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There was no brush burn, like he was dragged by a vehicle. >> dr. natarajan discovered four linear fractures along the back of the skull. one, a depressed circular fracture was not noted in the first autopsy. this blow by a hammerlike object to the back of the head did not happen from being hit by a car. >> you can't take an automobile and make it, you know -- and have a person's skull being struck by a small area of 1-1/2 by 3/4-inch. >> and there were wood splinters around the wound. >> well, first of all, under a car or in front of a car, there is no wood. why would there be wood splinters ...

There were no brush burn like he was dragged by a vehicle. >> dr. natarajan discovered four linear fractures along the back of the skull. one, a depressed, circular fracture was not noted in the first autopsy. this blow by a hammerlike object to the back of the head did not happen from being hit by a car. >> you can't take an automobile and make it and have a person's skull being struck by a small area of 1 1/2 by 3/4-inch. >> and there were wood splinters around the wound. >> well, first of all, under a car or in front of a car, there is no wood. why would there be wood splinters in the skull...

There were no bruises. there were no brush burn like he was dragged by a vehicle. >> dr. natarajan discovered four linear fractures along the back of the skull. one, a depressed, circular fracture was not noted in the first autopsy. this blow by a hammerlike object to the back of the head did not happen from being hit by a car. >> you can't take an automobile and make it and have a person's skull being struck by a small area of 1 1/2 by 3/4-inch. >> and there were wood splinters around the wound. >> well, first of all, under a car or in front of a car, there is no wood. why would there be wood...

And good morning and welcome back. you are watching special live coverage here in moore, oklahoma. and it's pretty tough to imagine the destructive power of a tornado, until you see the damage it leaves behind. 200-mile-an-hour winds can turn a piece of wood into a missile. and cnn's chris lawrence met larry tanner at texas tech's national wind institute to just get a look inside a tornado simulator. here's chris. >> three, two, one. >> reporter: tanner launches the most common type of debris, a 15-pound piece of wood, to see if a shelter can withstand the impact at 100 miles per hour. the woo...

Tornadoes. >> three, two, one. >> he launches the most common type of debris. a 15 pound piece of wood to see if a shelter can withstand the impact at 100 miles per hour. >> the wood splinters in the blink of an eye. but by slowing it down, you can see the incredible force and destructive power. >> we saw the projectile punch right through. well built safe rooms can withstand flying two by fours and larger debris which is often heavier but slower. and those shelters don't have to be buried in the backyard. some of the experts say the only way to survive that tornado was to get underground. >> ...