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It noted the absence of a hyoid bone, a bone in the throat that is crucial to determination of suicide by hanging. “The article/ligature rope used at the scene did not accompany the body for ...

But the family's independent autopsy concluded that homicide or staged suicide could not be ruled out, namely because the hyoid neck bone was missing from the body after it was sent to the family.

But the report noted that the hyoid neck bone, which is sometimes fractured in deaths from hanging and strangulation, wasn't present when Shaker examined the body. Shaker's report said this made ...

But the family's independent autopsy concluded that homicide or staged suicide could not be ruled out, namely because the hyoid neck bone was missing from the body after it was sent to the family.

A Renton man was arrested and charged with first-degree murder Thursday for allegedly killing his mother in her home.