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Were you able to determine if the victims died of immolation?
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An examination of the lungs indicates Lindsay didn't breathe in smoke.
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So she was dead before being set on fire.
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Same as the others.
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So how is he killing them?
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I was able to isolate penetrating lacerations to the abdomen.
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They were stabbed.
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They most likely died of exsanguination as a result.
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So the burning is nothing more than a forensic countermeasure.
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An effective one. Not only does it destroy trace evidence,
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but it makes it difficult to identify the bodies
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and determine a common victimology.