Judy Melinek : I think the most important thing is that we have to be able to talk about these things in a way that's not just for our own benefit, but also for other people's benefit. Melinek : Body diagram of Michael Brown suggests he was facing the officer , leaning forward . She says as doctors who perform the autopsy , medical examiners speak for the dead . Melinek : As part of an investigation I have to try to figure out which defects in the body come from bullets entering , and which from their exit . Public should trust medical examiners ' report since they act independent .
Judy Melinek : I think the most important thing is that we have to be able to talk about these things in a way that's not just for our own benefit, but also for other people's benefit. Melinek : Body diagram of Michael Brown suggests he was facing the officer , leaning forward . She says as doctors who perform the autopsy , medical examiners speak for the dead . Melinek : Public should trust medical examiners ' report since they act independent .