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Bruising on the body of slain fighter Arturo Gatti was overlooked by the Brazilian authorities who conducted the initial autopsy, a celebrity pathology expert hired by the ex-boxing champ's family said Saturday after a seven-hour forensic follow-up. "There were some surprises," Dr. Michael Baden said in an interview with The Canadian Press. "The first surprise was that it was a partial autopsy, and not a full autopsy; the second was that there were some important findings, like the injuries that had not been identified."

Brazilian authorities said earlier this week that Gatti had committed suicide at a resort in the northeastern part of the country on July 11. His 23-year-old Brazilian wife, Amanda Rodrigues, was released Friday after being held for nearly three weeks on suspicion of murder. Partial autopsies are unusual in suspected homicides, said Baden, who described the overlooked injuries as bruises that weren't cited in the initial forensic report.

Excerpted from TheCanadianPress.

Michael Baden, the pathology expert witness the O.J. Simpson, Robert Blake and Kobe Bryant cases, has agreed to give a second opinion as to how a high-ranking Albuquerque police officer died last year. Baden, the former New York City Chief Medical Examiner, will issue a report on the death of Lt. Todd Parkins. The New Mexico Office of the Medical Investigator ruled last month that Parkins committed suicide, a finding questioned by the Albuquerque Police Department, the officer's family and the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Department, which investigated the death. Last weekend, Sheriff Darren White contacted Baden, who agreed to review the case and issue a report.Baden, chief pathologist for the New York State Police, has not given a timetable on when his report will be ready. White said Baden has not asked to be compensated.

Excerpted from PoliceOne.com.