Anyone with medical knowledge want to comment on the following?
John Ramsey found his daughter and rushed her upstairs, right? From everything I've read, he was pretty much out of his mind in a panic.
She had been dead a while, right?
Is it possible that he accidentally whacked her head against something in his rush to bring her upstairs? Or something happened prior to that when he pulled the tape off her mouth and tried to untie the cords? Maybe her head hit the floor or something? He was out of his mind with horror at finding his dead daughter and likely would not have noticed if his own hair was on fire at that moment.
Would being dead a while compromise the strength of bones, like a skull?
If not, how much force would be needed to cause those injuries to her skull?
I realize that such a scenario is unlikely but I am curious as to how the strength of the bones might change after death. I'm also trying to understand why she was strangled and then had her head cracked open. It doesn't make sense.
Skull and Brain: Upon reflection of the scalp there is found to be an extensive area of scalp hemorrhage along the right temporoparietal area extending from the orbital ridge, posteriorly all the way to the occipital area. This encompasses an area measuring approximately 7 x 4 inches. This grossly appears to be fresh hemorrhage with no evidence of organization...