I thought long and hard about whether or not to include Bobby Small’s autopsy report in this book. I decided to include an extract after various conspiracy sites insisted that his death was faked. It should be noted that according to pathologist Alison Blackburn, the State of Maryland’s Chief Medical Examiner, no anomalies were found when she conducted a thorough internal examination.
Bobby Small was formally identified by Mona Gladwell, who declined to talk to me again.
(Sensitive readers may wish to skip over this. It can, however, be found in its entirety at http://pathologicallyfamous.com/)
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF MEDICAL EXAMINER STATE OF MARYLAND
| Decedent: Bobby Reuben Small | Autopsy number: SM 2012–001346 |
| Age: 6 years | Date: 11/06/2012 |
| Sex: Male | TiME: 9.30 a.m |
Examination and summary analysis performed by: Alison Blackburn, MD, Chief Medical Examiner
Initial examination: Gary Lee Swartz, MD, Deputy Chief Medical Examiner
Osteological examination: Pauline May Swanson, Ph.D., ABFA
Toxicology examination: Michael Greenberg, Ph.D., DABFT
ANATOMIC FINDINGS
Young, male boy with superficial abrasions of forehead, nose and chin. Complete dislocation between C6, C7 and C7, T1. Severing of inter-vertebral disc and anterior ligament C6, C7. Fractured spinal process C6. Partial tearing of posterior root filaments and multiple bleeding points observed.
CAUSE OF DEATH
Traumatic disruption of cervical cord.
MANNER OF DEATH
Accidental death consistent with ejection from a motor vehicle.
CIRCUMSTANTIAL SUMMARY
Bobby Small, a 6-year-old male, was the sole survivor of a plane crash 6 months ago, in which his mother was killed. He suffered minor injuries in the crash from which he made a full recovery. He was being targeted by a religious group and a decision was made to move him to a place of safety with his grandparents. All three were being transported in a Chevrolet Suburban SUV by two FBI agents. Bobby was seated between his grandparents in the rear of the vehicle where he was secured by a lap seat belt. At approximately 5 p.m. they stopped at Duke’s Roadside Diner in Maryland. The group were observed there by Mr Joseph DeLesseps, a travelling salesman. They stirred his interest as he thought them a strange group. The adults had coffee and Bobby had a strawberry milkshake and a plate of fries. The group left around 5.30 p.m. followed soon after by Mr DeLesseps, who saw the Suburban drive off at speed. At approximately 5.50 p.m. Mr DeLesseps rounded a bend in a wooded section of the road and spotted the Suburban crashed at the side of the road. He found the vehicle against a large tree with a dead deer partially on the hood of the car and partially through the shattered windshield. In the vehicle were two dead people in the front seats and a dead elderly man in a rear seat. There was a severely injured elderly woman in the other rear seat. There was no sign of the little boy he had seen in the diner, so Mr DeLesseps searched around the vehicle. He found the body of the boy in a small culvert two hundred metres from the SUV. There was no sign of life. He called 911 immediately.
DOCUMENTS AND EVIDENCE EXAMINED
1. Report from vehicle examination centre re Chevrolet Suburban. Evidence of damage to hood and front windshield consistent with impact from a deer. Crumpling of rear of vehicle consistent with impact with a tree trunk. Shattered rear window and damaged central lap belt. No evidence of any pre-accident damage or faults to the vehicle.
2. Report from RTA examination team. Skid marks indicate likelihood of sudden braking secondary to impacting with deer at moderate to high speed with resultant spinning off the road of vehicle and rear off-side impact with tree. Adult seat belts remained in place, but central, rear lap belt open and partially damaged, resulting in the ejection of the male child casualty through the shattered rear window.
IDENTIFICATION
On 11/06/2012 at 9.45 a.m. a complete post mortem examination was performed on the body of Bobby Small, who was identified by the Norfolk County Chief Medical Examiner’s Office. David Michaels was present as autopsy assistant.
CLOTHING AND VALUABLES
Bobby Small was wearing a bright red baseball cap (retrieved at the scene), blue jeans, a red Night at the Museum T-shirt, a pale grey hooded sweatshirt, and a pair of red Converse sneakers.
EXTERNAL EXAMINATION
The body is that of a well-nourished white young male consistent with a stated age of 6 years.
Body length 45 inches Weight 46lbs.
Light blonde, medium length slightly curly scalp hair. No nevi or tattoos. A small scar on the forehead. Superficial abrasions to forehead, nose and chin. Pupils equal and regular. Light blue irides. Healthy milk teeth with absent two upper front incisors.