Post by CCADP on Apr 16, 2006 14:48:49 GMT -5
Autopsy: Woman was shot 2 times: Gunshot wounds ruled as cause of death after body found in January.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2006 The Charlotte Observer
Byline: Greg Lacour
Apr. 12--Emily Anderson, a 49-year-old Caldwell County woman found dead in the tool compartment of her truck in January, was shot twice, once in the back, according to a recently released autopsy report from the N.C. Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. The cause of Anderson's death was multiple gunshot wounds, concluded Dr. Cynthia Gardner, the pathologist who performed the autopsy Jan. 8. Both bullets went through Anderson's body, leaving lead fragments along their tracks, Gardner found. One bullet entered her back to the left of her spine, tearing through her ribs, a lung and her heart before exiting in the left upper chest, the report says. The other entered the left side of her abdomen, passing through her ribs, spleen, a kidney and her spine before exiting in the right lower back. Sheriff's Office Capt. Jeff Stafford, the case's lead investigator, declined to say Tuesday which bullet was fired first. "All we've got are theories," he said. Gardner also discovered scrapes above both eyes, on the bridge of her nose, left cheek, chin, right hand and right knee. Anderson's husband, 47-year- old Jerry Anderson, has been charged with murder in her death; he awaits trial in Caldwell County. Prosecutors plan to seek the death penalty. No trial date has been set. Sheriff's investigators continue their probe of the killing, which they believe happened Dec. 29 near the dairy farm the Andersons owned in Sawmills. Witnesses have told authorities they saw the two drive into a wooded area near the farm that day, and one witness heard gunshots coming from the area, according to court documents. Jerry Anderson later emerged from the woods alone, witnesses told investigators. Jerry Anderson reported his wife missing, prompting a massive search. Emily Anderson's body was found Jan. 7 in the tool compartment of her Chevrolet Silverado pickup. The truck was in the parking lot of a restaurant in Duncan, S.C., about 100 miles from Lenoir. The Sheriff's Office hopes to present most of its investigative file to the District Attorney's Office within 30 days to allow prosecutors and defense attorneys to review evidence, Stafford said. Greg Lacour: (828) 324-0055
Copyright (c) 2006, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2006 The Charlotte Observer
Byline: Greg Lacour
Apr. 12--Emily Anderson, a 49-year-old Caldwell County woman found dead in the tool compartment of her truck in January, was shot twice, once in the back, according to a recently released autopsy report from the N.C. Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. The cause of Anderson's death was multiple gunshot wounds, concluded Dr. Cynthia Gardner, the pathologist who performed the autopsy Jan. 8. Both bullets went through Anderson's body, leaving lead fragments along their tracks, Gardner found. One bullet entered her back to the left of her spine, tearing through her ribs, a lung and her heart before exiting in the left upper chest, the report says. The other entered the left side of her abdomen, passing through her ribs, spleen, a kidney and her spine before exiting in the right lower back. Sheriff's Office Capt. Jeff Stafford, the case's lead investigator, declined to say Tuesday which bullet was fired first. "All we've got are theories," he said. Gardner also discovered scrapes above both eyes, on the bridge of her nose, left cheek, chin, right hand and right knee. Anderson's husband, 47-year- old Jerry Anderson, has been charged with murder in her death; he awaits trial in Caldwell County. Prosecutors plan to seek the death penalty. No trial date has been set. Sheriff's investigators continue their probe of the killing, which they believe happened Dec. 29 near the dairy farm the Andersons owned in Sawmills. Witnesses have told authorities they saw the two drive into a wooded area near the farm that day, and one witness heard gunshots coming from the area, according to court documents. Jerry Anderson later emerged from the woods alone, witnesses told investigators. Jerry Anderson reported his wife missing, prompting a massive search. Emily Anderson's body was found Jan. 7 in the tool compartment of her Chevrolet Silverado pickup. The truck was in the parking lot of a restaurant in Duncan, S.C., about 100 miles from Lenoir. The Sheriff's Office hopes to present most of its investigative file to the District Attorney's Office within 30 days to allow prosecutors and defense attorneys to review evidence, Stafford said. Greg Lacour: (828) 324-0055
Copyright (c) 2006, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.