The purpose of the mummyologist was to show that mummified skin can keep the internal organs moist..and even feldman himself confirmed that. (see transcripts above)
The purpose of the mummyologist was to show that mummified skin can keep the internal organs moist..and even feldman himself confirmed that. (see transcripts above)
Haskell's testimony was that green bottle flies will not lay eggs on a body which has decomposed past 24 -36 hours. He did not say they preferred a fresh body, but that they required it. Furthermore, he said that ALL THE BLOWFLIES would disdain a body which had been decomposing for such a long time as Dusek posits. If Dusek's wild theory were true, THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN NO BLOWFLY MAGGOTS AT ALL!!!
We all knew already that organs will stay "moist" inside a body whose skin has mummified (actually they are decomposing into goo), and we didn't need this "mummyologist" to tell us that.
From Haskell's testimony:
Q WHEN AN ANIMAL EATS THROUGH THE SKIN OF A PERSON, THE INSIDES ARE NOT AUTOMATICALLY MUMMIFIED, ARE THEY?
A IN MY OPINION THEY WOULD NOT BE.
Q THAT WOULD MAKE THEM RECEPTIVE, THAT AREA RECEPTIVE TO YOUR FLIES, CORRECT?
A IT WOULD. BUT ALSO THE PELVIC AREA WOULD BE THE PLACE WHERE INITIAL COLONIZATION WOULD TAKE PLACE.
Q ARE YOU TELLING US THAT THE FLIES WOULDN'T GO TO THAT AREA WHERE THE ANIMALS HAD EATEN THROUGH?
A IF IT WAS FULLY MUMMIFIED, THEY WOULD NOT. THE BLOW FLIES WOULD NOT GO THERE IF IT WAS MUMMIFIED.
Q WHAT IF IT'S BEFORE THEY'RE MUMMIFIED?
A THEN THEY PROBABLY WOULD.
Q AND THEN WHAT WOULD YOU EXPECT TO FIND IN THAT REGION?
A WE COULD FIND SOME COLONIZATION.
Q YOU WOULD FIND A MAGGOT MASS, WOULDN'T YOU?
A NOT NECESSARILY. THE MAGGOT MASS COULD HAVE ORIGINATED FROM THE PELVIC AREA.
Q COULD IT HAVE ORIGINATED ALSO FROM EATING OUT BY THE ANIMALS?
A NOT IF TOO MUCH TIME HAD PASSED BECAUSE THE TISSUES HAD CHANGE UNDERLYING IN DECOMPOSITION. REMEMBER, THIS DECOMPOSITION IS AN ONGOING FORWARD PROCESS. IT DOESN'T BACK UP. AND IF ENOUGH TIME HAS PASSED, THEN THOSE TISSUES THAT WOULD BE EXPOSED WOULD BE UNACCEPTABLE FOR THE BLOW FLIES, BUT OTHER FLIES WOULD COME IN, LIKE THE CHEESE SKIPPERS. IF THAT WERE THE CASE, I WOULD EXPECT TO FIND CHEESE SKIPPERS, COMMON FLIES, AND SOME OF THE LATER COMERS TO THAT. AND WE HAVE HAD CASE EXAMPLES OF THAT IN THE LITERATURE.
Q SO BASED UPON YOUR EXPERT OPINION, ASSUMING AN ANIMAL HAD EATEN THROUGH THE STOMACH AND THIGH REGION OF THIS CHILD, IT WOULD HAVE MUMMIFIED SO FAST THAT THE MAGGOT MASS WOULD NOT BE -- WOULD NOT BE BECAUSE OF THAT OPENING BY THE ANIMALS. IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE TELLING US?
A NO. I'M NOT TELLING YOU THAT AT ALL. I'M JUST SAYING -- I'M SAYING THAT IF IT IS FRESHLY OPENED, AND WE CAN'T HAVE WEEKS PASSING, AND THEN IT OPENS UP AND THE BLOW FLIES BE ATTRACTED TO IT. IF IT'S OPENED UP AND WEEKS HAVE PASSED, THEN OTHER FLIES WOULD BE ATTRACTED TO IT. THE CHEMISTRY OF THAT WHOLE REGION WOULD HAVE CHANGED OVER THAT PERIOD OF TIME. SO IF WE FIND BLOW FLIES, THAT'S EARLY IN THE DECOMPOSITIONAL PROCESS OF THOSE TISSUES.
I really did not like the conclusion that Haskell came to, the conclusion the science forces upon us (that she was probably alive until around Feb. 14-16). Too horrible to think about, what might have been happening to her all that time. Maybe that's why I have to keep the possibility of freezing or cold storage open in my mind. Or that she was taken for ransom or something, not harmed during all that time, then the kidnapper panicked and killed her because the publicity was too much. I realise it's not very logical or probable, just my own wish for a "best possible scenario."
I don't LIKE what the bugs tell us, but it's the truth.