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Strangulation versus a ligature strangulation, but it takes a long time. usually up to five minutes. and again, don't want to be indelicate, but it didn't happen quickly. it wasn't one of these things where you just strike out with a rock, with a hammer, some weapon of convenience. it took time. it took intent. and i wouldn't be surprised since homicide doesn't necessarily mean murder. there can be different degrees of murder. of course, jean can shed more light on this. it can be justifiable. it can be excusable. but now that we know it's strangulation, which i assumed they determined based o...

C x-ray or visually. if it's a strangulation, for example, you can see that in a fractured hyoid bone. the cause of death is very, very crucial. the manner of death clearly is going to be called a homicide. but of course brian laundrie, if he's found alive, he may claim it's an accident or a drug situation. maybe he'll say she overdosed, and so we won't have a toxicology report for quite some time. >> yeah. >> i believe that cause of death will be determined and the manner of death will be declared a homicide. >> so, jim, let me ask you about the 911 call because i think this is actually impor...

Given what you laid out with the potential for significant decomposition what are the challenges of determining whether it was an accident or if it was a homicide? >> if we -- let's assume there's complete skeletonization. may not be the case. because in a dry environment you can get a mummyification but blunt force trauma can be seen in bones. strangulation can be seen in damage to the hyoid bone in the neck so the coroner will still be able to determine a cause of death even if it's advanced decomposition. >> how long do you think this could take to find out more? >> the autopsy can be done ...

Part of the puzzle: Forensic anthropologist explains what clues bones can yield Expert weighs in on Kylr Yust double murder trial Kara Kopetsky and Jessica Runions' badly decomposed remains were found in 2017. 41 Action News wanted to know if there's any way to determine a cause of death in cases like these. A forensic anthropologist said bones can yield important clues. and last updated 2021-04-12 19:50:40-04 KANSAS CITY, Mo — So far much of the evidence in Kylr Yust's double murder trial has revolved around witness testimony, including former friends who claim Yust confessed to strang...

Results. they were not helpful. >> only half of the bones in her body were recovered. and some of the more important bones like the hyoid bone which would show whether or not there might been a choking or strangulation was not recovered. >> reporter: the medical examiner, though, found evidence that four of tara's ribs were fractured. >> a perimortem fracture, a fracture that occurred at the time of death. >> so there's a big, big slam into her ribs somehow. >> the medical examiner clearly found that there was evidence of a violent struggle. there was evidence of blunt force trauma and that wo...