Skeletons in the Closest

by kaykay213

In the summer of 1998 Ana Steele disappeared without a trace. With no evidence or real leads it goes cold for almost two years. The one person who has all the answers can't help but instead has to sit back and watch as others try to find answers. It's crazy how many skeletons come out of peoples closets when someone goes missing. Can you put together the pieces of the puzzle? AU

6. autopsy report

Autopsy Report

Performed by: Dr. Milton Grenne

Summary of Clinical History:

Anastasia Rose Steel, female, eighteen years old, white, cause of death currently unknown. No serious past medical problems, a few medical visits for broken limbs cause by reported sports related accidents. No reports of any physical or sexual abuse. Disappeared July seventeenth, nineteen-ninety eight was found a month later. Currently unknown exactly when death occurred which we hope to find out. Various visible injuries on external body.

External:

HEAD-

Hair color is a dirty blond. Long nearly thirty inches in length. Dries blood on back of scalp. Deep wound. Six inch circumference. Jagged. Possible cause of death. Happen pre-mortem. Possibly caused by hammer or a large rock. No other injuries to head.

NECK-

Slightly red, irritated marks wrapping around her entire neck. Matching those that would be caused more likely by rope. Very small holes in various spots along her neck. The size of a pin needle.

Arms-

Numerous, long, jagged slices along the arms. Broken wrist. Similar faint, red, irritated circles along both wrists again similar to those of a prolong rope burn. Broken elbows though going in the opposite direction. Possibly caused by her arms begin tied behind her back for prolong periods. Shoulders also dislocated, again probably from prolonged position. Some settling along the arms that were post-mortem.

CHEST/STOMACH-

Many bruises around both breasts. Pre-mortem. Again small pin size holes along breast. Various small cuts along underside of both breasts. Bruises along both ribs, multiple broken ribs on left and right. Various small cuts along stomach. Various bruises post-mortem.

LEGS/FEET-

Bruises from the hip bones to the ankles on both legs. Pre-mortem. Both knee-caps are shattered following the pattern of possibly a bat or again a hammer. Same irritated, red marks along ankles and ever on her lower thighs and calves. Small, pin size holes along bottoms of feet and toes. Several toes are broken. Settling and bruising post-mortem along legs also.

GENITALS-

Bruising along out of genitals and inner thighs. Small, pin size hole in various places along her genitals. Outside of vagina is slightly torn, very irritated. Dried blood along the inside of vagina. Cervix is very red, irritated, also swollen.

Internal:

STOMACH:

Stomach contents are very low. Had been eating minimal food, surviving mostly on water, and milk. No poisons or anything not normal.

LUNGS:

Bruising on inside of lungs. This is caused by what is known as dry drowning. Probably caused by a torture technique called water boarding. No other problems with her lungs.

KIDNEY:

No damage to the kidney aside from slight bruising caused by the broken ribs.

OVARIES/UTERUS:

Ovaries are in normal condition. Uterus is also in normal condition. Patient was at the time of death five months pregnant. A little girl. Elven inches and one and a half pounds. Patient was probably aware as she had been getting proper care of herself and the baby as well.

Conclusion:

Anastasia died because of blunt force trauma to the back of her head. Though the amount of blood loss also didn't help. She had lost a lot of blood through the various injuries. The body was moved after death. Based off muscle settling, tightening, and again settling she has probably been day a matter or two or three weeks. Estimated.

Detective Bowman,

I have worked for you for many years in more cases than we both could count. I am no detective, I do not catch bad men. But this one, must be caught. Based off of this poor, young girls last few days this is not the first time he has committed such horrific crimes. This man, as the severity of this crime suggest, has committed god knows how many crimes. He unknowingly committed two. A little girl, not even had the change to take her first breath, was ripped away from her family, her mother who I'm positive was petrified, and somehow dealt with all the horrible things that this person did to her to try and make sure this baby made it. And he took that away from her. Find this man Mr. Bowman before more people get hurt.