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Had a purse with her. >> this looks to be like a black, like a plastic maybe leather type bag. >> dr. spitz carefully goes through every scrap. >> mainly i'm looking for any kind of damage to the clothing that could be indicative of an injury that she may have sustained. you're looking for clues as to what may have caused her death. >> the clothes and purse seem to point to a teenaged girl. but the bones tell even more. after several hours of sifting through the remains, dr. spitz lays the skeleton out carefully. >> the characteristics of the skull, as well as the characteristics of the other ...

Medical examiner dr. daniel spitz is finishing up his autopsy of andrea bean, a 42-year-old mother of four found dead in her condominium in macomb county, michigan. >> obviously that doesn't account for the blood that's at the scene. >> he's trying to solve a mystery. a large amount of blood is found throughout andrea's home, but strangely, there is no blood on her and no wounds that show where the blood came from. >> again, the question is, is it her blood and how long has it been there? that one's recent. i mean, you can see the little tags of skin that haven't dried out or anything. >> dr. ...

>> they unwrap the woman's hands, which were covered with paper bags at the scene to preserve potential evidence. because of the suspicious nature of the death, forensic nurses are brought in to perform a sexual assault exam. >> got cervical swabs. >> they meticulously pull samples from the body and place them into marked envelopes and bags which are sent to a lab for analysis. kristina and michelle take several samples of blood from different parts of the body. >> you got enough for tox. >> urine, eye fluid, and tissue samples are also collected for toxicology and other tests. >> come on this...

>> andrea was experiencing postpartum depression. >> after delivering her fourth child she had severe postpartum depression with major psychosis. she had 17 hospitalizations in 2 1/2 years. >> dr. spitz will research the case further and wait for toxicology tests to come back before he determines the cause of death and signs andrea bean's death certificate. >> right now it is a bit of waiting mode. and i think that's important for people to realize that we often don't get answers in the course of an hour, or at the time of the autopsy. there are many things that go on to having a complete deat...

Revealed. police have responded to several disturbances at the residence in the past. she also has a history of mental illness, information that may help ultimately determine the cause of death. >> you never know when you are going to hold the vital piece of evidence, have the crucial finding, that a-ha moment. >> two morgue attendants assist dr. spitz with the autopsy. >> i'm already done with tox. >> kristina heisler. >> what i like about the death industry in general is that it's none like any other. >> and michelle waters. >> it never is the same thing. you will get something different eve...