[Yardstick]

Yeah, I want to know exactly what the examiner means by “bones”. Outside the hyoid the only other true bones in the throat/neck are vertebrae. And I can’t imagine either a kneeling self-strangulation or a manual strangulation by a killer breaking vertebrae. Only a drop hanging would do that but they’re saying he was kneeling. This makes me wonder if by “bones” she really means the hyoid plus nearby cartilage but not the vertebrae. In that case we’re back to kneeling strangulation making sense or, if you’re in a conspiratorial mood, manual choking. But as it is now, things don’t quite line up IMO.

[Openurmind]

Very fair point, It would make a huge difference because breaking vertebrae would be very unlikely without some help.

[PIF]

But as it is now, things don’t quite line up IMO.

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And never will - too many coincidences: the cameras off, the guards asleep, the convenience of his death, the manner of his death, and so forth.