The autopsy documents the large scull fracture but says there is no brain swelling. It also says their is no organization with the bleeding. I have no idea what that means.
I *think* "organization" means the beginnings of the healing process which is usually more or less instant. But I'm not sure. If the total amount of bleeding (internal + external) was less than 2 spoonfuls then her heart must have stopped within seconds. I don't see any other way...
One of the forensic guys over the years pointed out that the sulci were just starting to narrow and the gyri to flatten, indicating the start of swelling up against the skull, but only slightly.
It says it appears to be recent ("fresh") with no organization.
It means the heart was not pumping blood at the time, so there would be no swelling or bleeding.
That's why I asked the other day if it's possible that John accidentally whacked her head against something in his rush to carry her upstairs.
The way he was holding her, with her facing him, and her head turned to the right, and him out of his mind with panic, to me makes it at least worth looking into. She was stiff and he was running through the basement and up the stairs in a blind panic. He could have bumped her head against any number of things along the way and it wouldn't even have registered with him. His hair could have been on fire at that moment and he wouldn't have known.
No one replied medically though so I have no idea if it's even a possiblity or not.