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But other than that, there was really nothing else of note at the scene and no means of identifying this body. So she ended up being labeled at first Jane Doe number one and transported to the coroner's office. The next morning, an autopsy was conducted by Dr. Frederick Newbar, who was the chief autopsy surgeon for the county of Los Angeles.

Newbar listed the cause of death as, quote, hemorrhage and shock from a concussion of the brain and lacerations of her face. My God. They believed that that was all inflicted while she was conscious, which means that Glasgow Smile was inflicted while she was conscious and alive. And those were deep cuts.

Newbar listed the cause of death as, quote, hemorrhage and shock from a concussion of the brain and lacerations of her face. My God. They believed that that was all inflicted while she was conscious, which means that Glasgow Smile was inflicted while she was conscious and alive. And those were deep cuts.

Oh, it tore open her whole face. When you're looking from the side, it's like her jaw has been removed almost. That's horrific. And it's hemorrhage and shock from that, which is one of the most horrific things I can imagine. She died in shock from bleeding out. From having her face ripped open. Yeah.

Oh, it tore open her whole face. When you're looking from the side, it's like her jaw has been removed almost. That's horrific. And it's hemorrhage and shock from that, which is one of the most horrific things I can imagine. She died in shock from bleeding out. From having her face ripped open. Yeah.

There was an additional incision from just below the navel to just above the pubic area and several smaller cuts and small bruises all over the body that were likely defensive wounds. So she was fighting back for part of this. I'm sure. There was also evidence suggesting that Elizabeth had been sexually assaulted. But samples taken during the autopsy came back negative for the presence of sperm.

There was an additional incision from just below the navel to just above the pubic area and several smaller cuts and small bruises all over the body that were likely defensive wounds. So she was fighting back for part of this. I'm sure. There was also evidence suggesting that Elizabeth had been sexually assaulted. But samples taken during the autopsy came back negative for the presence of sperm.

Got it. Newbar estimated the time of death to be somewhere within a 24-hour window before the body was discovered, but he couldn't be more precise than that because, I mean, his body's drained of blood and has been mutilated in a way I can't even fathom. And of particular note, though, at least from Newbar's perspective, was how precise the bisection was, like we were talking about.

Got it. Newbar estimated the time of death to be somewhere within a 24-hour window before the body was discovered, but he couldn't be more precise than that because, I mean, his body's drained of blood and has been mutilated in a way I can't even fathom. And of particular note, though, at least from Newbar's perspective, was how precise the bisection was, like we were talking about.

In fact, it looked like it was actually what's called a hemocorporectomy, which is at this time in the 40s. a relatively new surgical procedure that came into use after World War II, and it involved removing everything below the waist from a surviving person.

In fact, it looked like it was actually what's called a hemocorporectomy, which is at this time in the 40s. a relatively new surgical procedure that came into use after World War II, and it involved removing everything below the waist from a surviving person.

As far as Newbar could tell, the procedure had been done after death on this victim, who we now know as Elizabeth Short, and the precision with which it had been done really suggested that the killer, or at least the person who performed the bisection post-mortem... Because it could be two different people. ...had some experience with medicine and surgery.

As far as Newbar could tell, the procedure had been done after death on this victim, who we now know as Elizabeth Short, and the precision with which it had been done really suggested that the killer, or at least the person who performed the bisection post-mortem... Because it could be two different people. ...had some experience with medicine and surgery.

Newbar also noted that the body appeared to have been thoroughly washed before it had been left in the lot.

Newbar also noted that the body appeared to have been thoroughly washed before it had been left in the lot.

Because everything is clean, you have a clean field, you... He's not going to go through all of that to drain blood and to bisect in such a clean way and then leave it messy. Yeah. It's just not something that I see happening. This hemocorporectomy that he's talking about would be performed like it's like a radical surgery. Like it is like last resort, like all you have left kind of thing.

Because everything is clean, you have a clean field, you... He's not going to go through all of that to drain blood and to bisect in such a clean way and then leave it messy. Yeah. It's just not something that I see happening. This hemocorporectomy that he's talking about would be performed like it's like a radical surgery. Like it is like last resort, like all you have left kind of thing.

And what you have to do is you have to cut between two specific lumbar vertebrae that makes it so that you don't have to cut bone. Okay. And they have to like reroute the spinal cord essentially. And they have to reroute because you're removing the genitalia, you're removing any of, you know, the rectum, all that stuff. So you're going to have to reroute everything.

And what you have to do is you have to cut between two specific lumbar vertebrae that makes it so that you don't have to cut bone. Okay. And they have to like reroute the spinal cord essentially. And they have to reroute because you're removing the genitalia, you're removing any of, you know, the rectum, all that stuff. So you're going to have to reroute everything.

Many different things for a living person. Right. It's a very intense procedure, a very complicated procedure. And again, this person cut in the same spot that you cut for this specific procedure. So that they didn't have to cut through a bone. Which is strange. And you, I'm telling you, you open up a body and you take a look at that spinal cord.