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Hoyt

(54,770 posts)
2. I think the body has been released to the family, but may have been given to feds
Sun Aug 17, 2014, 05:26 PM
Aug 2014

for another autopsy. The whole thing just makes me ill -- that poor kid being passed around like a lab specimen. Although, not sure there is a better way to ensure justice at this point.

csziggy

(34,119 posts)
3. Last I heard the coroner had released the body to the family
Sun Aug 17, 2014, 05:27 PM
Aug 2014

And they are getting their own autopsy, but the DOJ will perform a third autopsy:

Justice Department to Perform Autopsy on Michael Brown
Aug 17, 2014, 11:39 AM ET
The Justice Department will perform its own autopsy on the body of Michael Brown as part of its independent investigation into the Missouri teenager's shooting death, officials announced today.

"Due to the extraordinary circumstances involved in this case and at the request of the Brown family, Attorney General Holder has instructed Justice Department officials to arrange for an additional autopsy to be performed by a federal medical examiner," the Justice Department said in a statement today.

In addition to the Justice Department's autopsy, the St. Louis County Medical Examiner and forensic pathologist Michael Baden, who was hired by the Brown family, are conducting their own autopsies.

According to preliminary results from the county's autopsy, Brown died from gunshot wounds. Justice Department officials will also consider that autopsy in their investigation.
http://abcnews.go.com/US/justice-department-perform-autopsy-michael-brown/story?id=25013338
 

MohRokTah

(15,429 posts)
6. After the county coroner destroyed any conclusive evidence, nothing else will matter.
Sun Aug 17, 2014, 05:29 PM
Aug 2014

You know they did in the "first autopsy".

csziggy

(34,119 posts)
8. I bet the other forensic people will be able to tell
Sun Aug 17, 2014, 05:36 PM
Aug 2014

If the county coroner did an incompetent job. I can't imagine what condition the body will be in after three separate autopsies, though.

FarPoint

(12,206 posts)
7. That feels reassuring....
Sun Aug 17, 2014, 05:31 PM
Aug 2014

Too much information can be a negative too....there is a chance that conflicts leaves a jury confused...but that's just me in a worry mode. Michael Baden...a master of forensic medicine.

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