An American defense contractor found dead at the bottom of a Saudi Arabian hotel in January had injuries consistent with homicide , according to a medical exam carried out after his body was returned to the U.S. Christopher Cramer , 50 , of New Hampshire , was found dead on January 15 outside the Sahara Makarim Hotel in the city of Tabuk . Saudi police have classified Cramer 's death as suicide , but just hours before his death he had frantically texted friends in the U.S. begging for help . Scroll down for video . Christopher Cramer , 50 , of New Hampshire , was found dead at the bottom of a Saudi Arabian hotel in January with injuries consistent with homicide . ' I 'm at the Marakim tabuk hotel in Saudi . I think something bad is going to happen to me tonight . Please contact state dept ASAP . Bad things were said , ' read the text message . Family members had disputed the Saudi 's verdict and asked Dr. Michael Baden , a Fox News contributor and former chief medical examiner for New York City , to carry out an independent autopsy . 'What I could find was that there were multiple injuries that were not caused by impact alone , ' Baden told FoxNews.com . 'When the fall occurs , usually injuries are consistent with the point of impact . There 's more than one point of impact . ' There also appeared to be a blunt force trauma to Cramer 's head , something that usually does not occur in a suicide fall , said Baden . Cramer was in the country to demonstrate and sell an anti-armor missile system when his body was found three stories below his hotel room . Saudi police have classified Cramer 's death as suicide , but just hours before his death he had frantically texted friends in the U.S. begging for help . Cramer , 50 , was found dead on January 15 outside the Sahara Makarim Hotel in the city of Tabuk . Friends and family of Cramer have maintained that he was a happy person who showed no signs of depression . They are calling for a criminal investigation to be opened . 'It just was n't right . He would not send a text like that unless he was truly in trouble , ' said Cramer 's nephew , Chris Arsenault . 'We are going to continue to press for the facts , that he did not fall after committing suicide . ' A State Department spokesperson said the agency has offered to help Saudi authorities in the investigation . 'If the host government grants permission , then the FBI , in conjunction with the State Department , supports the investigative efforts of the foreign government , ' the official said .
Christopher Cramer , 50 , of New Hampshire , was found dead on January 15 outside his hotel having fallen more than one stories from his room . Saudi police classified his death as suicide , but just hours before he had frantically texted friends in the U.S. begging for help . ' I think something bad is going to happen to me tonight . Please contact state dept ASAP . Bad things were said , ' read the text . Family members disputed the Saudi 's verdict and had another autopsy carried out which found head trauma inconsistent with suicide .