Examination of the victims' bodies
Just above, Casper posed a question and a comment:
"... why does the FBI STILL withold the pathological evidence about foreign objects removed from the bodies of the victims? Even the official pathologist has not been informed!"
Nobody doubted Dr. Shanahan's daily briefings regarding his examinations of the victims, nor any "objects removed from the bodies". He was honest and open regarding such medical evidence [AAR also cites the Medical Forensic Group Chairman’s Factual Report, dated October 17, 1997].
The AAR reviews this subject of medical exams on pg 85:
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Exhaustive analysis of all available medical data on the victims of TWA Flight 800 by an experienced team of forensic pathologists, biomechanicists and criminal investigators failed to find any evidence that any victim was directly exposed to a bomb blast or missile warhead detonation. This finding makes it highly unlikely that a localized explosion occurred within the passenger cabin of TWA Flight 800.
-- All injuries found in the victims were consistent with severe in-flight break up and subsequent water impact.
-- Injury and burn patterns to the victims as well as some body locations suggest that there was a severe break up of the passenger cabin early in the crash sequence.
-- Fire propagated ...cabin zone located above the CWT ... after most occupants [of this section] had been ejected. The small number of passengers with burn injuries exhibited only superficial burns consistent with exposure to a flash flamefront.
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