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artery was unobstructed. A throntbus located behind the knee in
the left popliteal vein appeared to be the source of the pulmonary embolus. The autopsy photos showed that Lisa displayed the physical indicia of significant dehydration. Your Affiant has been advised by Chief Medical Examiner Joan Wood that subsequent laboratory tests performed on the vitreous eye fluid from Lisa’s body confirmed that Lisa was severely dehydrated. Your Affiant is further aware from talking to Chief Medical Examiner Joan Wood that she has concluded after viewing the body during autopsy, reviewing autopsy photos, reviewing subpoenaed records kept by Lisa’s “caretakers” at the Ft. Harrison Hotel arid consulting with forensic and clinical experts that Lisa’s dehydration was so severe that she would have been symptomatic for days and virtually unresponsive for more than 24 hours prior to her death. Dr. Wood believes that the embolism occurred as a result of the dehydration and Lisa’s resulting lethargy and immobility. Dr. Wood does not believe that sepsis (a condition resulting from the presence of pathogens and their toxins in the blood) was a significant factor in Lisa’s death. Lisa’s body weighed only 108 pounds at autopsy. Dr. Wood has further indicated that the dehydration was so severe and life threatening that in itself it constituted great bodily harm.
Your Affiant states that he has reviewed police reports and
transcripts relating to the initial investigation of Lisa McPherson’s death including the taped and transcribed interviews |
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