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Mississippi Burning MIBURN Case — Part 5

105 pages · May 10, 2026 · Document date: Aug 4, 1964 · Broad topic: General · Topic: Mississippi Burning MIBURN Case · 105 pages OCR'd
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JIN 44-1 3 of tissue was removed from the left chest area and was preserved for subsequent powder residue examinations. A bullet was removed from the left lung cavity and directly placed in a suitable container for preservation after having first been marked for identification on its base by Dr, FEATHERSTON. The removal of this bullet required a median incision on the ventral surface of the body and removal of the rib cage. A detailed examinaticn of the body and body X-rays did not reveal the presence of any other bullets. The examination of Body #1 was terminated at approximately 2:30 a.m, ILI. AUTOPSY OF BODY NUMBER TWO During the autopsy of Body #1, Body #2 was afforded detailed X-ray examination by hospital personnel. It was likewise photographed by SA QM pr tor to and during autopsy. The autopsy of Body #2 commenced at approximately 2:40 a.m. A similar procedure was then followed by Dr. REUEL MAY, JR, in making his dental examinations of Body #2 as that procedure employed by him with Body #1. Dr. MAY's examination commenced immediately following the breaking of the seal on Body Bag #2 and opening of the bag by Dr. FEATHERSTON, 47¢ The terminal phalanges of each hand of Body #2 were removed and preserved as in the case of Body #1. Similarly the skin tissue from the bottoms of the feet, which had come off during removal of the shoes and socks of Body #2, was preserved for possible identification purposes, Dr. FEATHERSTION advised that Body #2 was that of a white male in an advanced stage of decomposition and that this body measured 694"" in length, Body #2 was clothed in a pair of dark trousers, blue socks and Oxford-type shoes. A dark-cqlored shirt was removed from the body bag which contained Body #2. This shirt had previously been located at the grave site lying under the hips of Body #2. The clothing,
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