Days of digs and body conditions (3 gen 1988 anni – 12 ottob 1988 anni)

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In three days of digging on November 12, 13, and 14, seven bodies were discovered buried in the yard at 1426 F Street. The house faces north toward F Street. Six of the bodies were buried along the eastern edge of the yard, while one was buried in the western portion of the front yard. Montoya's body was found in the southeast corner of the yard. Carpenter's body was adjacent to Montoya's body buried just two feet deep. Fink's body was found buried directly in front of the metal shed. Martin's body was found buried just an inch or two under the ground beneath the metal shed. Miller's remains were discovered under some concrete that had been laid around some rose bushes. Gallop's body was buried under a gazebo. None of these six bodies showed any sign of trauma. Most of Palmer's body was found buried in a very shallow hole in the front . Palmer's head, hands and lower legs had been severed from her body and were not found.

Carpenter's body was found in a fetal position. Her body had clothes on it, and her feet were in brown suede shoes with one inch heels. Her body was in an "advanced state of decomposition," and she had been dead "a number of months." There was no evidence of trauma to her body. The bones in her neck were intact. The cause of her death could not be determined. No blood remained in her body, and her body was so decomposed that her liver could not be found. Toxicology reports revealed the presence of codeine, diazepam, flurazepam and the metabolites of flurazepam in a sample taken from Carpenter's brain tissue.
Diazepam, also know as Valium, is, like flurazepam, a hypnotic sedative used to induce sleep, but it can be lethal if enough is consumed. Codeine is an opiate which is used for pain relief, but it can be lethal if sufficient quantity is consumed to depress a person's central nervous system and cause the person to stop breathing. All three are prescription drugs. A less than lethal dose of these three drugs might be lethal if consumed in conjunction with alcohol. The levels of these three drugs in Carpenter's brain tissue sample were low, and they did not appear to be lethal levels. However, there was no way of knowing whether the levels of these drugs in the tissue sample were representative of the levels of these drugs in her body at the time of her death. This is because science has not yet determined whether the concentrations of such substances increases or decreases after death as a result of the loss of bodily fluids. A massive dose of flurazepam was ruled out as a cause of Carpenter's death.
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Miller's body was found enclosed in four layers of fabric. Some of the fabric had been knotted and tied with twine. These layers were composed of sheets, a quilt and plastic. Her body was in a fetal position. She was wearing two blouses, a long slip or dress, stockings and underwear. There were no shoes on her feet. Her right arm had been taped to her abdomen with a large piece of duct tape which ran around her knees and legs. There was no evidence of trauma to Miller's body. Tissue samples from Miller's brain and liver were collected and tested. Testing of these samples revealed the presence of carbamazepine, also known as Tegretol, flurazepam and the metabolites of flurazepam. Carbamazepine is an anticonvulsant anti-seizure medication. The cause of Miller's death was undetermined.

Fink's body was clad in only boxer shorts and socks, and it was wrapped in two layers of plastic knotted bedspread. Duct tape had been used to secure one of the layers of plastic. Fink's body was spread out. There was a square two-foot wide blue absorbent pad over Fink's face and upper chest, and another such pad between his upper legs. A fabric sheet was also found between Finks's legs, and a second sheet was found wadded over his abdomen. There was no evidence of any trauma to Fink's body, and the cause of death was "undetermined." As there was no blood in the body, tissue samples from Fink's brain and liver were collected and submitted for toxicological testing. This testing revealed the presence of amitriptyline, its metabolite nortriptyline, loxapine and flurazepam and its metabolites.

Palmer's body was wearing a sleeveless nightgown or dress and another "day dress" over it. Her remains were inside a knotted sheet. Her hands were missing from her wrist, and her legs had been cut off above the kneecaps. Her head had been removed at the neck. It could not be determined whether these body parts had been severed all at one time or "before death or after death." These body parts had been removed with a "clean cut" most likely by a saw or possibly an ax or very heavy cleaver. If these parts had been removed prior to death, it would have produced "massive" bleeding. Even up to two days after death, the removal of these parts would have produced a "large amount" of blood. The nightgown on Palmer's body had no apparent blood on it. There was no evidence of any trauma to Palmer's body. The cause of death was undetermined. As there was no blood in the body, a tissue sample was removed from Palmer's liver for toxicological testing. Testing revealed the presence of Doxylamine, an over-the-counter antihistamine/sleeping aid, Haloperidol, an antipsychotic, and flurazepam and its metabolites.

Gallop's remains were also wrapped in layers of knotted bedding. One layer had "large stitches" of red string or twine binding the edges of the fabric together over the front of the remains. Gallop was wearing only a short sleeved shirt and socks. He was not wearing underwear. A tie was wrapped tightly three times and knotted around his lower left leg and thigh so as to pull the leg back against the thigh. Another piece of fabric was similarly wrapped around Gallop's right leg and thigh. A belt was wrapped around his right ankle and right thigh. There was no evidence of trauma to his body. Because no blood remained in the body, tissue samples from Gallop's brain and liver were collected for toxicological testing. Amitriptyline, nortriptyline, phenytoin and flurazepam and its metabolites were found in his tissue. Phenytoin is an anticonvulsant drug, also known as Dilantin, which is given to prevent seizures. Amitriptyline is an antidepressant. Nortriptyline is a metabolite of amitriptyline. The physician who performed the autopsy on Gallop's remains concluded that the cause of death was "undetermined."

Martin's body was enclosed in layers of knotted sheets and tied with twine. The upper part of Martin's body was covered by a large piece of thick blue absorbent paper. A similar piece of paper was tied around and between Martin's legs and knotted in the front between her knees. Martin's body was clad in a dress, bra and pantyhose. There was a watch on her wrist, a ring by her hand and earrings in the vicinity of her ears. She was not wearing shoes. There was no sign of trauma to Martin's body. Because no blood remained in the body, tissue samples from Martin's brain and liver were collected and submitted for toxicological testing. These tests revealed flurazepam and its metabolites. The physician who conducted the autopsy concluded that the cause of death was "undetermined."

Montoya's body was fully clothed except for shoes, and it was wrapped in many layers of knotted bedding and plastic and secured with duct tape. One layer, a blanket, had been stitched together with large stitches of coarse red thread or twine. There were no signs of trauma to Montoya's body. His neck bones were intact. He had been dead for "weeks to months," and his body had remained unburied above the ground for one to six days. Brain and liver tissue samples were collected and preserved for toxicological testing. Testing revealed the presence of loxapine, flurazepam and its metabolites, diphenhydramine, amitriptyline and carbamazepine. All of these drugs had been prescribed to Montoya except for carbamazepine. Amitriptyline is an antidepressant also known as Elavil. Loxapine is an antipsychotic medication. Diphenhydramine is an antihistamine also known as Benadryl.

It was estimated that each of the bodies found buried in the yard at 1426 F Street had been in the ground for a minimum of several weeks and a maximum two years. The coroner classified the cause of death as "undetermined" for each of the seven bodies buried.

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