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and the autopsy of a 36-year-old alcoholic finds something unexpected. this case still is an unknown cause of death. the only way to get better is to challenge yourself, ....
But it s nice to find it before we get in there. the body is transferred to the autopsy station where, as in an operating room, water, suction and drainage are all available to aid in the procedure. a plastic seal showing the bag has not been opened and the body not tampered with since it left the death scene, is cut open. they take photographs, focusing on any wounds or marks. there s usually at least one member of law enforcement present during the autopsy. but today, there are several, evidence of their interest in the case. obviously, that doesn t account for the blood that is at the scene. again, we don t know if it s her blood. we don t know how long the blood has been there. did she have her period or anything? i don t know. we re going to try to figure that out. this is not a routine case. this is not an obvious anything. ....
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 ah-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 every day. mystery, we ll solve it. hopefully. michelle x-rays the woman before the body bag is open. we mainly take these x-rays before we open the bag in case there is a piece of metal somewhere we don t know. could be anything from a small bullet to a tip of a knife. ....
that s from long-standing alcohol. look at that. it s as cirrhotic as they get. he s a young man, 36, pretty unusual to develop cirrhosis of the liver at that age. the autopsy did confirm he had alcoholic liver cirrhosis. i want to confirm his toxicology was not a causative or contributory factor in the death because he does have an underlying history of prescription drug abuse. curt lewitski s autopsy like andrea bean s, is filed as pending until test results come back. coming up these bones may hold the answer to a 22-year-old crime. we re trying to fill in the gaps as to what actually happened. can dr. spitz turn the cold case into case closed? ....
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 death investigation. all right. let s do this last one. dr. spitz quickly switches his attention to the second case of the day. there s another mystery to solve. all right, you re up. 36-year-old curt lewitski found dead in bed by his mother. this is a different type of case than the other kind of case. this is a case where everything seemed to be in order as far as ruling out foul play early on. ....