The coroner made derogatory remarks about my profession and, by implication, about me. He came close to suggesting I’d failed in my duty of care. Rockwell gave a detailed account of his investigation at that point but ended by admitting that he had no promising leads to follow. The finding was in...
An attempt had been made to torch his car but it had been only partly successful, and the condition of the body allowed the pathologist to make several conclusions. McKinley had died of cardiac arrest. There were ligature marks on his wrists and ankles and bruises to his chest and legs. ‘The … in...