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Kendrick johnson. carol? >> how did kendrick die? what did the autopsy show? >> reporter: well the autopsy shows that his death was officially positional asphyxia. the family completed an autopsy in june and the report said it was blunt force trauma essentially he says that kendrick took a blow to the neck on the right side, in fact the paramedics when they arrived on the scene the day he was found noted bruising to the right side jaw. however, that bruising was not noted in any other state or local document. >> all right, we'll wait for further release of those videotapes. thank you so much. ...

Accident. >> an accident? we just didn't believe. >> reporter: kendrick's parents, kenneth and jacqueline johnson, believe the story about the shoe is a coverup. >> when i went and viewed his body that sunday, you can see something happened, you can tell he was beaten. >> reporter: in june, the johnson's exhumed the body and hired dr. bill anderson to conduct an independent autopsy. he found evidence of bleeding under the skin near johnson's right jaw. >> we were able to diagnose the fact there was blunt force trauma to that area. >> so he took blow to the neck? >> one blow to the neck. >> rep...

The results of mr. brown's autopsy. you agree, yes? >> yes. mr. brown was run over by the vehicle anded his body was twisted forward. his head was driven into his chest. something called positional asphyxia. he couldn't breathe and unfortunately suffocated. if there had been a way to jack the car up or lift the car up he might have been saved. it was a tragic accident. >> so there is no evidence he was actually struck by the vehicle because in the video it looks like he slips and falls, but it looks like his head is up until right when the vehicle goes over him. so there is no evidence he was ...

To sue the county. but this marlon brown case is only bringing more controversy to bao's tenure. >> the video speaks the truth. and the truth is you can see marlon being struck by the car. so it's not about what i say. it's not about what i believe. it's about the video, the objective evidence an what you can see for yourself. >> randi kaye, cnn, stewart, florida. >> let's dig deeper now with dr. bill manning, chief of pathology at memorial hospital, medical examiner of burlington county. the results of mr. brown's autopsy, you agree with them, yes? >> yes. mr. brown was run over by the vehicl...

The county needed a fallgy to help subdue the anger after george vermillion was acquitted of murder. and they're currently planning to sue the county. but this marlon brown case is bringing more controversy to his tenure. >> the video speaks the truth t. truth is, you can see marlon being hit by the car. so it's not about what i say. it's not about what i believe. it's about the video, the objective evidence and what you can see for yourself. >> reporter: randi kaye, cnn, stuart, florida. >> dr. bill manion, chief of pathology, medical examiner at burlington county. the result of mr. brown's a...