New autopsy helps answer lingering questions about Stephen Smith's mysterious death #shorts | Forensic Files

in April of 2023 Dr Michelle Dupri a former investigator and forensic pathologist who's performed more than
3,000 autopsies oversaw the examination of Steven's body the injuries can tell us so much about what happened and in
this case they did they did Dupri says the autopsy confirmed stevenh died from a single blow to his forehead severely
fracturing his skull that's a big gash that's 7 and 1/2 Ines almost there would be another
gash in this posterior area from hitting the pavement so hard literally split his
skull it split his skull they were also able to put to rest some rumors including the one that
Steven had been beaten with a baseball bat it wasn't a baseball bat no those type of injuries would cause something
that we call pattern injuries and we don't see that here this is a linear fracture um as well as this is here

Brief Summary

Dr. Michelle Dupri details Steven's autopsy, confirming death from a skull fracture and debunking rumors of a baseball bat attack.

Key points

Autopsy Reveals Cause of Death. Dr. Michelle Dupri confirms Steven died from a single blow to the forehead.
Debunking the Baseball Bat Rumor. The investigation clears up rumors about Steven being beaten with a baseball bat.

Episode highlights

Autopsy Reveals Cause of DeathDr. Michelle Dupri confirms Steven died from a single blow to the forehead.“The autopsy confirmed Steven died from a single blow to his forehead.”0:19Dec 19, 2023

Episode quotes

It split his skull!

Dr. Michelle Dupri describes the severity of Steven's injuries.

0:39WatchDec 19, 2023

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