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On FFJ, you'll find the thread under the same name. Very interesting discussions are going on there...Unfortunately, I'm not FFJ member and cannot join these discussions. So, I decided to bring the same discussion to WS with the hope that FFJ members could 'peer review' this post.
As many of you, for a years I was wondering what could cause such an enormous injury to JBR head: flashlight, golf club, baseball bat, door knob or something else? In recent weeks, a lot of JBR head injury and it's location were discussed and analyzed by cynic and otg. They've done an amazing job with their analysis! We learned a lot from them...and thanks to their effort, it make me start thinking 'outside of the box' for other possibilities.
Everything started from otg post #17 on FFJ...
http://www.forumsforjustice.org/forums/showthread.php?t=10160&page=2
'Getting kicked in the head' got my attention...and I start analysis by looking what kind of injury it could produce.
http://www.forensicmed.co.uk/pathology/head-injury/circumstances-of-head-injury/
Here are few NOTES from Henn and Lignitz review of the pathological findings in homicidal kicking and 'trampling'. To get the full review, you must download the whole file in HTML or PDF format (simply Google 'Henn and Lignitz'):
...and it made me think: what about Burke's Hi-Tec boots? What if BR was never changed after FW party? We know BR had Hi-Tec boots. I couldn't find the exect 1996 model but here is the latest kids model. Look at the heavy robber shape front of these boots (don't know how to attach the picture so please use the link to see different styles).
http://www.rei.com/product/707658/h...ferralID=0fded4c2-f2cc-11e1-b779-001b2166c62d
Plus something else...Did you see these metal hooks for shoe laces? Some models have pretty heavy hooks, especially on the top of the Hi-Tec boots. But I'm not going there yet...I want to stop right here and hear your comments first.
...be gentle please, don't kick me hard....
As many of you, for a years I was wondering what could cause such an enormous injury to JBR head: flashlight, golf club, baseball bat, door knob or something else? In recent weeks, a lot of JBR head injury and it's location were discussed and analyzed by cynic and otg. They've done an amazing job with their analysis! We learned a lot from them...and thanks to their effort, it make me start thinking 'outside of the box' for other possibilities.
Everything started from otg post #17 on FFJ...
http://www.forumsforjustice.org/forums/showthread.php?t=10160&page=2
Linear: Breaks in the bone that transverse the full thickness of the skull from the outer to inner table, are usually fairly straight and involve no displacement of the bone. The common method of injury is blunt force trauma in which the energy from the blow is transferred over a wide surface area of the skull.
Depressed: A type of fracture usually resulting from blunt force trauma, such as getting struck with a hammer, rock or getting kicked in the head. These types of fractures, which occur in 11% of severe head injuries, are comminuted fractures in which broken bones are displaced inward. Depressed skull fractures carry a high risk of increased pressure on the brain, or a hemorrhage to the brain, crushing the delicate tissue.
Compound depressed skull fractures occur when there is a laceration over the fracture, resulting in the internal cranial cavity being in contact with the outside environment increasing the risk of contamination and infection. Complex depressed fractures are those in which the dura mater is torn. Depressed skull fractures may require surgery to lift the bones off the brain if they are placing pressure on it.
'Getting kicked in the head' got my attention...and I start analysis by looking what kind of injury it could produce.
http://www.forensicmed.co.uk/pathology/head-injury/circumstances-of-head-injury/
20% of head injuries in patients attending accident and emergency departments in the UK are the result of an assault, and this often involves blunt force trauma, in the form of a punch and/or kick, to the head/ face.
Injuries caused by kicking and stamping may result in abrasions which may highlight the pattern of the impacting shoe sole, but if the impact is hard enough to cause a laceration, such patterned injuries may not be evident. These blows are often centred on the head and side of the face/ neck.
Henn and Lignitz (2004) reviewed the pathological findings in homicidal kicking and 'trampling', and noted that the head is a 'target of choice'. They found characteristic abrasions, lacerations and intradermal bruises mirroring the pattern of the soles of assailant’s shoes as well as the contour of shoe...
Here are few NOTES from Henn and Lignitz review of the pathological findings in homicidal kicking and 'trampling'. To get the full review, you must download the whole file in HTML or PDF format (simply Google 'Henn and Lignitz'):
'When the head of a victim is kicked, the head can experience a maximum acceleration comparable to that in a frontal car crash at 50 km/h.'
'Because there is only little fatty tissue and muscles between the skin of the head and the skull, blunt-force trauma often leads to characteristic abrasions of the skin and lacerations...'
'...sole signs of kicking were present. In some of these cases, the victim fell down after an initial punch and was then kicked by the perpetrator while lying on the ground.'
' Arched fracture lines on the skull as a result of kicking'...
(from one of their AR) 'The findings of considerable importance were detected at the skull. On the right side comminuted fractures of the parietal and temporal bone as well as the lateral parts of the frontal bone were found. Some fracture lines showed a particular ovalshaped arched pattern of 6 to 10 cm in diameter. Other fracture lines reached from this oval-shaped area to the frontal bone. At the base of the skull, fractures of the orbital roof, ethmoidal and right side of the sphenoidal bone were detected. Outcome of autopsy: The injury of the head was caused by kicking with the foot. The ovalshaped fracture lines possibly show the contour of a heel . . . . .'
...and it made me think: what about Burke's Hi-Tec boots? What if BR was never changed after FW party? We know BR had Hi-Tec boots. I couldn't find the exect 1996 model but here is the latest kids model. Look at the heavy robber shape front of these boots (don't know how to attach the picture so please use the link to see different styles).
http://www.rei.com/product/707658/h...ferralID=0fded4c2-f2cc-11e1-b779-001b2166c62d
Plus something else...Did you see these metal hooks for shoe laces? Some models have pretty heavy hooks, especially on the top of the Hi-Tec boots. But I'm not going there yet...I want to stop right here and hear your comments first.
...be gentle please, don't kick me hard....