she has a distended and perforated bowel. she had recent surgery. i think she s had some complications here. yes, there have been less than desirable autopsies today. as dr. spitz wraps up the internal exam the body of providence marie markham speaks to him loud and clear. it was almost at the time of the first cut that we knew what happened. sometimes that s what happens. you make one incision and there it is. she had perforated her intestine and caused peritonitis, an infection in the abdomen that allowed contamination of the abdominal cavity, which then caused septic shock and a fairly rapid death.
swollen mess. she has a distended and perforated bowel. she had recent surgery. i think she s had some complications here. yes, there have been less than desirable autopsies today. as dr. spitz wraps up the internal exam the body of providence marie markham speaks to him loud and clear. it was almost at the time of the first cut that we knew what happened. sometimes that s what happens. you make one incision and there it is. she had perforated her intestine and caused peritonitis, an infection in the abdomen that allowed contamination of the
st. claire, there s an eerie coincidence. what s going on? how old is he? just ten miles away in the same body of water, an unidentified man has drowned. he s brought to a local hospital where medical investigator shawn monticello photographs him. police will take the photo back to the beach to see if anyone can identify him. i ll just put the tag on him, his arm band, identification band, so when he gets to the morgue, the autopsy techs can get any information needed to start the autopsy process. even though we consider him a john doe until he s positively identified. that same afternoon, a 47-year-old woman named providence marie markham collapses and dies at home in roseville, michigan.
what s going on? how old is he? just ten miles away in the same body of water, an unidentified man has drowned. he s brought to a local hospital where medical investigator shawn monticello photographs him. police will take the photo back to the beach to see if anyone can identify him. i ll just put the tag on him, his arm band, identification band, so when he gets to the morgue, the autopsy techs can get any information needed to start the autopsy process. even though we consider him a john doe until he s positively identified. that same afternoon, a 47-year-old woman named providence marie markham collapses and dies at home in roseville, michigan. 13 days earlier, mrs. markham had hernia surgery. doctors warned it could be risky.
that of 47-year-old providence marie markham, who collapsed at home, 13 days after having hernia surgery. so far, it s another medical mystery. we re back. the only thing we know so far is she s an overweight woman. she is on home oxygen so it certainly raises the question of some underlying lung disease. but as soon as the initial incision is made it becomes apparent to dr. spitz what caused the woman s death. everyone here can tell from what they see and from what they smell. i made the y incision in the body and opened up the abdomen. there s pus. be careful how we open this. and right upon opening the abdominal cavity it was filled with fecal material and evidence of fairly profound infection. hang on.