What this means for Donyell
The medical examiners documented a single wound entering on the right side and traveling right to left, and kept the bullet 41 days. Their photographs, X-rays and the Marion County investigator’s report have never been produced.
June 21, 2020
- Randall Leslie’s body was found near Highway 41 in Jasper, Marion County. The county medical examiner pronounced him at 3:50 PM.
- The autopsy says he was “discovered … by law enforcement” and names no one.
- Where Randall was found compared with his car: Randall’s Grand Am had turned up in the same county 18 days earlier, June 3, 2020, recovered by South Pittsburg police (case 247492, never produced).
- He was identified by a forensic odontologist (dental records).
The autopsy (MEC20-2121)
- Performed June 23, 2020 in Nashville.
- The bullet entered on the right side and traveled right to left. It was recovered near the spine.
- That bullet stayed at the medical examiner’s office 41 days, until August 3, 2020. The release receipt has not been produced.
- The autopsy reached the homicide unit on December 27, 2021, 18 months after it was done and nine months after Donyell was indicted.
What has not been produced
- Autopsy photographs and X-rays.
- The Marion County medical examiner investigator’s report of June 21, 2020.
- The release receipt for the bullet.