Experts Investigating Mystery Surrounding Alexis Sharkey's Final Days
Experts are looking at the death of Houston social media influencer Alexis Sharkey. Investigators said on Thursday that they are now analyzing Sharkey's final days and how her body appeared when it was found.
Sharkey moved to the Texas city with her new husband, Tom, earlier this year. This was according to her relatives, as reported by Fox News. Sharkey reportedly left her home Friday after she had a disagreement with her husband Tom.
She was then found the next day by a city public works employee in bushes along Red Haw Lane, as reported by the police. Sharkey was found naked by the city public works employee.
Meanwhile, medical examiners looking for clues about the cause and Sharkey's matter of death usually ran tests both at the scene where the body was found and in an internal exam.
In addition, investigators will look at evidence left behind on the victim or at the scene such as, any bruising or making on the body, according to forensic pathologist and Fox News contributor Dr. Michael Baden.
An autopsy of Sharkey's body was pending as of Thursday afternoon. Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences spokesperson said that the agency performing the examination has not been ruled out.
Meanwhile, Baden is not involved in the investigation of Sharkey's death.
He commented generally about the case based on information already made public.
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He said that it is common for investigators not to rule out foul play early, unless a death is deemed natural. However, the category is extremely unlikely in Sharkey's case given the situation.
Baden added that issues of sexual assault would have to be mentioned. He also noted that it is likely that her body was taken into the area as she was nude when she was found.
"And whoever did it may have left something behind at the scene, whether it's shoe prints, whether tire tracks, whether it's pieces of clothing that got pulled off when they're going into the bushes," Baden was quoted on a Fox News report.
Investigators will also look for any fingerprints or DNA left behind. Baden said that it is unlikely that fingerprints will be recovered from Sharkey's body.
However, he said that traces of DNA could possibly be retrieved in certain areas such as under her fingernails. Baden said that investigators would want to see how much rigor mortis is present to see how the settling of blood has occurred, as well as lividity.
On Thursday, Baden said the next step that investigators would likely do is to conduct a toxicology examination.
In addition to that, Baden said that whether drugs in any way contributed to her death would be important. He has earlier worked as the chief medical examiner for New York City's Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
He was also co-director of the New York State Police Medico-Legal Investigations Unit.
Baden was also involved in the investigation of the death of Jeffrey Epstein independently and on behalf of Epstein's family.
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