Cora Clancy’s Autopsy Reveals Horrific Signs of Strangulation

Ask you also to keep your voice up so the jury can hear you and speak in that microphone if you would . Okay. Okay, all right . And Ms. Sprague. . Thank you, Your Honor . Good afternoon. . Can you please state and spell your name for the record ? My name is Dr. Barbara Olson, b a r b a r a o l s o n . I previously practiced under my maiden name Barbara Vidal, v i d a l . Can you describe for us your educational background, please ? I completed my undergraduate studies at the University of New Mexico . I also completed 4 years of medical school at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine . Afterwards, I came to Boston to study the field of pathology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center . I completed a 4-year residency program there studying both anatomical pathology and clinical pathology . And after my residency, I did a surgical pathology fellowship studying the gastrointestinal tract, liver, and pancreas and I ended my training doing a fellowship of forensic pathology at the Boston Office of the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner . I am board certified in . And what is forensic pathology ? It is essentially the study of causes that are diseases, disorders, or trauma that results in sudden, unexpected, or non-natural deaths . And do you currently work at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ? Yes, I'm a medical examiner at the Cape Cod Office of the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner . How long have you worked there ? Since 2021 . And approximately how many autopsies have you performed ? I have examined over 1,900 bodies and performed over 800 autopsies . And um when performing an autopsy, is there a specific um process or procedure that you follow ? Um yes, so an autopsy is composed of many parts . Um the first part being documentation review and the second part being the examination of the body, which is broken up into two parts . The first part being the external examination where I look for identifying characteristics of a decedent such as . I also look for any evidence of natural disease or trauma on the outside of the body . And the second part is the internal examination where I create a Y-like incision on the chest and abdomen and examine the soft tissues, bones, and organs looking for any evidence of natural disease and trauma