brother's belongings. He noted that the shirt had been washed and that the pants had black stains and shoe prints.58 Likewise, they did not turn over several of his belongings, including the keys to the apartment.59 D.2. Autopsies conducted on the body of José Delfín Acosta Martínez 51. On April 5, 1996, a doctor from the Forensic Medical Corps performed an autopsy on the body of José Delfín Acosta Martínez. The report indicated that he died at 8:45 that same day inside a SAME ambulance when he was entering the Ramos Mejía hospital.60 The examination documented several injuries.61 In his statement before the Investigating Court, he indicated that all the injuries could be considered "not sufficient to cause death and caused by blows or collision with or against hard objects" and found the cause of death to be "acute pulmonary edema. Intrapulmonary hemorrhage.”62 52. On April 15, 1996, the radiology department of the forensic medical corps presented its radiological report finding no indication of "osteoarticular alterations or elements of metallic density consistent with a projectile from a firearm."63 53. On April 17, 1996, the forensic chemistry and toxicology laboratory indicated that it had found ethyl alcohol in the blood of José Delfín Acosta Martínez’s body, 2.81 grams per liter, along with cocaine—5.16 micrograms per milliliter—and a positive result for cocaine from a nasal swab.64 uncovering it and on the left wrist right at the wrist (base of the thumb) he had two violet lines […] His head was tilted a little to the left and I noticed that from the nape of the neck down the his back had a very dark purple color ”(Statement of Ángel Acosta Martínez to the Investigating Judge on April 22, 1996, evidence file, folios 186 to 187). This was reaffirmed in his statement at the public hearing before this Court. For his part, C.W.C., who also came to the morgue to view the body, stated that “the deceased being bald, he noticed a bump on the left side of the head, in the upper part, colored. On the trapezius, towards the clavicle, the body had some violet marks, and the upper part of the back looked to be a darker color than his skin […] His wrists showed signs of having been restrained, and the witness assumed they were marks from handcuffs. Lastly, the deponent observed a lump on the groin, which was not colored and was quite pronounced” (Statement of C.W.C. before the Investigating Judge of April 10, 1996 (evidence file, folio 219). Cf. Statement of Angel Acosta Martinez before the Investigating Judge of April 22, 1996 (evidence file, folios 193 to 194) and statement of C.W.C. before the Investigating Judge of April 10, 1996 (evidence file, folio 221). 58 Cf. Statement of Angel Acosta Martinez before the Investigating Judge of April 22, 1996 (evidence file, folio 193). 59 60 Cf. Autopsy Report No. 673 at 7:10 p.m. on April 5, 1996 (evidence file, folios 227 to 230). The following injuries were documented: “1) In the right lumbar region, a bluish lesion with an ecchymotic appearance, 6 cm long and with a width of between 1 and 3 mm. 2) In the middle lumbar region near the 1st lumbar vertebra: bluish lesion with an ecchymotic appearance, 5 x 0.1 cm. 3) In the posterior interparietal region of the scalp; three scabby excoriations of 1.3 and 2 mm respectively. 4) In the middle third of the right forearm, ulnar edge: bluish ecchymotic area of 20 x 8 mm. 5) On the left wrist, encircling it, two bluish ecchymotic rings, each 5 mm wide, are observed, separated by 7 mm as they converge on the ulnar edge. 6) In the left frontal temporal region: hematoma of 2 x 3 cm” Autopsy Report No. 673 at 7:10 p.m. on April 5, 1996 (evidence file, folio 228). 61 62 Autopsy Report No. 673/96 at 7:10 p.m. on April 5, 1996 (evidence file, folio 230). Radiological Report of the Radiology Department of the Forensic Medical Corps, National Judiciary of the Federal Capital, of April 15, 1996 (evidence file, folio 236). 63 64 238). Cf. Report of the Forensic Toxicology and Chemistry Laboratory of April 17, 1996 (evidence file, folio 17

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