It's in the AR. And he didn't know it was useless, just like RZ didn't know it was useless to give little Max the same privilege.
I don't see anything in the AR to suggest that AS was witnessed giving CPR or that he did it for a "really long time."
It says he did it from when he found her til they arrived and continued to administer CPR til they told him to stop. More than what little Max got.
If it were me, they would have to shoot me before I would jump. Plus if I lived through the shooting, the sound might bring someone.So if I'm reading correctly the ME declared it a suicide because of the dirty feet and her foot prints but no other foot prints other than an officer while processing the scene.
I suppose if it was murder, the killer could have held a gun to her and forced her out and then jump.
It says he did it from when he found her til they arrived and continued to administer CPR til they told him to stop. More than what little Max got.
Reviewing Rebecca's AR, and I noticed this (on page 10, under POSTMORTEM CHANGES):
There is also red livor mortis on the upper chest.
https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&...TItOWM1Mi00NGE4LWEyZDgtMjc3OWUxZTYzYmY5&hl=en
This to me is something that makes NO sense and should be explained. It almost sounds, due to the word red being involved, as if Rebecca received an upper chest injury?
When we talk about livor and rigor mortis, it leads me to wonder how she could have livor mortis on her back. When was she on her back for long enough for that to occur?
With the red livor mortis on her upper chest noted by the ME, it sounds to me as if she had been lying face-down postmortem @ some point for a long enough period of time for the blood to settle in that area, but not long enough for it to become "fixed", as it was on her back.
Yet, no lividity in the extremities (either fixed or transient) was noted in the AR (which would be expected in a hanging death where the victim had hung for 4 hours). Very odd, IMO.
I look forward to Dr. Wecht weighing in on this.
With the red livor mortis on her upper chest noted by the ME, it sounds to me as if she had been lying face-down postmortem @ some point for a long enough period of time for the blood to settle in that area, but not long enough for it to become "fixed", as it was on her back.
Yet, no lividity in the extremities (either fixed or transient) was noted in the AR (which would be expected in a hanging death where the victim had hung for 4 hours). Very odd, IMO.
I look forward to Dr. Wecht weighing in on this.
This to me is something that makes NO sense and should be explained. It almost sounds, due to the word red being involved, as if Rebecca received an upper chest injury?
When we talk about livor and rigor mortis, it leads me to wonder how she could have livor mortis on her back. When was she on her back for long enough for that to occur?
Didn't they leave her lying on her back all day while they collected evidence?
I remember reading recently (can't remember where I read it), that livor mortis can be redistributed to other areas of the body before it becomes fixed, if the body is moved into a different position.
I found this interesting information just now:
Livor Mortis
- Evident 30-120 minutes postmortem
- 8-12 hours (24-36 hours in cooler temps) postmortem-maximum color or "fixed"
- May occur antemortem (before death) in slow deaths
http://www.hpregional.org/departments/science/staffhomepages/tcostello/TimeofDeath.pdf