Completed autopsy report released in Anadarko pastor's death
(and guess what? the State of Oklahoma botched the job)
Description of wounds changed in completed autopsy report on Anadarko pastor, who was slain and nearly decapitated
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"Choi made one noticeable change from Trant’s preliminary autopsy report: The cause of death.
"Choi changed 'multiple sharp force injuries' to 'multiple incised wounds.' Daniels suffered cuts all over her body, including an apparent attempt by her killer to leave her decapitated. The autopsy showed 'gaping incised wounds across the larynx, extending lateral and toward the back of the neck.'"
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Unbelievable - well, if it were in some other state, it might be hard to fathom. Not here. And the rest of the story:
http://newsok.com/completed-autopsy-report-released-in-anadarko-pastors-death/article/3461176
One thing (of the many) that haunts me about this case is the notion that Rev. Daniels's body was purposefully staged in a cruciform position. If this is in fact the case, the investigation might lead away one way; if it is simply the direction her body came to fall, and the scene was not staged as some bizarre anti-religious outcry, it leads another.
wfgodot, I seriously doubt that the OK Bureau of Investigation would have requested an FBI behavioral profile without the posing of her body, imo..
http://newsok.com/osbi-asks-fbi-to-profile-weleetka-girls-killer/article/3513631
Clay Simmonds, an FBI spokesman in Oklahoma City, said a profile also was ordered in the case involving the death of the Rev. Carol Daniels, 61, of Oklahoma City. She was found dead Aug. 23, 2009, in the Christ Holy Sanctified Church in Anadarko.
http://www.practicalhomicide.com/current/TULSA2.htm
Media Reports Reveal Grisly Details in Anadarko Pastor's Murder
Vernon Geberth, a homicide expert and author, believes the killer may have posed Daniel's body like a crucifixion out of anger or retribution. Geberth said the details will be important to this investigation.
NEWS 9 spoke with Vernon Geberth, an expert who has written dozens of books on all aspects of homicide, and asked why a killer would take such steps.
"When an offender removes the clothing from a crime scene and then adds chemicals to the crime scene, he or she is obviously looking to thwart the investigation by preventing authorities from having access to the evidence," Geberth said.
However, earlier this week the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation told NEWS 9 that Pastor Daniels body was "posed," meaning it was moved after death.
"The presentation of a body, especially that of clergy person, in a manner suggestive of a crucifixion would lead me to believe the offender has focused his attack on some underlying anger or retribution," Geberth said.
But the homicide author said investigators won't know that until they make an arrest.
"The immediate problem that I see for criminal investigators is that they're not privy to the offenders motivation or his thinking pattern," Geberth said. "In all honesty, the devil will be in the details."