She states that no ammunition and no uniforms were found on the bodies, but that some of them were clothed in several thick sweaters. She elaborates on the fact that no gunpowder traces were found, but doesn't clearly state where one has looked for them. She criticizes that the OSCE has neither secured the corpses or any evidence and points to the long time that has passed between the deaths and the forensic inquiry. Both would make a non-ambigious statement difficult. Nevertheless, most observers took Helena Rantas' statements as a confirmation that an execution had taken place.
Important politicians allow no more leeway for doubt.
A week later, the war begins, and the reports remain secret. The Berliner Zeitung has now been able to access copies of the autopsy documents. Of all these reports, none contain any evidence of an execution scenario. In the other cases, the findings were negative. As a consequence, there is no evidence that the victims were civilians.