[Autopsy Report for Lee Harvey Oswald] Page: 3 of 16
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the nedial tnllcoluo en tho ric^t cido t&ore £3 a X 3A transversa cut-dova
Incision. Ceriiolcd to this is a trancrerco 1 3/4 incb croporflcial transverse
inciced vouod. £bovo t!oo loft ncfial looHooluo t!:cro is a Ij inch cut-do-vo, type
or ir.cf.cc3, vound. Co t£o loft of the nidlino region of tho second thoracic vertebra
t'noro io a very feint 3/3 inch bluish diccolorol area. In tlio rirfnt ante capital
foeca is a very tiny noodle panctaro typo of vourd curstxrdod by bluish die colors*
tisn. In the left antocuhit.il fossa ttiora arc three cnoll needle xroncturo ty^o o£
vsunds curromded by blotch discoloration. £co calls are enaninod. CTaey cro
ccnovhat airly althou^i <?nlto toll -carol for. Ho evidence of injury is noted.
On the nid^ortiai doro-m of t&o loft hanl* there Is a poorly defined t^c unto
oblirue ^ inch scar, Over the volar aspect of the right vrist there is a trans-
verse superficial £ inch ahrasion. Volar earnest of the left vrlct there is a
"transverse 1 3/4 inch slightly roisoi thito sear. tkdial aspect of the ric^t Inoe
reddish very poorly defined 7/3 :: 1/4 inch roidlch discoloration. Over the left
e^o, below the deltoid there io a transverse 5>/0 2 3/4 inch cor:eo':ot pschered end
irrecula? ccar. A fev striae alcas the labored aspect of the thicha. Gone of
the hair of the c&ost has boon shaved* In addition, .to the loft of the midline
there is a round poorly define 1 round inrorcssion on the chin, the dianotor of
vhich is 2 inches. Over the nolial aspect nil-distal third of the Xcfv ara thero
io a li inch vortical sear vitU crocs hatching.
S3 inches fron the tor> of the heart end 3 3/3 inches to the loft of the nldlina
anteriorly and 10 3/4 inctieo to tlia left of tleo uidlino ^octoriorly, 0%-nr too
Xorer acpect of t":o Ic-fu cheat thoro is ca cntrcnco ty^o of voxil Cvic^. rsencurod
lA :: 5/lG inch in diaaotor. Chio io c^rronnled t?y e contusion rin^, tl^o t^otal
dt^eetcro of tbo contuoion rin^ aro 3/3 of an incU-.
S3 Incbos f2*cn t!ia- top of t!:o held ond 9 3/4 ine'coo to tbo ri^ c,f t!io rddlto
r^toriorly end 8^ incaco to ttro ri^t of tt"o ddlino of tho bach thoro io a
I vertical 2sl ir.c^a vo.ml. Poo^orior to C*ls by § inch tnoro is a
3/4 s 3/3 inch irregular contnc-od cncn-
£tJti3I0!wi CTio standard ttioraco^donlned end intcrr-otoil incisions are
utiliool. Ed fleetly tho otrln t!^ro io fard to to a voml tctreai t-;o fourth
and fifiU rib ^icU cr^tondo throng tho soft ticono end roaonrco G inaaeo in
length, ^2io conforno to tto vonnd ca t!:o left cliect, C^o inciclon lo oontinned
thrr.'c- ti^o cCbda^vd vortd m veil ao t!xo tnoracovony vocnd to t::o loft of i&Q
i cidlino of t!io civ~ ct«
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CZTC23 CV.^TXV5z ^nrtestion of t'ro corccn crrltion io tnrio. Sn tho left pleural
crr.00 anero:d.natoly 1T5 00. of blood# 2n t!:o rlc,*^ pj enrol opaco t!;ero io in
!j onocoo of C>0 cc* of blool* Xn tUo rcrltoaoal cavity tacro io in enooco of 10D0 CC
of blood vitb clot fomation* In addition, tl-oro io mancdvo rotioi^ritoneal
heiTjrn^a^o* C^:e oaentuu cd^accnt to too trans^orco colon cr4 otonadi «a Z;.onorfeciq
a:^d irro^-ilarly torn.
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Too ctdcninal pnnnionluo neaoarco X 3/4 inc^ooo.
ET3 C33T3 C7 532 fOXD SO TOTZaZD. St 5s SKa3 to coidh t!jo cr^MroarC«o o?
tl;o ccrant^ rib ct tho cooto^onlral ^unotlcn9 t'lio is cnrrounlel by lienor.C:acp
In ito conroo it notclioo t'ro dia-isrocnotic cttnc:;:arnt in tr:io ronton, I-Tw0^rs
tao Icit lu*"2 la not penetrated* ^:o conroo io fonnd to co fron left to ric^t
end baclr^d* In ito cooroo it io fox:d to ctrl^o tl^o rr^crior c%P of too oe-lcon
end t'ioro io a craciato laceration of tl-o cnlcon tooaourin^ c^^roninatoly 1.5 :: 2 cn.
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Dallas (Tex.). Police Department. [Autopsy Report for Lee Harvey Oswald], report, November 24, 1963; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth340153/m1/3/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Dallas Municipal Archives.