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O'Keefe Periorbital Bruising — Raccoon's Eyes (T2 Ex 14)

Trial 2 photograph of bruising around both eyes. Aizik Wolf testified that this indicated a basilar skull fracture and required at least one to three hours to develop.

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Used in Trial 2 to establish that O'Keefe did not die immediately and survived for some period after sustaining the fatal head injury, a point relevant to the hypothermia-as-contributing-factor analysis.

A photograph showing bilateral periorbital bruising (raccoon's eyes) on John O'Keefe's face, admitted in Trial 2. Dr. Aizik Wolf testified that raccoon's eyes are evidence of a basilar skull fracture with blood leaking through orbital roof fractures, requiring at least one to three hours to develop.

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