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Dr. Jan Garavalia...
JA - chief ME for Dist 9 - prior to that deputy chief, prior 10 yrs ME in Tx, and trained
she is MD - St. Lewis, MO - grad in 82 , special pathology ...anatomic pathology look under microscopes, clinical pathology - runs the labs...sub=specialized in forensic pathology , sudden and unexpected death and board cert in forensic biology....
death of Caylee first learn remains 12/11/08 - late morning or early afternoon - chief Hansen alerted her...she was late for airport - weren't sure who that was @ that point....scene recovery often take long time.....engagement prior scheduled...late for airport....call Dr. Schultz - anthropoligist and and Utz could handle it...
takes awhile to recover skeletal remains usually....absence for night was not an issue....returned and reviewed photos from scene and in facility while gone...arrived back and took case back from Utz....look @ photos taken with the body...case discussed went out to scene - suggestions for what needed done - got other consultants.....
show witness SA exhibit CX - one of the things examined hair mat surrounding the skull...eventually came back from FBI...photo looks like bone attached....photo reviewed Cy photo- publish
CX publish - hair mat of the decedent case 81567 - roots grown thru hair.
CY #251 - looking @ hair mat with roots grown thru hair mat...some holes in hair mat from insect activity..
DA - photo - teased out some of the hair to take sample from the hairmat...possible toxicologic use... publish ....scale have 6" scale...length of hair is more than 6"....
photo DC - scale of one of the roots on the hairmat - to compare size of the scale...
items found w/remains DV a blanket....the WTP blanket....taken @ her direction or staff - it was photo'd several times - publish...condition it came into office - not cleaned ....unfolded only....detect some figures - closer photo to show figures more closely....
photo DW - closer photo of figures on blanket - publish....zoom in on figure....piglet riding on pooh's back....
photo DX - photo of other side of blanket - publish...plant material in blanket
photo DZ - amount of plant and root material growing in the blanket - publish - close up edge of WTP blanket w/piglet - shows plant and root material ontop and through blanket
ED photo - other area root growth in blanket - publish -
EB - root material (kc puts on a sweater/shroud over shoulders)
EE - photo more root material into same blanket-publish
2 black plastic bags - root grow thru the holes in the bags - EI photo -publish....
canvas laundry bag found with the remains...roots growing in that ? canvas on outside and shiny inside ...roots only growing on top on the canvas side....#EN - roots grow into canvas bag....publish
fair to say roots growing in and around everything ...no roots in the shorts....shirt completely disintegrated...certainly 2 plastic bags, canvas bag, blanket.....the letters and the stitching around the .....
identify who this child was/ best thru dna - often use teeth or dental comparison...difficult with this child - so young....hopeful to get nuclear dna and through we would get at least mitochondrial dna....sent off sample bone for dna
EO - photo of bone from return from eval...publish ...portion missing from bone - procedure familiar - must remove piece of bone to test from right tibia.....dna identification of remains from lab.....caylee marie anthony...
your job to determine 2 things - cause of death and manner of death....fundamental to her job why ME's exist.....manner of death is based on scientific principles....gather all info and circumstances of the case....all medical history...come up with an opinion (approach)