PeterS wrote:
The wife did it. I'll bet he used those 'hunting trips' so he could hookup with his lady friends. Ya know what I mean!!
Still here harassing folks and spreading your spew, eh Peetee?
Detectives question lack of autopsy in Scalia death
By Jamie Schram and Bob Fredericks
February 15, 2016 | 11:07pm
Veteran homicide investigators in New York and Washington, DC, on Monday questioned the way local and federal authorities in Texas handled the death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.
Its not unreasonable to ask for an autopsy in this case, particularly knowing who he is, retired Brooklyn homicide Detective Patricia Tufo told The Post.
Hes not at home. There are no witnesses to his death, and there was no reported explanation for why a pillow is over his head, Tufo said. So I think under the circumstances its not unreasonable to request an autopsy. Despite the fact that he has pre-existing ailments and the fact that hes almost 80 years old, you want to be sure that its not something other than natural causes.
Bill Ritchie, a retired deputy chief and former head of criminal investigations for the DC police, said he was dumbstruck when he learned that no autopsy would be performed.
I took a look at the report and I almost fell out of my chair, Ritchie told The Post from his home in Maryland.
I used to be an instructor in the homicide school. Every death investigation you are handling, you consider it a homicide until the investigation proves otherwise, Ritchie said.
How do you know that person wasnt smothered? How do you know its not a homicide until you conduct an investigation? You have to do your job. Once you go through that process, you can conclude that this is a naturally occurring death.
Presidio County Judge Cinderela Guevara said she declared Scalia dead via telephone based on what cops and marshals at the scene told her that there were no signs of foul play.
How in the world can that Texas judge, not even seeing the body, say that this is a heart attack? Ritchie wondered. A US marshal cant tell you. You need a medical professional. If this was Joe Blow, you say OK, 79 years of age, health problems, maybe natural causes. But this is a sitting justice of the Supreme Court!
Source:
http://nypost.com/2016/02/15/detectives-question-lack-of-autopsy-in-scalia-death/