Victims Hanged
A body discovered hanging or suspended in some way, usually contains telltale signs of a death due to the lack of oxygen. These include such signs as blue skin colour, burst blood vessels in the eyes and inflated lungs. Forensic pathologists examine the rope marks on the neck to determine if they contain evidently inflamed edges, a sign that the victim was alive before being hanged. However, when no inflammation marks are present, it suggests that the victim was dead before being hanged and the hanging was a form of cover up. The rope marks on the victim's neck are examined to check that they match the rope found at the scene of crime. The slightest difference of the rope impression from the actual rope itself, would undoubtedly imply that the rope was not the murder tool and where the victim did die of a lack of oxygen and does have evident bruises on the neck, the murder weapon is sought using the markings as a guide. As a general rule, all rope markings on the neck should be in the shape of an upside down V, where the knot would cause a bruise on the back of the neck, creating the point of the V.
Other facts pointing to murder may also be revealed when an examination of the neck is carried out. Strangulation usually breaks the hyoid bone located in the neck, but the bone is very rarely broken during hanging. The breakage of the hyoid would suggest manual strangulation, whereby the victim was strangled using the hands, or via means of another implement (e.g. cord, belt etc). When strangulation is the case, death may be caused due to a lack of air, but more likely, as a result of the deliberate compression of the neck, causing a vegal inhabitation, the situation where the stimulation of the neck's vagus nerve causes the heart to stop. In cases where the hyoid bone is not broken, but bruising is evident around the nose and mouth, a death caused by smothering is indicated, thereby dying due to a lack of oxygen.
UPDATE:
The thorassic duct into left subclavial vein will have dried blood in the duct as the embalming process forces blood back into the first valve. That, the Hyoid bone, and the facial brusing will prove manner of death. THIS blood will provide the evidence of drugs and/or alcohol in Brian's system.
I say it will show negative.
I say Brian's right cheekbone will show evidence of blunt force trauma.
It does not matter how long he is buried in that hole.
The evidence REMAINS.
The alleged wife is now claiming "Common law"...for about 30 days. Therefore, she admits to the presentation of a false document, which she presented to the Detectives and the Funeral Home (see those Funeral Home guidelines please).
The St. Clair County Alabama Coroner STILL has not re-opened the case.
I now have full access to my own son's grave. :)
(SHE states:" I own that plot and have FULL AUTHORITY to remove any thing I did not authorize to be there. So if you think you can have me arrested, God Damn it give it your best shot you stupid bitch." - source:http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-ZdzF.SMyeqiGYPveWqpdvmQ3ZwABPzt6;_ylt=Arq8wX0zGKLM.cLKL4XAM4G0AOJ3)
During a telephone conversation, the Sheriff stated that they never closed the case and await evidence to be presented in the case which woud suggest foul play.
The illegal document of marriage which was presented to the Detectives, Coroner and the Funeral Home, along with the Veterans Administration, should be enough to require a disenterment. (See Alabama and Tennessee Bigamy laws)
Brians last will states clearly that he wanted his Mother to take care of his remains.
This means that the Family of Brian may then ask for an autopsy, and we will do just that.
Brian will be moved to his Family's Cemetery.