporalis muscle hemorrhage. There's a thin film
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  Speaker 1: of blood on the subdural space overlying the left cerebral
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  Speaker 1: convexity depth in direction, the wound track travels from the
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  Speaker 1: discedents back to front and downward to a depth of
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  Speaker 1: approximately seven inches entrance on the left parallel scalp above
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  Speaker 1: and behind the left ear is approximately two to a
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  Speaker 1: three sixteenth inch curvel linear incise wound with undermining extended
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  Speaker 1: anteriorly and one sixteenth inch red marginal abrasion path. The
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  Speaker 1: hemorrhagic wound tracks travel along the skull, involving the scalp,
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  Speaker 1: subcutaneous tissue, and left temporalis muscle. Associated findings. There's moderate
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  Speaker 1: associated subscapular and temporalis muscle hemorrhage. There's a thin film
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  Speaker 1: of blood in the subdural space overlying the left cerebral
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  Speaker 1: convexity depth and direction. The wound tract travels from the
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  Speaker 1: decedents left to right and back to front to a
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  Speaker 1: depth of approximately one inch three entrance on the lateral
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  Speaker 1: left cheek. Anterior to the left ear is an approximately
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  Speaker 1: one x three sixteenth inch linear stab wound oriented from
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  Speaker 1: twelve o'clock to six o'clock. The twelve o'clock end is
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  Speaker 1: sharp and the six o'clock end is squared. One sixteenth
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  Speaker 1: two three eighth of an inch dark red abrasion is
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  Speaker 1: present at the margins of this wound and continuous with
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  Speaker 1: the one fourth inch linear abrasion extending anteriorly from the
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  Speaker 1: inferior end of the wound path. The hemorrhagic wound track
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  Speaker 1: involves the skin, subcutaneous tissue the muscle of the left
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  Speaker 1: cheek passing between the mandible and zygomatic arch to enter
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  Speaker 1: the oral cavity. Associated findings none. All right, folks, we're
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  Speaker 1: gonna wrap up right here, and in the next episode
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  Speaker 1: we're gonna pick up where we left off. All the
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  Speaker 1: information that goes with this episode can be found in
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  Speaker 1: the description box.