Arturo Gatti's Second Autopsy Shows New Injuries

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By Mark Vester

The second autopsy of Arturo Gatti has been completed and new injuries were found, injuries that were missed during the first autopsy conducted in Brazil. Michael Baden, a former chief pathologist for the New York State Police and host of the HBO show "Autopsy," told the Canadian Press that Saturday's autopsy conducted by Quebec coroners showed that the ivestigation by Brazilian authorities was incomplete. Last week, Brazilian police ruled Gatti's death as a suicide and released their prime suspect in what police were initially calling a murder, Gatti's wife Amanda Rodrigues.

"There were definite injuries that had not been seen by the Brazilian authorities, but one needs a lot of additional information, including a toxicology which isn't available yet, to come to a conclusion as to whether it's homicide or suicide," Baden told the CP.

Gatti was found dead by his wife on July 11 at an upscale resort in Brazil. A table knife and a bloody purse strap was found near his body. Gatti's had strangle marks around his neck and a wound to the back of his head. Police believed that his wife had strangled him when the fighter passed out from a night of drinking. They later ruled that Gatti had hung himself after a long night of fighting with his wife, and the wound to the back of his head was caused by rock that was thrown by someone in a crowd who was watching Gatti fight on the street with his wife.

"The family (and pathologist's office) are waiting for results from the Brazilian police as to the scene of death and circumstances in Brazil before a final conclusion can be made," Baden said. "But the pathologists here (in Quebec) did a super job at finding things, including injuries, that were missed in Brazil

 

[gabe559]

glad there are getting to the bottom of this

 

[ESFCE]

that is the dumbest explanation for his injuries ever

 

[lenbiasyayo]

murder its obvious

 

[2-0-Sixx]

They got a motive now. Fucking WHORE!!!

By Mark Vester

The Canadian Press was able to dig up information that provides motive for Amanda Rodrigues to murder her husband, former two division champion Arturo Gatti. Family friend and sports journalist Jeremy Filosa told The Canadian Press that on June 17, Gatti and Rodrigues changed the fighter's will, leaving his full inheritance in her name, including $1 million from a life insurance policy. Nothing is left in Gatti's will to his children or family. The change was made only three weeks before his death on July 11. Gatti's family did not find out the information until last week.

Gatti was found dead in a posh Brazilian resort by his wife. Police suspected the wife of strangling him with a purse strap but after holding the wife in custody for three weeks, they determined that Gatti had committed suicide by hanging himself and released her. Gatti's family had a second autopsy done last Saturday in Canada. Foul play was not ruled out and new injuries were discovered on Gatti's body by celebrity pathologist Dr. Michael Baden.

 

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Brazilian Stripper, Suspected in Boxing Champ's Death, Will Get His Fortune

MONTREAL (CBS/AP) Arturo Gatti's will was changed just three weeks before the ex-boxing champ died under highly suspicious circumstances, his brother Fabrizio confirmed Sunday.

"It's the truth," he said when asked during a brief phone call for confirmation of reports the former fighter had bequeathed everything to his wife, Amanda Rodrigues.

Family friend and sports journalist Jeremy Filosa told The Canadian Press that on June 17, Gatti and Rodrigues changed the ex-boxer's will, leaving his full inheritance in her name.

"Everything that Arturo Gatti owns — past, present and future — goes to his wife. Nothing goes to his children or mother or brothers or sisters," said Filosa.
Gatti's widow was also named executor of his will and stands to receive $1 million from a life insurance policy, Filosa said, adding the family was made aware of the changes on Friday.

Brazilian police said Friday that Gatti's death was being ruled a suicide — a conclusion rejected by Gatti's friends and family, who asked a Quebec coroner to re-examine the body, buried July 20 in Montreal.

Gatti was found dead in a posh Brazilian resort Jul 11. At the time Brazilian police believed his wife strangled him with her purse while he lay in a drunken slumber. A bloody purse strap was found at the scene. Police had also said Gatti had a knife wound on the back of his head.

Rodrigues was taken into custody after she gave conflicting accounts of Gatti's final night to investigators and was hard pressed to explain how she spent 10 hours in the residence without noticing her husband was dead.

But last Friday, after a partial autopsy determined Gatti's death might have been suicide, Brazilian authorities set Rodrigues free. She had been held for nearly three weeks.

(AP Photo/Mary Godleski)
Photo: Arturo Gatti, shown here winning the WBC junior welterweight championship in 2004, was known as a never-say-quit fighter in the ring. Friends doubt that he committed suicide.

The couple originally met while Rodrigues was working as an exotic dancer in a Brazilian strip club. Family friends say the pair often had fights over jealousy and Gatti constantly complained about her clothing when she traveled to Brazil.

Now that Brazilian authorities have let Rodrigues free, the investigation into Gatti's death will move to Canada.

On Saturday, a celebrity pathologist hired by the ex-boxing champ's family said Brazilian authorities overlooked bruises on Gatti's body in the initial autopsy.

"There were some surprises," Dr. Michael Baden said in an interview with The Canadian Press after a seven-hour forensic follow-up in Montreal.

"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."

Partial autopsies are unusual in suspected homicides, said Baden, noting that in this case, the body's organs had not been examined.

Montreal medical examiners will perform further toxicology tests in Canada and are also awaiting more information on the scene of death from investigators in Brazil.

"There were definite injuries that had not been seen by Brazilian authorities," Baden said.

"But one needs all of the information — including the toxicology, which is not available yet — to be able to come to the conclusion as to whether it's homicide or suicide."

Second autopsies often take longer than the first but have the advantage of fresh information, he added. "We had a better idea of what to look for because of the issues that have been raised."

Baden will continue to share information with the Montreal medical examiners overseeing the latest investigation into Gatti's death.

The two Canadian pathologists, described by Baden as "first-rate," will evaluate the additional information before releasing a report on the ex-boxer's death in the coming weeks.

Baden, a U.S. pathologist, is no stranger to high-profile cases. He's the host of the HBO cable TV show "Autopsy," a popular documentary series investigating mysterious and controversial deaths.

Baden has also testified for the defense or prosecution in a number of celebrity cases, including the criminal trials of O.J. Simpson and Phil Spector. He recently performed the second autopsy on the late Hollywood actor David Carradine.

 

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WTF she gets everything.......Somethings fishy here LOL......bitch is GUILTY!!!!!!

 

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actual photo of gatti dead on the floor, then purse strap

 

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http://espn.go.com/boxing/story/_/id/7211401/quebec-coroner-no-hard-evidence-arturo-gatti-murdered

Report: No proof of Arturo Gatti murder

MONTREAL -- A Quebec coroner says there is no "hard evidence" that boxer Arturo Gatti was murdered, but criticized the way Brazilian authorities handled evidence in the case.

Jean Brochu said in a report released Wednesday that the Brazilians' missteps make it difficult to conclude with absolute certainty what happened when Gatti died in 2009.

Brochu concluded that Gatti died a "violent death," but not at someone else's hands. The probable cause of death was listed as asphyxiation by neck constriction.

"Much of the debate surrounding the circumstances of the death revolved around the question of whether a third party was involved in Arturo Gatti's death," Brochu wrote.

"The conclusion of the Montreal pathologists to the effect that there is no clear evidence of foul play in Mr. Gatti's death means I cannot dismiss the formal conclusions reached by the authorities of the country where it occurred."

An investigation by Brazilian authorities had ruled the death a suicide. A private investigation ordered by one of his handlers concluded that Gatti's death was a homicide.

Brochu's report says Brazilian authorities mishandled forensic evidence, making it difficult to conclude with certainty what happened.

The coroner wrote that the Brazilian police investigation "does not meet the standards we have grown accustomed to here."

He said his analysis of Gatti's wounds, his blood and the events on the night leading up to his death produced no "clear and hard evidence" that a third party was involved in the boxer's death.

That means the Brazilian authorities' ultimate conclusion that Gatti committed suicide remains plausible.

Brochu also cast doubt about the results of an investigation done by private investigators in the U.S., at the behest of Gatti's former manager, Pat Lynch.

The popular junior welterweight champion retired in 2007 with a career record of 40-9, with 31 wins by knockout. He was found dead in July 2009 at an apartment he and his family had rented in the seaside resort of Porto de Galihnas.

The Gatti's family and his friends have steadfastly rejected the suicide conclusion. The family also has become engaged in legal disputes in Canada and the U.S. with Gatti's widow, Amanda Rodrigues, over his inheritance.

Rodrigues originally was arrested in connection with Gatti's death, but was released after an investigation determined suicide was the cause of death.

Rodrigues' lawyer said Wednesday that she hopes the report puts an end to the speculation about her client's involvement in the death.

"She's very pleased with the coroner's report. She's not surprised at all," Pierre-Hugues Fortin said during a phone interview.

"She always maintained that she was not involved in her husband's death, she claimed (this) in essence from the beginning, so in this respect she's very pleased."