Official Autopsy Report of Victor James

March 15, 2017

Name of victim: Victor James

Hair color: Short, dirty blonde hair, neatly trimmed, with a slight colic in bangs.

Eye color: Blue

Height: 6'1

Weight: 175 lbs

Age and date of birth: 18, December 23, 1998

Gender: Male

Date of death: March 14, 2017

Race: white or more than one race

The autopsy began at 9:30 a.m. on March 15 2017.  The body is presented in a black body bag.
The victim is wearing a black short  sleeved shirt and blue jeans, with a dark blue watch located on his right hand. A 1 inch belt is clinched around the upper neck using the buckle. The opposite end of the belt is tied in a half-hitched knot, which was used to affix it to the bumper of his cord. He was facing forward.

External Examination

Removal of the belt revealed a ligature mark ( known throughout the report a ligature A) on the neck below the mandible. Ligature A is approximately 1.5 inches wide and encircles the neck in the form of a "v"  on the posterior of the neck, consistent with hanging. Minor abrasions are present in the area of ligature A. Lack of hemorrhaging surrounding ligature A indicates this injury to be post-mortem.

Upon removal of the victim's clothing, an odor of bleach was detected. Areas of the body were swabbed and submitted for detection of hypochlorite ( a weak acid with oxidizing properties formed when chlorine dissolves in cold water, used in bleaching and water treatments.  Following  removal of the victim's shirt, a second ligature mark was observed on the victim's neck( this will be known throughout the report as ligature B. The mark is dark red and encircles the neck, crossing the anterior midline of the neck just below the laryngeal prominence. The width of the mark varies between 0.8 and 1 cm and is horizontal in orientation. The skin of the anterior of the neck above and below the ligature mark shows petechial 
Hemorrhaging. Ligature B is not consistent with the belt that caused ligature A. The absence of abrasions affiliated with Ligature B, along with the variations in the width of the ligature mark are consistent to a soft ligature, such as a length of fabric. No trace evidence was recovered from ligature B that might assist in identification of the ligature used.