No. 26 /= 48. No matter how you twist it.
Coroner would have done an on-site analysis complete with forensic photography before ever moving the bodies.
I know that 26 does not equal 48.
My point was that the coroner was examining bodies that were at most two days old. 48 hours would be the outside limit - even on a holiday weekend - for a full examination to begin.
Coroner would have done an on-site analysis complete with forensic photography before ever moving the bodies.
Not every small police force has a response that thorough. Little Falls well may.
That being said, onsite analysis and a full forensic examination are two different beasts, and the prosecutor is going to want an autopsy.
And, if Smith's statement is accurate he's going to want one too - for probative value for his statement as well as to see if the intruders had narcotics in their systems.