1990

My July 21, 1981 response letter from Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Henry Ryan is below. On the second page, first paragraph, Ryan states that "a scar was noted on the chest that was quite unusual."  He said it was explained by a past surgery and was strong corroborating "evidence for identification."       Mike's scar was from a biopsy on his neck, not his chest. The autopsy report erroneously identifies the biopsy scar as "a hypertrophied scar in the midline of the sternum approximately four inches down from the sternal notch, measuring 7/8 of an inch in length by 1/4 inch in width. No one has ever explained to me what caused a scar on Mike's chest. Dr. Ryan also wrote "Please contact us if you have any more questions."  I did have more questions but Deputy Attorney general Fern LaRochelle wouldn't allow Dr. Ryan to  answer any more of my questions.