Autopsy for Meghan Oxendine
The naked body of Oxendine, 28, was found outside an abandoned home, partially concealed by a cedar tree, covered with tree branches and roof shingles. Medical Examiner Jennifer Altman said there was no apparent natural disease or physical injury that caused Oxendine's death.
As with Jones, decay of the remains also made a determination about Oxendine's cause of death difficult.
Toxicology analysis showed trace amounts of:
- caffeine
- nicotine
- cocaine and metabolites
- morphine (potentially reflecting heroin use)
Ethanol was also found but may have been due to decomposition.
"While the toxicologic findings indicate the use of illicit drug(s) at some point, no definitive association between such drug use and the decedent's demise can be made with any reasonable degree of certainty," the report read.
The medical examiner said subtle findings indicating a cause of death "may be difficult to clearly discern or reliably exclude with reasonable certainty given the condition of the remains." The examiner specifically mentioned that "putative asphyxial insult" - commonly called suffocation or other loss of oxygen - would be difficult to determine.
"The cause and manner of death are best classified as undetermined," the report read.
More details on the autopsies of the other two women at link:
Autopsy: Cause of death undetermined for Lumberton woman
