Hidden ( CSI Reilly Steel #3)

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with older cases much easier, especially for somebody with his analytical brain.
    His friends nicknamed him ‘Data’, after the android on Star Trek TNG , one of his all-time favorite TV shows, due to the fact that he shared the uncanny ability to sift through and locate information, and also had a terrific memory for detail.
    He quickly scanned through the older digital case file, hoping for something to jump out.
    And when two hours later it did just that, Rory smiled.
    ‘Bingo,’ he grinned, getting to his feet.
     
     
     
State Pathologist
DATE and HOUR AUTOPSY PERFORMED : 
 24/10/1993; 10:00 A.M. by
    John Harris, M E 

Assistant : 
  James O’Neill, MD
    Full Autopsy Performed
SUMMARY REPORT OF AUTOPSY
Name : 
  Jane Doe
Coroner's Case # : 
  7634-311
Date of Birth : 
  N/A
Age : 
  N/A
Race : 
  White
Sex : 
  Female
Date of Death : 
  Unknown
Body Identified by : 
  N/A
Case # 
  000453-4S-1993
Investigative Agency : 
  SCU
EXTERNAL EXAMINATION:
    Autopsy at 10:00 A.M. on October 24, 1993. The body is presented in standard body bag. The victim is wearing a light cotton jacket, polyester blend shirt and denim jeans with worn leather shoes.
    The body is that of a young adult female of small build measuring 63 inches and weighing 98 pounds, estimated age of 16-18. Blue eyes. Long red hair 30 inches approx.
    Rigor mortis has passed and liver mortis is fully developed.
    Visual examination of the body shows no sign of trauma.
    Alger mortis test carried out rectally which results slightly above ambient temp proving inconclusive for TOD. 
    Victim’s clothing and footwear removed and stored for evidence.
    The victim has an elaborate and extensive tattoo across a large portion of her back, which should aid with identification. Six (6) photographs taken.
    Abdomen is slightly inflated suggesting decay. Multiple blowfly larvae present.
    Swabs and scrapings taken from fingernails.
    Genital exam reveals no sign of sexual activity or trauma.
     
    INTERNAL EXAMINATION:
    Skeletal system is fully intact and normal.
    Brain showing signs of decomposition - weight 978 grams, samples taken.
    Respiratory system and throat system are normal but also showing initial signs of decay, larvae collected for dating. Lungs samples taken, signs of tissue damage as well as decay.
    Heart of normal size, no signs of coronary disease.   
    Stomach contains high levels of gases indicating decay, no semi-digested food present.
    The Urinary and female Genital system are normal but showing signs of decay. Swabs and tissue samples removed for analysis.
    TOXICOLOGY: Sample blood and bile submitted for toxicologic analysis.
     
    Drug Screen Results:
    Urine screen {Immunoassay} NEGATIVE .
 Ethanol: 0 gm/dl, Blood (Heart )
 Ethanol: 0 gm/dl, Vitreous
     
    EVIDENCE COLLECTED:
    1.           One (1) cotton jacket, pale colored, size Small.
    2.          One (1) denim jeans, size 10.
    3.          One (1) T-shirt (brand unknown).
    4.          One (1) pair of worn leather lace-up shoes.
    5.          Blood samples (type A+); Tissue samples - brain, heart, lungs, liver, kidney.
    6.          Eighteen (18) swabs to be tested.
     
     
    OPINION
    Time of Death: Body temperature, livor mortis, gastric bloating and the presence of blowfly larvae approximate time of death at more than four days (but less than seven) taking into account recorded weather conditions in localized area.
    Cause of Death: Exposure to low temperatures below the metabolic rate.
    Remarks: The victim was healthy and without signs of trauma or disease. The prevailing frost and absence of warm clothing may have led to death.
     
     
     
    ‘The wings design has cropped up before?’ Reilly scanned through the cold case file Rory had just handed her.
    Right off the bat there were a few similarities between their case and this older one – both girls had been redheads, both were unidentified, and most strikingly,

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