I will quote from my previous post #72 as well as from forensic pathologist Dr MIchael Baden (from this article:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry...ional-institution_us_58d94c9fe4b03692bea82e1b).
gatchaman: "Postmortem skin slippage is a later postmortem change (usually over one day), but the deceased was discovered at less than 2 hours after death. The medical examiner would have the body refrigerated to retard this kind of change. Witness-accounts of blistering closer to the time of death are relevant information."
Baden: "Skin slippage can occur in decomposition, but not in a matter of hours. That doesn’t make sense either that there’d be skin slippage of any kind at this point after his death."
gatchaman:
Also, there are no unequivocal findings of heart attack if the victim dies in less than 2 hours. The examiner likely found coronary atherosclerosis, which is present in most elderly black men.
Baden:
“Number one, schizophrenia is a disease; it isn’t a cause of death. Schizophrenia is not a cause of sudden death,” Baden said. Secondly, Baden explained,
according to the autopsy report, Rainey’s heart disease is “minimal” and his “heart is not remarkable for a 50-year-old person.” Lastly, Baden said, the indication that confinement in the shower also contributed to his death “does not make sense.”
“That wouldn’t cause death itself,” Baden said. “People don’t die in confined spaces unless there’s something else happening. The only way you really die in a confined space is if you use up all the oxygen.”
Baden also questions the notion that the death was accidental.
“What is being described is a natural death,” Baden said. “Even if it were schizophrenia and it was heart disease, why then is it an accident? Because of the confined space? No. The cause of death as indicated does not appear to me to be consistent with the autopsy findings.”
I agree with Baden that finding the manner of death to be accidental makes no sense for this case based on the information provided. If the shower caused the death then the manner is homicide (The information provided does not indicate that Rainey was traumatized by a slip in the shower). If Rainey's medical conditions caused the death then the manner is natural. You questioned my statements based on me not providing credentials, but you are also not providing credentials to back your own statements. Also, I think that it is better to ask for more information (with sources) about questionable statements then it is to make unverifiable claims about credentials. What do you think?
