Severed Hand Case
Autopsy and Biological Evidence
- Coroner’s (Of Yoknapatawpha County) Summary Report
Autopsy Report
Andrew R. Fine
DOB: 10/17/62
40 YRS
M
5’ 10”
170 lbs
Path MD: J. Johnson (COR)
EST DEATH: BETWEEN 7/4/03 AND 7/11/03 Autopsy date: 7/16/03 @ 8:00
External Examination
In black body bag
Wearing: yellow short-sleeved, collared knot shirt in MED., blue denim jeans in 34W 32L, white socks, and athletic shoes 10
Dirt in body (possibly buried unprotected in earth)
Normally developed body; well-nourished Caucasian
Cold after refrigeration
Preservation of unembalmed body is poor
Permanent lividity on posterior side.
2-inch long gray and brown hair
Eyes are closed and irises are blue
Pupils measure 0.5 cm
Teeth are natural and in fair repair
Neck is symmetric and unremarkable
Anterior chest is symmetric; 2 distant GSWs
(1) 2 inches to left of left nipple (fatal)
(1) 2 inches above and ½ inch to left of left nipple (fatal)
Abdomen is unremarkable
External genitalia are male; distant GSW
(1) 6 inches below and 1-1/2 inches to left of navel (non-fatal)
Back is symmetrical
Left upper extremity is normally developed and intact
Right upper extremity is normally developed and hand has been amputated at the wrist
Non-fatal and post-mortem
Lower extremities are symmetric, normally developed and intact
No residual scars, markings or tattoos
Body was ID through fingerprints and dental recors as that of Andrew Fine.
Internal Examination
Lacerations transversing left lung, heart, muscle tissue, blood vessels of left and upper chest cavity; consistent with GSW impact
All other organs are within normal limits. No pathological disease conditions or congenital anomalies were observed
Toxicological Studies
N/A not in system must have been killed at a certain time after bar night at Duffy’s
Evidence Collected
Blood Samples (O+), bile, tissue (heart, lung, brain, kidney, liver, and spleen)
Samples of sol residue from external body and clothing
- Coroner’s (Of Yoknapatawpha County) Summary Report
Autopsy Report
Andrew R. Fine
DOB: 10/17/62
40 YRS
M
5’ 10”
170 lbs
Path MD: J. Johnson (COR)
EST DEATH: BETWEEN 7/4/03 AND 7/11/03 Autopsy date: 7/16/03 @ 8:00
External Examination
In black body bag
Wearing: yellow short-sleeved, collared knot shirt in MED., blue denim jeans in 34W 32L, white socks, and athletic shoes 10
Dirt in body (possibly buried unprotected in earth)
Normally developed body; well-nourished Caucasian
Cold after refrigeration
Preservation of unembalmed body is poor
Permanent lividity on posterior side.
2-inch long gray and brown hair
Eyes are closed and irises are blue
Pupils measure 0.5 cm
Teeth are natural and in fair repair
Neck is symmetric and unremarkable
Anterior chest is symmetric; 2 distant GSWs
(1) 2 inches to left of left nipple (fatal)
(1) 2 inches above and ½ inch to left of left nipple (fatal)
Abdomen is unremarkable
External genitalia are male; distant GSW
(1) 6 inches below and 1-1/2 inches to left of navel (non-fatal)
Back is symmetrical
Left upper extremity is normally developed and intact
Right upper extremity is normally developed and hand has been amputated at the wrist
Non-fatal and post-mortem
Lower extremities are symmetric, normally developed and intact
No residual scars, markings or tattoos
Body was ID through fingerprints and dental recors as that of Andrew Fine.
Internal Examination
Lacerations transversing left lung, heart, muscle tissue, blood vessels of left and upper chest cavity; consistent with GSW impact
All other organs are within normal limits. No pathological disease conditions or congenital anomalies were observed
Toxicological Studies
N/A not in system must have been killed at a certain time after bar night at Duffy’s
Evidence Collected
Blood Samples (O+), bile, tissue (heart, lung, brain, kidney, liver, and spleen)
Samples of sol residue from external body and clothing