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Dr. Glenn Larkin on Larry Swearingen

By "Persian Cowboy"

The following is a short addendum sent to me by Dr. Glenn Larkin, one of the pathologists quoted in the Larry Swearingen article I post a few days ago. A short addendum to this article:--- Larry Swearingen Even the circumstantial evidence is raunchy, as well as some of the physical evidence. 1) The pubic hair found in the vaginal area:] This strongly suggests that intra-vaginal intercourse took place with the man who dropped the hair. It also means that this event --- consensual or not --- occurred AFT$R Trotter had her last shower or bath, presumably that morning. Or if Trotter was alive for days after 8 December, it merely states that she was killed AFTER her last intercourse. Trotter had a vaginal or cervical biopsy performed shortly before her death, and an area of red discoloration was misdiagnosed by Dr Carter as traumatic injury, implying rape...continue to full post

Full post as published by Texas Death Penalty Blog on January 29, 2009 (boomark / email).