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the microscope and you do the right kind of stains, you can actually see the bacterial clumps in there as a reason for this.
Det. Sudler:
And was this present throughout her. . .her body or...
or just areas?
Minkoff:
It was on her extremities. I think.. .I think there
was some on her face. There was some on her pelvis.
There was some on her legs. I mean it. . .it didn’t
look like there was a pattern to it but there was...
there was. . .you know. . .many areas. Maybe you have
the pictures of it too of.. .of where these were...
were visible.
Det.
Sudler:
Okay. Umm. . .were there any other. . .you mentioned
that she had some bruising on her.
Minkoff:
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When I say bruising, I mean these.. .this purpura
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interchangeably.
Det.
Sudler:
Okay. Alright. •
Minkoff:
Umm...
Dét.
Sudler:
There was no evidence of trauma or any injury to:..
to her body?
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Minkoff:
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No. . .I mean.. . there was no. . . like there was no
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swollen areas. There was no bony deformities.
There was no like. . .you know. . .like. . .I don’t
know.. .if someone had fallen or been hit or
something like that. • I mean it didn’t look...
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the skin was the normal skin. . . just discolored.
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And even later he came up with the leg...you
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know. . . that there was this clot in her leg. I
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didn’t notice...and 1 wasn’t looking for this at
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the time. And this situation is sorta like
panicville.. .you sorta.. .I mean.. .it’s not sort
•of a fine-tuned physical examination. But I

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