The victim's body shows no evidence of injury caused by premortem violence. Specifically, there is evidence of careful attention paid to the skillful separation of the victim's joints with a sharp instrument, the removal of the skin covering the victim's head with a sharp instrument and the removal of the skin on the victim's thighs with a sharp instrument. It is important to note that the careful dismemberment of the victim is not entirely explained by the possibility that it may have been part of a precautionary act to prevent victim identification. This is given the increased risk of offender discovery involved in such a time consuming effort, and the disinterest in the removal or obliteration of the victim's hands, fingers and teeth. The victim's feet were not found.
Feet are a commonly and readily fetishized body part.
The majority of the victim's dismembered body was located subsequent to a directed search effort in the same general area. Given this, in concert with the nature of the postmortem activity in this case, the victim's feet are conspicuously absent, in my view. This examiner is at a loss as to why neither of these things was done at the time of autopsy, as they would seem to be important steps in reconstructing the victim's demise. There is no evidence that a sawing instrument such as a hacksaw, band saw, skill saw, or radial saw was used.