This Is A Strange Turn Of Events

While I respect the family's right to privacy I think in light of all the interviews they gave and all the media attention they garnered it seems strange that they would not continue.......

Acapulco expert thinks DePrisco was beaten

Updated Sun. Jan. 14 2007 12:06 AM ET

CTV.ca News Staff

A forensic expert in Acapulco, Mexico has told CTV News that the injuries suffered by Adam DePrisco are consistent with a beating.

CTV's Tom Walters said Saturday that the expert based that conclusion based on a review of an autopsy conducted in Mexico.

"He believes that Adam's death was not caused by a car accident," he said.

"It's the pattern of the injuries, the location of the injuries, the fact that they are not very evenly distributed through the body."

The expert expected to see a different pattern of injuries had DePrisco been the victim of a hit-and-run accident, Walters said.

This development further muddies the waters of an already murky case.

The Ontario Coroner's Office performed an autopsy on the body of DePrisco on Saturday, but his family asked that the cause of death not be released publicly.

"I know that there is tremendous public interest in the circumstances in this death, but I know that you will all respect the privacy wishes of Adam's family," Ontario's chief coroner, Dr. Barry McLellan, told reporters.

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