James E. Starrs
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Loved his family very deeply, particularly his daughter.
Loved his family very deeply, particularly his daughter.
I was sent the autopsy report. It looked to me to be at least inadequate, and worst, sloppy.
I was sent the autopsy report. It looked to me to be at least inadequate, and worst, sloppy.
There are those people who think that it's rather ghoulish or indeed sacrilegious to dig up the graves of people. I don't look at it that way as long as there is a substantial justifiable reason for doing so. It is the difference between being a grave robber and being a grave digger. I'm a grave digger.
There are those people who think that it's rather ghoulish or indeed sacrilegious to dig up the graves of people. I don't look at it that way as long as there is a substantial justifiable reason for doing so. It is the difference between being a grave robber and being a grave digger. I'm a grave digger.
I made my decision to go forward with a thorough investigation of this case, including an exhumation, because I was of a strong belief that Bill Flint had been the victim of a homicide. I'm the voice for the dead to try to speak for them when they can't speak for themselves.
I made my decision to go forward with a thorough investigation of this case, including an exhumation, because I was of a strong belief that Bill Flint had been the victim of a homicide. I'm the voice for the dead to try to speak for them when they can't speak for themselves.
In Texas, the Houston chief investigator called me and asked me if I would look into this.
In Texas, the Houston chief investigator called me and asked me if I would look into this.
The coronary arteries were not healthy, but the heart was healthy. Was there any evidence of any damage, any muscle damage in the heart? No. Nothing in the report of the first autopsy.
The coronary arteries were not healthy, but the heart was healthy. Was there any evidence of any damage, any muscle damage in the heart? No. Nothing in the report of the first autopsy.
I'm paying the bill right now. You're paying the whole bill?
I'm paying the bill right now. You're paying the whole bill?
We're very pleased that we got all of the samples that we wanted. We've got ample work to continue to work with from this point on.
We're very pleased that we got all of the samples that we wanted. We've got ample work to continue to work with from this point on.
The rib fractures. We have from the x-rays of the chest indications that he, Bill Flint, had suffered fractures of three ribs on the right side.
The rib fractures. We have from the x-rays of the chest indications that he, Bill Flint, had suffered fractures of three ribs on the right side.
The kind of thing that he could live with for a while and say to his daughter, I've got this pain in my side. No, I think these are new.
The kind of thing that he could live with for a while and say to his daughter, I've got this pain in my side. No, I think these are new.
Could they have been broken after he died? You know, I don't think there's any chance at all that this could have occurred except from a very forceful blow to that area of his chest.
Could they have been broken after he died? You know, I don't think there's any chance at all that this could have occurred except from a very forceful blow to that area of his chest.
But it sounds like you're really sort of pushing for this to be a murder, not pushing... I'm pushing for a conclusion that I can live with. I would be out of this entirely if we could find clear evidence that it was not murder. I'm still in it, and I'm in it up to my mukluks.
But it sounds like you're really sort of pushing for this to be a murder, not pushing... I'm pushing for a conclusion that I can live with. I would be out of this entirely if we could find clear evidence that it was not murder. I'm still in it, and I'm in it up to my mukluks.
When you get into cold cases, the mentality on the part of investigative people is always the same. We want the smoking gun. I don't have a smoking gun that I can give him.
When you get into cold cases, the mentality on the part of investigative people is always the same. We want the smoking gun. I don't have a smoking gun that I can give him.
My name is James E. Starrs and I am a professor of forensic sciences at the George Washington University. I knew nothing about Bill Flint or his death or his family until I received a phone call. It was quite clear from the records that Bill Flint was a marked man. Two different people connected to his former wife, with whom he had been in a custody dispute over their child.
My name is James E. Starrs and I am a professor of forensic sciences at the George Washington University. I knew nothing about Bill Flint or his death or his family until I received a phone call. It was quite clear from the records that Bill Flint was a marked man. Two different people connected to his former wife, with whom he had been in a custody dispute over their child.
He was shot twice. He survived it. He was bludgeoned his head and survived that.
He was shot twice. He survived it. He was bludgeoned his head and survived that.
Bill Flint was a unique person. He was kind. He was loving.
Bill Flint was a unique person. He was kind. He was loving.
Loved his family very deeply, particularly his daughter.
I was sent the autopsy report. It looked to me to be at least inadequate, and worst, sloppy.
There are those people who think that it's rather ghoulish or indeed sacrilegious to dig up the graves of people. I don't look at it that way as long as there is a substantial justifiable reason for doing so. It is the difference between being a grave robber and being a grave digger. I'm a grave digger.
I made my decision to go forward with a thorough investigation of this case, including an exhumation, because I was of a strong belief that Bill Flint had been the victim of a homicide. I'm the voice for the dead to try to speak for them when they can't speak for themselves.
In Texas, the Houston chief investigator called me and asked me if I would look into this.
The coronary arteries were not healthy, but the heart was healthy. Was there any evidence of any damage, any muscle damage in the heart? No. Nothing in the report of the first autopsy.
I'm paying the bill right now. You're paying the whole bill?
We're very pleased that we got all of the samples that we wanted. We've got ample work to continue to work with from this point on.
The rib fractures. We have from the x-rays of the chest indications that he, Bill Flint, had suffered fractures of three ribs on the right side.
The kind of thing that he could live with for a while and say to his daughter, I've got this pain in my side. No, I think these are new.
Could they have been broken after he died? You know, I don't think there's any chance at all that this could have occurred except from a very forceful blow to that area of his chest.
But it sounds like you're really sort of pushing for this to be a murder, not pushing... I'm pushing for a conclusion that I can live with. I would be out of this entirely if we could find clear evidence that it was not murder. I'm still in it, and I'm in it up to my mukluks.
When you get into cold cases, the mentality on the part of investigative people is always the same. We want the smoking gun. I don't have a smoking gun that I can give him.
My name is James E. Starrs and I am a professor of forensic sciences at the George Washington University. I knew nothing about Bill Flint or his death or his family until I received a phone call. It was quite clear from the records that Bill Flint was a marked man. Two different people connected to his former wife, with whom he had been in a custody dispute over their child.
He was shot twice. He survived it. He was bludgeoned his head and survived that.
Bill Flint was a unique person. He was kind. He was loving.