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Evidence Inspection & Documentation - AFI-LLC Newsletter August 2021

PROPER EXPERT CONSULTATIONS
Our agency provides expert consultations in post-conviction matters, including pro se. What we cannot do - nor should
any expert - is review another expert's affidavit and provide a declaration concurring (or not) without having first
reviewed & analyzed the actual facts in evidence. It is more common than it should be, and can be misleading. A person
can agree with a process and conclusion as reported; however, they cannot agree with the conclusion to the exclusion of
all other possibilities without first reviewing and analyzing the same evidence. We have often been asked if we can
review an autopsy or investigative report and opining if it is accurate: 1) process and conclusion as reported is possible;
2) if the findings are accurate is not. It is like reading a media report without knowing what the factual basis is.

To do otherwise is to ask – What are you concurring with?

What we do provide is a review and analysis of the official records, reports and photographs (and other recordings). This
is followed by a determination if the official findings are supported by the facts in evidence. We then consider any
additional information – including undocumented statements from parties and witnesses – with a determination if these
are supported by the facts in evidence. In a final stage, we then consider any new facts determined in our review and
analysis, and any consideration into the fatal or non-fatal event as a whole. We may agree or disagree in whole or in part
with any official findings, as well as those of the parties and witnesses. It is always about the facts and what they tell us.

CASE STUDIES FROM AFI-LLC
Client Poisoned by Dental Professional
The client stated being poisoned with a high volume of fluoride at a dental appointment. The client had been a long-
term patient, and had requested no use of fluoride during any treatments. The next day the client had rust colored
urine, froze the urine, and sent to a laboratory for testing. The symptoms spanned several days, and no medical
consultation, diagnosis or treatment was made. The client did previously consult with a forensic pathologist, by phone,
and provided a partial transcript of the conversation – the forensic pathologist stated the client was lucky to be alive
after being told of the toxicology levels indicating fluoride poisoning.

Over $1 Million in Life Insurance Benefits - Denied and Won on Appeal!
The decedent was found at home after having bled to death from a hand injury. The claim was denied based on the
insurance company review of only the autopsy report, and making a determination the decedent was negligent due to
alcohol intoxication. The findings from the forensic autopsy were originally Suicide and Cause of Death due to stab /
incised wounds of the right hand, and intoxicated. The Manner of Death was changed from Suicide to Accident before
the claim was filed and denied. There were serious issues with the investigation and evidence - first of which the
insurance company did not request or review any scene or autopsy photographs, or any law enforcement reports. They
did not interview the widow, who was the beneficiary.

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