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Proteins in florences brain that were released after her head injury. this showed that florences brain was struggling to survive long after she hit her head and before she drowned. dr. dragovic estimated that florence was lying on the cement for at least 90 minutes, possibly for as long as two hours, before she was in the water, and there was other conflicting evidence. the blood stain on the boat launch and the broken railing above did not line up. >> the trajectory of where she wound up on the...

>> when i looked up, there was a deck railing from the boat house and i noticed the deck railing was broke and fractured out. >> it looked as if florence had been sitting on the railing and it gave way. investigators measured the height of the railing and discovered that it was ten inches below the state building code. >> you look at that railing, its low enough that you think if somebody had been sitting on it, they could lose their balance and fall over the edge. i know i personally didnt want...

Investigators knew two important details about the death of florence unger. first, tests showed a 110-pound woman sitting or leaning against the deck railing could not have caused it to splinter. second, forensic tests identified repair proteins in florences brain, scientific proof that she laid bleeding on the cement boat launch for about 90 minutes before she drowned in the lake. this made forensic history. it was the first time immunohisto chemistry was used in a criminal case. seven months a...

Deck railing from the boat house and i noticed the deck railing was broke and fractured out. >> it looked as if florence had been sitting on the railing and it gave way. investigators measured the height of the railing and discovered that it was ten inches below the state building code. >> you look at that and think if somebody had been sitting on it, they could lose their balance and fall over the edge. i know i personally didnt want to sit on it. >> the splintered railing led to suspicions it ...

Before she drowned. dr. dragovic estimated that florence was lying on the cement for at least 90 minutes, possibly for as long as two hours before she was in the water. and there was other conflicting evidence. the blood stain on the boat launch and the broken railing above did not line up. >> the trajectory of where she wound up on the deck was not in line with where the break in the railing occurred. >> to see whether the deck

Railing was structurally unsound, analysts tested an unbroken section of the deck railing using whats called a load cell. >> the load cell is more or less a scale. its a series of springs and sensors. and it measures compression and tension. >> florence weighed 110 pounds. to simulate her sitting on the railing, analysts attached a bicycle seat to one end of the load cell. to the other end, they attached a t-bar to which they applied 200 pounds of pressure. the railing didnt buckle or break. >> ...